PENNSYLVANIA (WHP) — Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates (PP PA) announced its endorsement of Governor Josh Shapiro on Thursday.

In a post on Facebook, PP PA’s Executive Director, Signe Espinoza wrote, “The choice is obvious for anyone who believes in access to essential health care and the fundamental right to make your own decisions. Planned Parenthood is with Josh Shapiro one hundred percent.”

Espinoza wrote, “In the world of Dobbs and ‘defunding’ health centers, the stakes of state races have never been higher. Josh Shapiro has risen to those stakes time and again as our Governor.”