PPAC Utah

BREAKING: Today, the Utah Supreme Court rejected Utah’s request to overturn the preliminary injunction blocking SB 174, the state’s near-total abortion ban, from taking effect. This decision means that abortion care continues to remain legal in Utah up to 18 weeks of pregnancy!

BREAKING: @ppacutah has joined a lawsuit suing over part of the Big, Beautiful Bill that they argue "unconstitutionally defunds Planned Parenthood by eliminating patients’ ability to use Medicaid as their insurance at Planned Parenthood health centers." @abc4utah

Contact your representatives TODAY and demand they vote NO on the federal budget reconciliation bill that “defunds” Planned Parenthood and guts health care to give tax breaks to billionaires. Take action NOW: shorturl.at/au5er

BREAKING: Senator Curtis and Senator Lee just voted to pass the GOP's big, bad, betrayal of a bill that would leave 17 million people without health care. Take action NOW: shorturl.at/au5er

Shireen Ghorbani, current Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, will be promoted to interim president. They will work together to ensure a smooth transition and continuity of operations during the national search for a new CEO.

Sarah Stoesz, who previously served as interim president and CEO in Spring 2023, will return to the organization as interim CEO.

Today, we are sharing that our president and CEO, Kathryn Boyd, will step down on March 28th after two years of dedicated service. She led PPAU through a period of modernization, systems upgrades, organizational growth...

NEW: A bill to ban @plannedparentUT from teaching health classes in schools is close to passing the #UTLEG, but some have concerns that its broad language could also block teaching by healthcare professionals who work at major hospitals. @abc4utah abc4.com/news/politics/…

H.B. 233 bans Planned Parenthood’s educators for NO REASON. Planned Parenthood’s health educators are highly trained, engaging, and always follow state rules and regulations

URGENT: We have less than 24 hours to contact the Senate Health & Human Services Committee and ask them to OPPOSE H.B. 233. Help us protect access to the education that thousands of Utah parents want for their kids. STOP HB233: bit.ly/nohb233

🖱️We need as many supporters as possible to contact the Senate Health & Human Services Committee.

📌 H.B. 233 bans Planned Parenthood’s educators for NO REASON. Planned Parenthood’s health educators are highly trained, engaging, and always follow state rules and regulations.

Stop scrolling for a second, because it’s the 6th week of the 2025 Utah Legislative Session! This week we need your help to STOP H.B. 233 which was assigned to the Senate Health & Human Services Committee. OPPOSE HB233: bit.ly/nohb233

BREAKING NEWS: H.B. 233 was just assigned to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee for consideration. The next hearing date is Monday, March 3, 2025. H.B. 233 BANS ONLY PLANNED PARENTHOOD EDUCATORS FOR NO REASON. Help us OPPOSE H.B. 233: weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/a/tell-members…

and surgeries, even for those who need it most.

H.B. 521, would prohibit the use of public funds for transgender medical treatments and procedures in Utah. This bill would block access to essential healthcare by preventing government entities from reimbursing or covering gender-affirming care, including hormone treatments...

H.B. 233, would ban Planned Parenthood from teaching health related, age-appropriate education in Utah's public schools, even though they are trained, engaging educators who always follow all state rules and regulations. This passed the House Floor with a 50-14 vote.

Power-grab bills: A series of complex judicial bills want to steal power away from the courts and the people—and give it to lawmakers. We’re closely monitoring these bills and will keep you updated.

HB 300: A major threat to vote-by-mail in Utah is on the move, with the Senate pushing for restrictions like stopping ballot counting early and requiring SSNs on ballots. Protect your voting rights—contact your House rep today!

We’re officially halfway through the 2025 Legislative Session, and we know following these bills can be confusing. 👇