Watch Elizabeth Warren’s Speech in Defense of Planned Parenthood
Source: TIME
Watch Elizabeth Warren’s Speech in Defense of Planned Parenthood
Alissa Greenberg @alissaleewrites
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She was speaking before Monday's vote on a defunding proposal
Senator Elizabeth Warren has criticized members of Congress who want to defund Planned Parenthood.
“Do you have any idea what year it is?” Warren asked, speaking before Monday’s Senate vote on the defunding bill. “Did you fall down, hit your head and think you woke up in the 1950s or the 1890s? Should we call for a doctor?”
Warren was speaking after covertly recorded videos released by the Center for Medical Progress showed Planned Parenthood officials discussing the costs associated with fetal-tissue extraction. That footage, roundly criticized by both parties, set off a political firestorm, with Republicans alleging that the conversations proved that staffers were selling baby body parts for profit.
Senator Joni Ernst introduced a bill ........
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