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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMacKenzie Scott makes record $275 million donation to Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood is under attack everywhere but especially in Texas. This makes me smile
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mackenzie-scott-makes-record-275-million-donation-planned-parenthood-rcna21226?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $275 million to womens healthcare provider Planned Parenthood, the largest gift from a single donor in the organizations more than 100-year history, Planned Parenthood said on Wednesday.
The donation, which is part of Scotts pledge to give away the majority of her wealth, was made to Planned Parenthoods national office and 21 regional affiliates......
Planned Parenthood, which provides abortions and other healthcare services at its clinics around the country, is at the forefront of the political battle over abortion rights playing out in state legislatures and courts.
Abortion access in the United States is on the decline as Republican-led states pass ever-tighter restrictions on the procedure, including a near-total ban on abortions in Texas that has withstood legal challenges.
The donation, which is part of Scotts pledge to give away the majority of her wealth, was made to Planned Parenthoods national office and 21 regional affiliates......
Planned Parenthood, which provides abortions and other healthcare services at its clinics around the country, is at the forefront of the political battle over abortion rights playing out in state legislatures and courts.
Abortion access in the United States is on the decline as Republican-led states pass ever-tighter restrictions on the procedure, including a near-total ban on abortions in Texas that has withstood legal challenges.
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MacKenzie Scott makes record $275 million donation to Planned Parenthood (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Mar 2022
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Pachamama
(16,875 posts)1. Wonderful.....
50 Shades Of Blue
(9,777 posts)2. K & R!
UTUSN
(70,497 posts)3. Thank you
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)4. K&R
brer cat
(24,402 posts)5. She is going to live up to her promise.
What a magnificent donation.
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)6. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
KPN
(15,587 posts)7. Wonder how Bezos feels about that. Think he's
proud of McKenzie?
ornotna
(10,763 posts)8. Heard on the radio tonight
And I may be wrong. She's given away a Billion dollars this week.
Found this
Mackenzie Scott has given $3.8 billion to 465 organizations since June
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/23/tech/mackenzie-scott-donations/index.html
SergeStorms
(18,903 posts)12. Only $40 or so billion to go....
she's fairly young though. I believe she'll live up to her pledge by the time she's ready to cash out.
You'd never see a republican do this. They want to leave it to their sons and daughters so they'll grow up to be neer-do-wells like the Trump children.
spanone
(135,636 posts)9. What an amazing thing to do!!! Thank you!
betsuni
(25,136 posts)10. So not all billionaires are evil and Planned Parenthood isn't "part of the [evil] establishment?"
LowerManhattanite
(2,377 posts)11. The right is gonna have a baby over this...
pun intended.
LetMyPeopleVote
(144,005 posts)13. Another reason for me to smile