Ohio Republicans vote to put Planned Parenthood at bottom of funding list

[babsbunny]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/11/14/ohio-republicans-vote-to-put-planned-parenthood-at-bottom-of-funding-list/

By Karen McVeigh, The Guardian
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 18:58 EST

Last week, pro-choice campaigners celebrated after voters used the ballot box to oppose right-wing Republican candidates with extreme views on abortion, while young women voted overwhelmingly for the return of a president who spoke of reproductive rights.

But on Wednesday, state Republicans have once again been accused of a “war against women”, after an Ohio state committee voted in favour of a bill which will put Planned Parenthood, the largest reproductive and sexual healthcare provider in the US, at the bottom of the state’s priority system for federal family planning funds.

Pro-life activists have long campaigned for the defunding of Planned Parenthood, because they also provide abortions. The decision could affect as many as 100,000 women who depend on the health provider.

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. they never learn

[freshwest]

2. So must never stop fighting them. It's never over, either.

[theHandpuppet]

3. Amen to that!

Their war against women will continue and we must continue to FIGHT BACK!!!

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. unfortunately, seems that women have to fight constantly to keep the clock from being turned back

[spanone]

5. rust never sleeps

[freshwest]

6. All right. you asked for it. Besides, the thread needs a kick:

[meow2u3]

7. If the GOP wants to keep up their war on women

We'll just have to declare war on Republicans! They landed the first blow, so let's call it a just war.

[theglammistress]

8. Ready to battle

These people are radicals. We will stop them. It won't be pretty.