With Planned Parenthood under fire for the questionable and probable illegal sale of fetal tissue, those in support of the organization and for retaining taxpayer funding came out in full force yesterday, wearing their pink and promoting that without Planned Parenthood, women's health care would be in jeopardy. One of the most visible and vocal was none other than Hillary Clinton who quickly seized the opportunity to spread propaganda on her Twitter feed:
When Republicans attack Planned Parenthood, they’re attacking women’s health. Proud to #StandWithPP—and always will.
https://t.co/frqgxI6sjG
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 29, 2015
For nearly 100 yrs, Planned Parenthood has stood up to political attacks on women's health while providing care. GOP: You're outmatched. -H
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 29, 2015
#PinkOut for @PPFA because they provide quality, affordable health care to those who need it most. #StandWithPP pic.twitter.com/smM6J6N91B
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 29, 2015
The PinkOut crowd lapped it up and had a mission to prove - Planned Parenthood is so much more than a place to have an abortion and a medium through which to donate fetal tissue. However, pesky facts keep coming up to negate this argument. The Center for Medical Research has promoted many undercover videos which show the true nature of Planned Parenthood and those who work for the organization. CMR has been repeatedly demonized for releasing edited videos, but how many of its detractors have watched the full-length versions? All are available here. Another great resource is offered via The Federalist: "A Quick and Easy Guide to the Planned Parenthood Videos."
Planned Parenthood boasts that it has over 700 health centers across the country; however, the interactive map at Get Your Care shows there are a sea of qualified health centers that receive federal funds. These community health centers provide care to the millions of uninsured and poor. So, to say the Planned Parenthood is necessary to the health care of women isn't factual when seeing the other choices which claim to provide a fuller range of services to women, men, and children.
Another good resource is FreeClinics.com which scours the Web, non profits, the Yellow Pages, and medical sites to offer a comprehensive listing of free medical clinics. When compared to Planned Parenthood and the services it can provide, it is quite easy to see how unnecessary this organization is when compared to other clinics that can offer so much more.
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