Pelosi also said the group behind the videos should be investigated. The message was partially in response to the controversy that still threatens to bring the federal government to the brink of a shutdown. “Of course those dollars are funding abortions”. In what has become a sadly familiar situation, the backlash has veered into harassment.
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Supporters of Planned Parenthood have rightly pointed out the cynical maneuvering of politicians using the issue of abortion to deny access to other health care services. She is vehemently opposed to removing its federal funding. And while Planed Parenthood enjoys strong support in the city, losing funding at the federal level could have significant impacts for the two Central Seattle clinics. She said she was concerned by the undercover filming by the Center for Medical Progress, which produced the edited clips. Tomlonovic says defunding Planned Parenthood would result in women having less access to care.
The Democrats’ effort to continue funding Planned Parenthood is based on misinformation. And clinics aren’t just for women (no gender limitations to “parenthood”).
The E Madison office is also the administrative hub for PPGNW, which covers Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and Hawaii. That’s because “there are 8,735 licensed mammography facilities in the United States, and Planned Parenthood operates none of them”. The threat of something worse happening still lingers.
– In Missouri, pressure from right-wing politicians led to the University of Missouri announcing that that it will no longer grant hospital admitting privileges to the only doctor performing abortions in Columbia, leaving only one provider in the entire state.
“That’s not the way democracy works”, the former Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate said, appearing on Fox’s Fox News Sunday.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said during an interview Sunday that doesn’t believe the undercover videos that purport to show the sale of fetal tissue by Planned Parenthood officials are real, and they should be investigated. Last week, bills started to advance to avoid a shutdown, but not before a major shakeup within the GOP.
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“Gov. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Reynolds appreciate the service of Speaker John Boehner as both the Speaker of the House of Representatives and in representing his constituents in Ohio as a congressman”. Less than a week later, Hillary was back to the Democratic norm of defending Planned Parenthood and accusing Planned Parenthood’s opponents of hating women.
