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 unpopular attempts of the current administration 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.

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