Best of Austin®

Best Social Program

Planned Parenthood

This one's a hard one, folks. There is no good year for Planned Parenthood, the perennially politically maligned provider of health care options for women (and men) in Texas and across the nation. While new barriers to accessing abortions and health services are erected (WTF ambulatory surgical centers!?), the reputation of Planned Parenthood is publicly pilloried. Of course, the salve for such social malady is grassroots political action; an award is sweet, but boots on the ground even sweeter.