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This August, Planned Parenthood withdrew from the federal funding program<\/a>, known as Title X, to avoid a new policy that forbids referrals to doctors who can perform abortions. This year alone, nine states have passed some of the country’s strictest anti-abortion laws<\/a> to date, with Alabama outlawing the procedure in almost all cases and Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, and Ohio passing restrictive “heartbeat” bills.<\/p>\n “I have been passionate about publicly endorsing women’s rights to reproductive health and sexual wellness since the start of my career,”\u00a0Cold Beaches<\/a> singer\/songwriter, Sophia Nadia, told AudioFemme.<\/p>\n In an effort to raise funding and awareness about the healthcare organization, Cold Beaches and singer Emily Blue<\/a> have organized a Planned Parenthood Benefit Tour<\/a>, which kicks off Tuesday in Virginia.<\/p>\n The Chicago-based artists will perform at venues on the East Coast and in Eastern Canada, hand out informational brochures, and help to inform women about their healthcare options moving forward, as well as stop by local women’s health clinics to speak with staff and women about how Planned Parenthood’s defunding will affect them.<\/p>\n