Malloy spoke about the attack on Friday that left three people dead at the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood Clinic, saying he wanted to stand in solidarity with employees here. She did not return an earlier phone call from NorthCountryNow requesting an interview.
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The man accused of killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic allegedly brought several guns, ammunition and propane tanks that officials say he assembled around a auto.
Abortion rights groups are calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate last week’s attack on a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colo., as an act of domestic terrorism.
Vicki Saporta, the CEO of the National Abortion Federation, said the federation has seen an unprecedented increase in hate speech and threats since the videos were released.
McCarthy contested suggestions by Planned Parenthood’s defenders that harsh language from the organization’s critics has helped create a hostile political environment.
“It’s wrong and women should have the choice to go to a quality healthcare for their needs and no one has the right to deny them that”, says Malloy.
Critics, many of whom seek to outlaw abortion in the United States, have falsely accused Planned Parenthood of selling fetal organs and body parts for profit, and encouraging women to have abortions in order to expand such operations.
Heidi Beirich, director of the intelligence project at the Southern Poverty Law Center, said Dear “should be charged with crimes that take him away forever” and that the federal government has many tools to do just that.
Investigators have not released the names of the nine people who were injured in Friday’s attack.
Joining me is Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood. “How we talk about it – making sure that we’re talking about it factually, accurately, and not demonizing organizations like Planned Parenthood – I think is important”.
The only other witness to the incident didn’t want to testify, and said that she and her husband, who was away on a Navy submarine at the time, were about to move across the country.
The rampage killed police officer Garrett Swasey, 44, and two others – Ms Jennifer Markovsky, 35, a mother of two; and Mr Ke’Arre Marcell Stewart, 29, an Iraq War veteran and father of two.
The Possible Motive: Multiple news outlets have reported that Dear mentioned “no more baby parts” in a statement taken by law enforcement after he was in custody.
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The Planned Parenthood president asserted her belief that “hateful rhetoric” helps to “fuel” violence as she responded to Cooper’s first question.
