Planned Parenthood Illinois Action is an independent, non-partisan, nonprofit org formed as the advocacy and political arm of Planned Parenthood in Illinois. Mission: Planned Parenthood of Illinois the leader in providing and promoting compassionate, comprehensive reproductive health care, education, and rights. Vision: Access for all to quality reproductive health care without judgment and with respect. Values: Access. We promote affordable, equitable access to reproductive health care, family planning services, and medically accurate, age-appropriate, comprehensive sexual health education. Activism. We fight to protect reproductive rights and health, and we encourage individuals to add their voices to ours. Care. We care deeply about our patients, and we provide services with compassion and without judgment—no matter what. Confidentiality. We honor and protect patients privacy. Diversity. We value and respect linguistic, ethnic, cultural, racial, economic, sexual orientation, age, and gender differences. Excellence. We offer safe, effective, high-quality, evidence-based, patient-centered reproductive health care, and preventive services. Integrity. We conduct our work with honesty, transparency, and the highest ethical standards. Respect. We treat patients, communities, and each other with dignity and we work hard to earn trust. Self-determination. We foster knowledge of reproductive health and family planning options so people can make decisions that are right for them. Stewardship. We commit to fiscal responsibility and efficient use of resources to achieve strong outcomes. - See more at: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-illinois/who-we-are/mission#sthash.hPl5QyZv.dpuf