For Immediate Release
July 24, 2015

Contact: Kristina Romines
Phone: (202) 265-2405 ext 333
kromines@siecus.org

“For nearly 100 years, Planned Parenthood has been a trusted provider of essential preventive health services – lifesaving cancer screenings, well-woman exams, birth control, STD testing and treatment – helping to ensure the health and well-being of 2.7 million Americans each year.

“Yet for decades, extremists have used deceitful and legally-questionable tactics to strip access to reproductive and sexual health services. The recent attacks have nothing to do with protecting patient health and safety. It’s simply a distraction from their real agenda which goes beyond banning abortion and cutting women off from care at Planned Parenthood. These are the same extreme political motivations behind the continuous attempts to restrict access to reproductive health services and science-based sex education.

“SIECUS is proud to stand with Planned Parenthood and the millions of women, men, and young people who have relied on the judgment-free, high-quality education and health care they provide.”

For more information or to interview SIECUS’ President and CEO Monica Rodriguez, please contact Kristina Romines at kromines@siecus.org or (202) 265-2405 ext 333.

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SIECUS affirms that sexuality is a fundamental part of being human, one that is worthy of dignity and respect. We advocate for the right of all people to accurate information, comprehensive education about sexuality, and sexual health services. SIECUS works to create a world that ensures social justice and sexual rights.