With her E! show getting canceled, actress Busy Philipps apparently has a lot of free time on her hands. That’s why she can focus on the things that really matter, like spreading period awareness and testifying about why we need abortions to preserve our dignity as Americans or something:
Busy Philipps: "I don't believe that a politician's place is to decide what's best for a woman. It's a choice between a woman and her doctor." https://t.co/gSibWwY2DS pic.twitter.com/tZdlZEITEA
— The Hill (@thehill) June 5, 2019
More from The Hill:
Actress Busy Philipps on Tuesday testified before Congress about her decision to get an abortion when she was 15 and blasted recent bans on the procedure being passed at the state level.
The “Dawson’s Creek” star told a panel of lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee during a hearing focused on state abortion bans that such laws would “drive women and girls” into the shadows.
“Abortion is health care and should not be treated differently as any other health care,” she said.
“I am so sad that we have to sit here in front of a row of politicians and give deeply personal statements because the ‘why’ shouldn’t matter. I am a human being who deserves autonomy in this country that calls itself free.”
Unborn human beings could not be reached for comment.
Anyway, inquiring minds can’t help but wonder why anyone’s looking to Busy Philipps for policy expertise. Congratulations to her on getting an abortion when she was a teenager; she’s still all kinds of wrong. She’s got zero business trying to dictate policy, and politicians shouldn’t make her think she does.
Does Busy Philipps have some specialized knowledge that adds any value whatsoever to a Congressional hearing? "I don't believe [insert some banal platitude]" is not particularly helpful or even interesting. https://t.co/ecO3jq79Va
— Mo Mo (@molratty) June 5, 2019
My point isn't about abortion in particular, but about this fundamental lack of seriousness about all kinds of important issues. Why do we attach any status to the words of someone, simply because she's moderately famous for something wholly unrelated to what she's saying.
— Mo Mo (@molratty) June 5, 2019
Obviously, the committee chair is simply using her as a prop to make a point, not for any actual fact-finding. He's relying on her fame to give her opinion some imprimatur. Why does anyone watching fall for this nonsense?
— Mo Mo (@molratty) June 5, 2019
It's funny how completely ass backwards this is: In a sane world, Congress would hold hearings to gather facts and make policy based on them. In our current world, Congress starts with the conclusion and then puts on a show with actors to convince the dummies watching at home.
— Mo Mo (@molratty) June 5, 2019
Congress should just make like Busy Philipps’ viewers and ignore her. The only convincing argument Philipps managed to make isn’t even the one she was trying to make:
So why does Planned Parenthood receive tax dollars? If the government is supposed to stay out of our bodies, it doesn’t just mean, “except for the things I support.”
— Gege (@Pomquat) June 5, 2019
If true then remove all public funding
— Gregg Eppler (@G_eppler) June 5, 2019
I agree. No more funding.
— Michael Laurenzana (@mikelaurenzana) June 5, 2019
So then there should be no public funding, I assume. Just between a woman and her doctor, right?
— JAC (@michcusejoe5) June 5, 2019
Awesome, remove all public funding https://t.co/ytfbqI3CI3
— Bob Malak (@bob_malak) June 5, 2019
The government should be out of the decision of abortion but has to be in your pockets to pay for it – strong independent feminism
— Bob Malak (@bob_malak) June 5, 2019
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