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The following information is from www.blackaidsday.org - the official site for NBHAAD 2010.

by Stephanie Kunkel, Legislative Director
Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates

This morning, as I updated my Facebook status to celebrate the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade with a message about how thankful I was that I have the right to make personal decisions about my body, I would never have guessed how many anti-choice comments I would receive -  and from my friends and family no less! 

On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision, Roe v. Wade, recognizing the constitutional right to privacy and a woman’s right to choose abortion. Many of us don’t recall the deadly days before Roe when abortions were illegal and "choice" for too many women meant a dangerous back-alley procedure.

As you know, we have been working tirelessly to ensure that women are not worse off after health care reform than they are today. Need proof? Check out the inspiring video above of our Florida supporters who joined over 1,300 others from across the nation in Washington DC for the Day of Action and delivered over 385,000 petitions!  We know you have questions on the abortion language in the Senate version of the bill. Here are some answers:

Happy New Year!

What a year! FAPPA is so proud of our accomplishments this year and looks forward to keeping up the momentum in 2010. Wishing you and yours a joyful holiday season and a happy, healthy and prosperous new year!

Great news!!! On December 8th, the Senate voted on the anti-choice Nelson/Hatch amendment to health care reform, and we won! Unlike the Stupak amendment that passed the House of Representatives, this amendment did not pass the Senate!

by Cecile Richards, President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Posted December 2, 2009, 7:13pm on Huffington Post

We called for a day of action to stop the Stupak abortion ban and that's exactly what we got! Like me, hundreds of activists from across the country flooded the U.S. Capitol today with one mission in mind -- to pass health care reform and to ensure that the anti-choice abortion ban, known as the Stupak amendment, is not part of the health care reform bill.

Watch "How Do I Get Tested?" from Planned Parenthood of North Florida.

On Saturday, November 7, 2009, students from 12 campuses joined together in Orlando for the first ever statewide Vox leadership training and retreat.

Outraged by the facts in this video...?

You can make a difference for teens in Florida by sharing this video with friends and family and starting the conversation about the importance of comprehenensive sex education. Repost, retweet and share widely!

Want to share your own video testimonial with us? Send us a brief video of why comprehensive sex education is important to you. Send to info@fappa.org.