Funding for Planned Parenthood (PP) is under serious threat. As the senate finalizes their health care bill, they need to be reminded of all the people who will loose essential health care services if PP centers are forced to close.

While we are all concerned about health care in the wider scheme of things, women are particularly at risk. We have seen what the House Bill would mean for women’s health, and how Trump is also using executive orders to undermine health care access for women.

Recent appointments at HHS (Teresa Manning and Charmaine Yoest) underscore the threat to reproductive autonomy posed by this administration. In addition to abortion, both appointees oppose the use of IUDs, the form of birth control that is one of the most effective at preventing pregnancy, according to the CDC. Manning and Yoest will be in positions to promote their views as representatives of the federal government, increasing their potential to sway public opinion through misinformation (see below).