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Pennsylvania could be next state to de-fund Planned Parenthood
Following in the footsteps of Republicans in Texas and Arizona, Pennsylvania State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R) proposed on Wednesday a bill that would prohibit the Planned Parenthood Federation of America from receiving any taxpayer funding in his state. Metcalfe was due to appear at a press conference on Wednesday morning…
Michael Steele: Planned Parenthood used abortions to ‘limit’ the black population
Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is accusing Planned Parenthood of providing abortions as part of a plot to “eliminate and limit” the African-American population. “Planned Parenthood was founded by Margaret Sanger, who sought to control the population of the undesirables and black and brown Americans were in her…
Ohio Republicans Trying to Defund Planned Parenthood Again
In April, Ohio Republicans attempted to defund Planned Parenthood by adding an amendment to the mid-budget review bill. They were thwarted by Ohio Democrats who stripped that amendment from the bill. At the time, Democrats worried that the language would resurface as a stand-alone bill, and surprise! It has: COLUMBUS…
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Signs Bill that Defunds Planned Parenthood; WTF Arizona?!
I’ve got more bad news out of Arizona. But first, some background — just in case you haven’t been following the reproductive assault that is currently going on in Arizona. In mid-March, I wrote that Arizona was really close to defunding Planned Parenthood: The Arizona Senate Committee on Healthcare and…
Arizona Governor Brewer signs Planned Parenthood funding ban
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) signed into law a bill on Friday that would cut Planned Parenthood’s access to taxpayer founds for non-abortion services, according to the Associated Press. Arizona already does not provide tax dollars for abortion, but supporters of the law want to make sure that money is not…
Do wingnuts really believe all that crazy stuff?
Joshua Holland has an important piece at Salon (originally Alternet) about the way that paranoid conspiracy theories constantly pumped out by right wing media rule the right wing imagination, and how important it is to understand this about conservatives. He describes what the country looks like for a loyal consumer…
Obama-rebuking judge allows Texas to withhold funds from Planned Parenthood
Just hours after a federal court issued an injunction against Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s plan to revoke public funding for Planned Parenthood, a judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans knocked that ruling down and permitted the state to proceed — at least for now. Judge…
Planned Parenthood targeted by ‘hoax visits’ designed to ‘undermine’ women’s health
Earlier today, the Planned Parenthood blog “Reproductive Health Reality Check” posted an editorial stating that the organization has been subject to several suspicious visits at clinics across the country. “In recent weeks people who oppose Planned Parenthood, and our mission to provide high-quality reproductive health care, have been conducting a…
Rick Perry ‘interested’ in 2016 presidential bid
Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he’s already thinking about another attempt at the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. In a recent interview, Jack Fink, a reporter with the CBS affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth, asked Perry if he was “interested” in another presidential bid. “Yeah, I am,” Perry replied. “I love…
Romney aide denies cutting federal funds is ‘defunding’ Planned Parenthood
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s senior adviser insisted on Sunday that it was “not fair to say” that his boss wanted to defund Planned Parenthood just because he intends to strip the organization of all federal funding. “Anyone who saw the controversy with the Komen Foundation knows that Planned…
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