WASHINGTON—Planned Parenthood plans to spend a record $50 million ahead of November’s midterm elections, pouring money into contests where access to abortion will be on the ballot.
The effort, which breaks the group’s previous $45 million spending record set in 2020, comes about two months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion. It will be waged by the organization’s political and advocacy arms and will focus on governor’s offices, U.S. Senate seats, and legislative races in nine states where access to abortion could be restricted or expanded depending on the outcome at the ballot.
