“I came to see the dentist. I have a bad yeast infection.” In protest to a new law going into effect on July 1, 2016, about a dozen activists in Miami, Florida visited a dental clinic looking for pap smears and treatment for yeast infections. You may remember that earlier this year, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) signed […]
A brief history of anti-abortion violence in the U.S. The Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of the global news and information provider Thomson Reuters, has released a chilling new video timeline detailing the history of attacks on abortion providers over the years. As Mother Jones reports, the video “shows a chilling timeline of violence […]
Planned Parenthood Smear Campaign Led To Dramatic Spike In Death Threats To Abortion Providers New research from the National Abortion Federation (NAF) shows a direct connection in the uptick in death threats against abortion providers and the release of the deceptively edited videos by the Center for Medical Progress last year. The report states in part: “Our […]
A grand jury in Houston investigating accusations of misconduct against Planned Parenthood cleared the organization of any wrong-doing and “has decided that after reviewing the evidence, the real criminals in this case are the anti-abortion activists who made the series of bogus videos attacking Planned Parenthood over the summer. The two activists, David Daleiden and Sandra […]
Planned Parenthood’s activities are completely legal and Republicans are intent on proving it through investigations. Republican governors, attorney generals and state legislators have been calling for investigations since last July when highly edited and misleading viral videos were released by a pro-choice organization. This Monday, a grand jury in Houston investigating accusations of misconduct against […]