Bernie Sanders
Related: About this forumSen. Sanders Statement on Planned Parenthood
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today as Senate Republicans pushed for a vote on legislation to cut $500 million in annual funding for Planned Parenthood:
The attempt by Senate Republicans to cut off support for Planned Parenthood is an attack on womens 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.
Lets 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."
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riversedge
(70,242 posts)but Republicans have their minds made up--they will vote this week to defund it.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)This action will cause deaths. Of course Republicans could care less.
SamKnause
(13,108 posts)health needs of millions of women..."
That is their intention.
The 'Family Values' party is anything but.
They are truly evil !!!!!!!!!!!
Any woman that votes for a Republican is voting
against their own gender !!!!!!!!!!!!
The Democratic Party allowed ACORN to be defunded.
If they allow this to happen to Planned Parenthood they
need to be held accountable.
They will be useless as a party.
Totally useless.
KT2000
(20,584 posts)now the congressional Dems need to keep it that straight forward too.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)Hell Hath No Fury
(16,327 posts)Good on him. A straightforward, unequivocal statement of support for PP and a calling out of the group behind the smear.