By Samuel Warde on August 14, 2015
Donald Trump, Election 2016, Planned Parenthood, Right Wing Fanatics
Election 2016, Right Wing Fanatics, Women's Issues
Conservatives have launched a series of attacks on Planned Parenthood in the wake of the anti-abortion group Center for Medical Progress’ release of heavily edited videos showing doctors discussing the sale of fetal body parts Republicans in Congress were unsuccessful in their bid to defund Planned Parenthood last week when “Senate Democrats succeeded in stopping […]
By Kimberley Johnson on August 13, 2015
Ben Cason, fetal tissue, Planned Parenthood
Election 2016, Reproductive Rights, Republican Hypocrisy, Republicans
Before Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson was slamming Planned Parenthood’s facilitation of fetal tissue donations from aborted fetuses for research, a 1992 study reveals the retired neurosurgeon was performing his own research on fetal tissue from aborted fetuses. Dr. Jen Gunter published a blog post on Wednesday, pointing out Carson’s startling hypocrisy and said, “While […]
By Kimberley Johnson on August 7, 2015
charity, Planned Parenthood, Republicans
Healthcare, Reproductive Rights, Women's Issues
Republicans have ramped up their war to defund Planned Parenthood in recent weeks because of a series of edited, undercover videos revealing conversations with PP officials discussing the sale of aborted fetal tissue. Several right-wing blogs have been listing the private companies who’ve directly donated to Planned Parenthood, so I will as well. Here’s a […]
By Kimberley Johnson on August 3, 2015
abortions, fetal tissue, Planned Parenthood, Republican Logic, Republicans, Women's issues, Women's Reproductive Health Care, Women's Reproductive Healthcare
Extremists, Republican Hypocrisy, Republicans, Right Wing Fanatics, Science, Women's Issues
The Senate vote to defund Planned Parenthood (PP) was defeated on Monday. The vote followed weeks of controversy surrounding PP’s process of fetal tissue donation – which anti-abortion extremists call “selling aborted baby parts.” A crusade to defund PP gained traction in 2011, when Tea Party politicians took office, but as the 2016 Democratic presidential […]
By Kimberley Johnson on July 30, 2015
anti-abortion, Extremists, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Republicans
Healthcare, Religious Fanaticism, Reproductive Rights, Republicans, Women's Issues
Planned Parenthood (PP) is currently under attack by anti-abortion extremists who are promoting a series maliciously edited videos making it look like PP is selling baby parts. A video titled Planned Parenthood is Not Selling Baby Parts, You F***ing Idiots brazenly illustrates how the extremist rhetoric is simply not true. Excerpt: “3% of all Planned […]