Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, has uncovered a new reason why Planned Parenthood can’t be shut down, and it relies on a poll by the totally unbiased National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA).
Sen. Joni Ernst is sponsoring legislation that looks to strip funding from Planned Parenthood — which Planned Parenthood argues doesn’t go toward providing abortions but for birth control and women’s health — and give it to women’s health providers that don’t perform abortions.
Clare Coleman, NFPRHA, says that Ernst’s proposal “demonstrates a lack of respect for and understanding of the preventive health needs of the millions of individuals who rely on [Planned Parenthood] as their usual, and oftentimes sole, source of health care,” like Hollywood actress Ashley Judd does.
“In many communities,” Coleman continues, “there are not other health care providers that would be equipped to fill the void created by the prohibition of funding for a qualified, trusted family planning provider.”
Quick reminder: The medical community has said outright they cannot absorb Planned Parenthood patients. http://t.co/AqSGbf4u7u #StandwithPP
— Cecile Richards (@CecileRichards) August 3, 2015
Not even if all of those taxpayer dollars going to an organization caught harvesting organs were freed up?
@CecileRichards @PPact Maybe they could with an extra $500M a year.
— Andy Rankin (@arankin8) August 3, 2015
They could with the $500Million you get now that will be taken away from you. https://t.co/xgnoVOvmZM
— RBe (@RBPundit) August 3, 2015
@CecileRichards If you'd stop stealing my $, they could. And I like your honesty re: the medical community =/= @PPact #DefundPP
— MJ Pauls (@Lady_Gunn) August 3, 2015
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@CecileRichards @PPact FALSE! With the additional funding the medical community will be more than capable of providing real women healthcare
— וַתֹּ֤אמֶר רוּת֙ אַל־תִּפְגְּעִי־בִ֔י Fer (@grillo_23) August 3, 2015
@CecileRichards @PPact Let's see if they're right. #DefundPP #PPSellsBabyParts #HumanChopShop #AnotherBoy #WomenBetrayed
— Hairless By Choice (@headblader66) August 3, 2015
But what about all of those life-saving services that Planned Parenthood provides?
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/628286999020072960
@RBPundit Wow. This is an army of straw men presented by the other side for reasons to keep funding PP.
— Jon Knouse (@GlencoeHammer) August 3, 2015
The only have one strawman, though. They need people to think Planned Parenthood is the only provider. https://t.co/AlsSMooKKq
— RBe (@RBPundit) August 3, 2015
My wife worked at a Community Health Ctr. They're being starved of funds because Planned Parenthood has connections. pic.twitter.com/nQ4Hc7KRiw
— RBe (@RBPundit) August 3, 2015
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