It requires a kind of cognitive dissonance to look at yet another act of violence at an abortion clinic and insist that we not make it political.
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“They’ve known for years that the statute requires privilege”, Layton said. In recent years, many more low-income women are finding themselves in her shoes. And most people who are against abortion would never dream of attacking a facility, let alone taking another life.
Bryn Greenwood worked at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Wichita, Kansas, from 1996 to 2000, starting as a secretary before becoming a community sexuality educator. Planned Parenthood Idaho Legislative Director and Public Affairs Manager Hannah Brass-Greer said the suit had been filed at the U.S. District Courthouse in Boise and PPGNHI would be represented by Boise law firm Jones Gledhill Fuhrman Gourley, in addition to Planned Parenthood legal counsel.
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The next time Colorado progressives hold a rally to denounce the GOP for its vitriolic rhetoric, they may want to leave the “War on Women” signs at home. But the ban has largely shunted abortion to clinics, which are now being closed by additional restrictions.
Though allegations that Planned Parenthood profits off of fetal tissue sales have been debunked, such misinformation isn’t harmless. “This is exactly why we need to speak out against intimidation”, she said. Women will go to great lengths to either be pregnant or to not be pregnant. Nationwide, there are more than 3,000 anti-choice centers advertising free services, like options counseling, pregnancy tests and ultrasounds.
The Bible says, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” and that appears to be the standard by which one man lived, who gave his life Friday protecting those he disagreed with on abortion. Two such organizations, Heartbeat International and Care Net, coach staff members to seem credible to “abortion-minded” women by scrubbing their websites, signage and waiting rooms of all evidence of their underlying evangelical goals.
Julie A. Burkhart is the founder and CEO of Trust Women Foundation and Trust Women South Wind Women’s Center. “I’ve spoken the truth and I will continue to speak the truth”. The medical research supports none of these claims.
Planned Parenthood clinics in California, Washington, Louisiana and IL have reported arson attacks since July, and a clinic in New Hampshire was vandalized with a hatchet. Eleven states fund them directly, sometimes with federal funds, and often through programs intended for low-income women and children.
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Each year, about two million Americans are victims of workplace violence. Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers and presidential candidates have seized on the videos as a core issue, with some employing rhetoric Planned Parenthood supporters say could fuel violence like that seen in Colorado. The inconsistency spans not only worldwide differences that have been the basis for arguments over whether certain armed groups should be considered terrorists or freedom fighters, but also domestic political differences, including political differences in the United States.
