FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4th, 2024
Press Contact: jessica@yassaminforcongress.com (480) 688-4742
PHOENIX, AZ – Today, Planned Parenthood Action Fund announced their support for former Phoenix Vice Mayor and City Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari in the race for Arizona’s Third Congressional District.
Planned Parenthood Action Fund President and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson issued the following statement:
“Arizona is on the frontlines of the fight for abortion rights this November. Arizonans need leaders in the state who will make reproductive freedom a priority. Yassamin Ansari is that champion. Planned Parenthood Action Fund is proud to endorse her for Arizona’s 3rd Congressional district because we trust she’ll work tirelessly until Arizonans can access health care services without government intervention.”
Yassamin Ansari issued the following statement:
“Access to reproductive health care is a vital tool for empowering women’s health, autonomy, and financial choice, and as a young woman, it’s an issue that has always felt deeply personal to me.
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and when the Arizona Supreme Court issued their decision to enforce a near total abortion ban from 1864, I was gutted and knew I had to take action. In 2022, I led the push to draft and enact an ordinance directing the Phoenix Police Department to make enforcement of Arizona’s abortion ban its lowest priority, so we’re not punishing doctors or nurses for providing health care.
That work is why I am so proud to be endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action Fund today. I’m ready to stand alongside them from day 1 and fight for reproductive rights and health care for all. I will never stop fighting until we restore Roe as the law of the land.”
Read more about Yassamin’s plan for reproductive rights and women’s health policy.
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