Lena Dunham, Wilson Cruz to speak at Planned Parenthood rally

The Tuesday rally in Sacramento, just three days before President Barack Obama leaves office, reflects mounting concerns over national politics and the future of the reproductive health organization, which has 115 affiliated centers in California alone, serving 800,000 patients. Women’s health groups are concerned that a Trump presidency could enable a Republican-controlled Congress to make good on its threats to strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding by making it ineligible for Medicaid reimbursement.

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Local nurses and community members gathered outside the state Capitol in Sacramento on Sunday evening for the continuation of the Affordable Care Act. Glatt says her daughter was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma just months after she became covered under the President Obama-led health care change.