FRONT PORCH AF with Kelli & Sue
Ep 12. PLANNED PARENTHOOD: Healthcare Under Attack
And It's Fighting Back. Meet Francie Hunt, Exec. Dir. Tennessee Advocates for Planned Parenthood
"Planned Parenthood—it's in the name. You can be a parent under all kinds of circumstances, but if you can plan it, that's better." —Francie Hunt
After recapping a week of barbeque and burgers, juke joint dancing, beer parkas, and how Kelli is Rube-Goldberg-ing her own swimming pool, we spoke with our special guest, Francie Hunt, Executive Director of Tennessee Advocates for Planned Parenthood (TAPP).
Francie made headlines in 2022, when she walked 538 miles across Tennessee, from Memphis to Johnson City, on Walk for Our Lives, what she calls her “pilgrimage for abortion rights and bodily autonomy,” in support of Planned Parenthood.
Francie talks about Planned Parenthood’s history, its healthcare services (no, it’s not just abortion), and the threat that these services are facing from the current attempts to gut Planned Parenthood and the healthcare so many count on.
There’s good news, though, with new initiatives by Planned Parenthood to aggressively combat efforts to kill it—with Campaign Crash Courses, Grassroots Organizing Retreats, and the Pink Horizon—all of which are designed to grow their network of committed legislators, raise awareness and support among the public, and continue to defend and protect reproductive rights and healthcare.
More about Tennessee Advocates for Planned Parenthood HERE.
KELLI'S NEW "SWIMMING POOL"
Yes, that’s a horse trough. And Kelli’s foot. Even Bobbie Joe has questions.
SUE DANCED WITHOUT A CANE
At Miss Zeke’s Juke Joint. Where the BBQ was awesome, the blues were hot, and the dance floor was improvised.
Porch Talk Video: Westboro Baptist "Church"
In Episode 11, PFLAG's Kathy Halbrooks told us that she had been inspired to work with LGBTQ+ allies because of the vile antics of the Westboro Baptist "Church"—and we decided to take a deeper dive into this hate group masquerading as a religious organization. So we did this Porch Talk video extra.
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