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Planned Parenthood hoped to meet the post-Roe moment, but layoffs shake its staff


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The Boston Globe

Lissandra Villa de Petrzelka Globe Staff

September 14, 2023

WASHINGTON — As news of a restructure and layoffs spread at Planned Parenthood Federation of America earlier this year, the tension and uncertainty was palpable throughout the organization.

Less than two weeks before the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s repeal of a landmark abortion rights decision, more than 100 employees on Planned Parenthood’s national staff received notice they would lose their jobs, even after a year in which they saw donations rise in response to the decision. The reason for the cuts, leadership explained, was to funnel more “direct investment” to its 49 affiliates, the constellation of Planned Parenthood-accredited clinics that do on-the-ground work, including providing abortions. They assured them it wasn’t financial issues, but a focus shift to better serve those on the front lines in the fight for abortion access.

The layoffs hit staff that already spent much of its time regularly helping out affiliate counterparts. They also hit staff who worked on a much-touted equity program Planned Parenthood included as part of its post-restructure vision. Not only that, funding for a critical program — called the Emergency Access Funds, meant to help patients access abortion — was reduced, at a time when they needed more help than ever to get reproductive health care to people in need.

Those factors all contributed to an internal perception that PPFA had fumbled and was operating without a clear vision for the future in a post-Roe world.

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Less than two weeks before the anniversary of the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, over 100 employees of Planned Parenthood's national staff were notified that they would be losing their jobs. It wasn't because they weren't making money; it was because demand went down. This proves that culture is downstream of politics.
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