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Republicans plan new abortion push

Jul 18, 2015 21:36

They see a turning point following the release of a secretly filmed Planned Parenthood video

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womens rights, john cornyn, congress, steve king, washington d.c., lindsey graham, john boehner, war on women, republican party, health care, mitch mcconnell, planned parenthood, abortion, republicans, acorn

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effervescent July 19 2015, 04:09:43 UTC

Honestly, with the way things have been going over the last few years, I wouldn't be surprised if it's illegal in the US in the next few years. I really wish that Obama had done more on this issue, though I'm not sure what he could have done. I'm just glad that Harper here in Canada is pretty hands off when it comes to abortion, along with most other Canadian politicians.

spiritoftherain July 19 2015, 07:03:48 UTC

Only because the Canadian public forced Harper to swear publicly that he'd never campaign for abortion during his election campaigns. And even then, they've tried to 're-open discussions' in the past...

thunderbird8 July 19 2015, 12:44:01 UTC

I saw this pop up on FB the other day. The guy got rightfully shut down about it though.

tilmon July 19 2015, 15:21:17 UTC

Will this hit job really make a difference? Haven't most people learned that when these kind of videos appear, that they always end up being lies? Maybe I'm just hopeful that people aren't that naive.

crossfire July 20 2015, 22:25:13 UTC

It will make a difference in that PP will have to spend precious money fighting it off. Even if PP is exonerated in the end the forced-birthers will still have struck a blow.

rhysande July 19 2015, 15:44:50 UTC

I have no doubt Planned Parenthood will exonerated in the eyes the general public, but there will always be those who refuse to acknowledge it and use these allegations as a platform for attack on PP and abortion rights. The organization's reputation and finances are going to be badly hurt by this smear job for a long, long time. I'd love to see a thorough expose of the chain of organizations behind this "sting" and possibly some civil and/or criminal charges.

thunderbird8 July 19 2015, 17:58:15 UTC

The article linked at the end points out that the group responsible for this crap lied about their purpose when applying for tax-exempt status with the IRS...I think that alone is going to have nasty consequences for them.

rhysande July 19 2015, 18:24:25 UTC

I saw that. I don't know if it'll lead to charges or fines, but I hope it'll at least trigger a deeper investigation. I'd like to see charges for defamation and damages, not just against the perpetrators but also against those who funded it and those who seek to use an easily debunked piece of libelous propaganda as a tool to further erode women's rights.

blossombunny July 20 2015, 03:14:04 UTC

#notallplannedparenthoods