Katy Perry donated $10,000 to Planned Parenthood this past Friday (Nov. 11) and is encouraging her fans to invest. These organizations may have government funding taken from them following Donald Trump’s election on Tuesday.
Perry announced her donation via Instagram, writing, “It’s time to turn words into action,” and that her first is supporting these beneficial organizations.
“Planned Parenthood educated me on my body and my reproductive health, so that I could focus on my dreams and using my voice until I knew the timing was right for me to make a plan to have a family. Since then, I have been able to focus wholeheartedly on bringing messages of strength and becoming a voice for others. Without this education, I may have had a different life path,” Perry writes.
A photo posted by KATY PERRY (@katyperry) on Nov 11, 2016 at 5:19pm PST
Billboard reports that Trump has flip-flopped on the issue of Planned Parenthood, and praised the “very good work” it does for “millions of women” earlier this year. He then outlined pro-life policies that would ban the federal taxpayer funding for the organization. While it is unclear what will become of Planned Parenthood during Trump's run as president, but it appears unlikely that the nonprofit organization will benefit from it.
