Bernie Sanders: GOP Efforts To Defund Planned Parenthood 'An Attack On Women's Health'

[azurnoir]

Read Sanders' full statement on funding for Planned Parenthood below:

“The attempt by Senate Republicans to cut off support for Planned Parenthood is an attack on women’s health. Stripping funding for Planned Parenthood would punish the 2.7 million Americans, especially low-income women, who rely on its clinics for affordable, quality health care services including cancer prevention, STI and HIV testing and general primary health care services.


“The current attempt to discredit Planned Parenthood is part of a long-term smear campaign by people who want to deny women in this country the right to control their own bodies.


“Let’s be clear: Federal funding for Planned Parenthood does not pay for abortions. The vast majority of government funding that Planned Parenthood receives is through Medicaid reimbursements. Cutting that funding will be devastating to the health needs of millions of women who desperately need the quality services Planned Parenthood provides."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-planned-parenthood_55b8f386e4b0074ba5a6fe60

[bettyellen]

1. Awesome!

[azurnoir]

2. He hit it right on the mark too

[ibegurpard]

3. hooray!

PP needs all the support it can get at the moment

[LWolf]

4. Well, this ought to take care of those who were "concerned." nt

[LiberalAndProud]

5. Thank you Bernie!

[Cheese Sandwich]

6. This seems like a great response.

Good job Bernie!

[beam me up scottie]

7. K&R!

So much for the meme posted here that Bernie doesn't support PP or women's rights.

[azurnoir]

8. yep one smear down and another to go

wonder how before they start getting recycled

[beam me up scottie]

13. Oh, they've already recycled the stupidest ones.

The "rapey fantasies", the pro-orgasm article, he's responsible for Sandy Hook, a 3rd party who hates Democrats and wants to sabotage Clinton, etc.

I'm waiting for dual citizenship to come up again.

[George II]

9. And in the process a major attack on Hillary Clinton

[azurnoir]

10. who's attacking Hillary Planned Parenthood or Bernie Sanders?

[George II]

15. Neither, but have you seen the comments here about her reaction?

“I have seen pictures from them and obviously find them disturbing,”

That has been translated here to mean SHE was attacking Planned Parenthood.

[azurnoir]

16. sounds to me like she's attempting to be pro-choice but keep a distance

just in case, or something

[George II]

17. You haven't been following her (and her husband's) record for the last 25+ years

[beam me up scottie]

18. I followed her when she pandered to forced birther religious misogynists:

Clinton Seeking Shared Ground Over Abortions

ALBANY, Jan. 24 - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Monday that the opposing sides in the divisive debate over abortion should find "common ground" to prevent unwanted pregnancies and ultimately reduce abortions, which she called a "sad, even tragic choice to many, many women."

In a speech to about 1,000 abortion rights supporters near the New York State Capitol, Mrs. Clinton firmly restated her support for the Supreme Court's ruling in Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide in 1973. But then she quickly shifted gears, offering warm words to opponents of legalized abortion and praising the influence of "religious and moral values" on delaying teenage girls from becoming sexually active.

"There is an opportunity for people of good faith to find common ground in this debate -- we should be able to agree that we want every child born in this country to be wanted, cherished and loved," Mrs. Clinton said.

Mrs. Clinton's remarks were generally well received, though the audience was silent during most of her overtures to anti-abortion groups. Afterward, leaders of those groups were skeptical, given Mrs. Clinton's outspoken support for abortion rights over the years.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/25/nyregion/clinton-seeking-shared-ground-over-abortions.html

I wasn't impressed.

[azurnoir]

19. yes I have indeed followed both their careers since 1992

which is why I said what I said, she's pro-chioce but she's keeping a distance at least from this video, just in case hope that clarifies for you

[L0oniX]

20. K & R