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Ex-Komen VP: Planned Parenthood ‘literally co-opted the color pink’
Updated with comment from former Planned Parent President Gloria Feldt below. Former senior vice president of public policy for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation Karen Handel said that Planned Parenthood had “literally” stolen the color pink in its branding from the breast cancer research organization during an event…
Maddow: GOP’s post-election rhetoric and actions veering apart
On her show Monday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow alleged that Republicans had not learned their lesson from the November election, despite appearances to the contrary. “All over the country, if you look at state newspapers and state news bureaus right now covering what it is that Republicans plan to…
Right Wingers Protest Contraception and STI Screening, Pretending It’s “Abortion”
Roy Edroso’s ever-hilarious weekly round-up of the ever-delusional right wing blogosphere is particularly excellent this week, as rightbloggers tried to wedge their fantasies and hobbyhorses to the holiday news cycle. I especially loved how many insisted that Obama didn’t mention God in his speech, when a quick perusal of the…
Former Komen exec. who pushed to defund Planned Parenthood weighing Senate bid
Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive who spearheaded the group’s effort to cut all funding to Planned Parenthood, is weighing whether or not to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, according to the Weekly Standard. A former aide to Handel who worked on…
Texas lawmaker seeks to reverse Planned Parenthood ban
By Sofia Resnick A Texas lawmaker introduced legislation earlier this week that would nullify a controversial rule banning abortion affiliates from participating in a Medicaid program that offers reproductive health care to low-income women. The bill takes aim at the ongoing battle some state leaders – including conservative Republican Gov. Rick Perry…
Ohio Republicans vote to put Planned Parenthood at bottom of funding list
Last week, pro-choice campaigners celebrated after voters used the ballot box to oppose right-wing Republican candidates with extreme views on abortion, while young women voted overwhelmingly for the return of a president who spoke of reproductive rights. But on Wednesday, state Republicans have once again been accused of a “war…
Errors in Texas database pose barriers to health care access
Texas health commissioner Kyle Janek said Wednesday that errors in a state-crafted database intended to help women find reproductive health care providers are “a real problem.” As the state attempts to implement a rule barring Planned Parenthood clinics from participating in the government-funded Women’s Health Program, the health commission has…
Texas judge rules that Gov. Perry can’t yank women’s clinic funding yet
It’s a Texas state judge that’s now blocking Gov. Rick Perry’s (R) quest to get rid of Planned Parenthood. According The Austin Chronicle, Judge Amy Clark Meachem issued a temporary restraining order against a federal ruling that would let the state pull funding from women’s clinics affiliated with the Texas…
Court lets Texas pull Planned Parenthood funds
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Texas may proceed to pull funding for more than half of the women’s health clinics across the state due to their affiliation with privately funded clinics that perform abortions. As a result of Thursday’s decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,…
Rep. Sean Duffy: ‘Radical pro-abortion’ group NARAL is ‘disgusting’
Republican Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin said during a debate Monday night that the pro-choice group NARAL was “disgusting.” When asked about his position on abortion, Duffy said he believed that “life begins at conception” and that the government should “protect life at conception,” but did not say whether he…
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