On an already aggravating afternoon for supporters of U.S. reproductive rights and the right to choose–with the Supreme Court trotting out another step in Roe Vs. Wade’s presumed march to the gallows—local supporters of women’s health were dealt an extra blow by the news that Planned Parenthood L.A. had undergone a massive hack leading to a breach of roughly 400,000 people’s personal data.
The breach was said to be a ransomware attack conducted from October 9 to 17 that may have exposed the names and addresses of patients and members, as well as medical and insurance info, and possibly even prescriptions, diagnoses, and the procedures they’ve undergone.
The potential for harm to come to these individuals in Planned Parenthood L.A.’s database sent a chill down the spine of anybody who remembers one of the "17 attempted murders, 42 bombings, and 186 arsons" that targeted health clinics that provide procedures to terminate unwanted pregnancies from 1977-2015.
This is where we arbitrarily remind you that Planned Parenthood clinics provide a wide variety of reproductive care-related and educational services, with abortions variously estimated to make up only 3-10% of their performed procedures.