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GOP: Fight Against Planned Parenthood Just Beginning
« on: August 04, 2015, 04:20:29 pm »
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GOP: Fight Against Planned Parenthood Just Beginning
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 09:22 AM

By: By ALAN FRAM

In the aftermath of the Senate's derailing of Republican legislation halting federal dollars for Planned Parenthood, one thing seems clear: Many on both sides think they can ring up gains from the battle.

Within minutes of Monday's Senate vote, abortion-rights groups were releasing TV ads attacking GOP supporters of the measure for stomping on women's health care needs. Conservatives were accusing Democrats of voting to protect taxpayer funds for an organization whose campaign contributions tilt lopsidedly to Democratic candidates.

And each party was bracing for the fight to be revisited when Congress returns next month from its recess.

The Republican drive was prompted by videos secretly recorded by anti-abortion activists that show Planned Parenthood officials coolly describing how they sometimes provide fetal tissue to medical researchers. Abortion opponents say the recordings caught Planned Parenthood illegally selling the organs for profit, while Planned Parenthood — while apologizing for their workers' businesslike words — say they've abided by laws that let them recoup the procedures' costs.

Monday's Senate vote was 53-46 to halt Democratic delaying tactics aimed at killing the GOP bill. That was seven short of the 60 votes needed to keep the measure moving toward passage.

Democrats Joe Donnelly of Indiana and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, and Illinois Republican Mark Kirk, who faces a tough re-election fight next year, crossed party lines in the roll call. So did Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who voted with victorious Democrats because it will let him force a fresh vote later. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a presidential candidate, was in New Hampshire and didn't vote.

Republicans expected to lose but envisioned political gain because the videos have fired up their core conservative, anti-abortion voters.

Underscoring that, Tony Perkins, president of the anti-abortion Family Research Center, said Congress "must take the next step" and end Planned Parenthood funding when lawmakers return next month.

That's when lawmakers will consider legislation keeping government agencies open after their budgets expire Oct. 1. Conservatives see that as an opportunity to keep money for Planned Parenthood out of those bills, though GOP leaders, concerned that their party could be blamed, would prefer to avoid a government shutdown battle with President Barack Obama.

The White House issued no statement on the Senate vote.

The Republican measure calls for funneling Planned Parenthood's federal dollars to other providers of health care to women, including hospitals, state and local agencies and federally financed community health centers. Planned Parenthood and its allies say that would mean that many of its 2.7 million annual clients — many of whom are low-income women — would lose health care.

National Right to Life President Carol Tobias said the movement against Planned Parenthood was gaining strength, calling it "a long-term project" and describing Planned Parenthood as "a major backer of many Democratic senators."

According to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, Planned Parenthood's campaign spending in the 2014 elections included $4.2 million in outside spending — which it used nearly exclusively to support Democrats or oppose GOP candidates.

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards said Monday's vote showed the bill was "a political nonstarter." Acknowledging that Republicans may continue the battle, she said: "This fight may not be over, but we're ready for it."

A Planned Parenthood ally, NARAL Pro-Choice America, said it would run TV ads this week attacking three GOP senators seeking re-election in 2016: Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, Rob Portman of Ohio and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin.

"It's clear Senator Ayotte should not be trusted with women's health," the New Hampshire ad says.

The House is expected to vote on legislation ending Planned Parenthood's federal aid when Congress returns.

The anti-abortion Center for Medical Progress has released four videos in which people posing as representatives of a company that purchases fetal tissue converse with Planned Parenthood officials. The videos have had impact because of the casual descriptions by the Planned Parenthood officials of the abortion procedures they use to obtain tissue, and because they show close-ups of fetal organs in laboratories.

Planned Parenthood says it gives fetal tissue to researchers only with a mother's advance consent and in fewer than five states.

Planned Parenthood receives more than $500 million yearly in government funds — including state payments — more than one-third of its annual $1.3 billion in revenue. By law, federal funds cannot be used for abortions except for cases of incest, rape or when a woman's life is in danger.


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Re: GOP: Fight Against Planned Parenthood Just Beginning
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2015, 04:37:15 pm »
Yeah..............riiiiiiiight, sure.


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Re: GOP: Fight Against Planned Parenthood Just Beginning
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2015, 04:42:52 pm »
SHOW ME!

Tired of talk!
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Re: GOP: Fight Against Planned Parenthood Just Beginning
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2015, 05:16:35 pm »
SHOW ME!

Tired of talk!
Extremely tired of talk.


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Re: GOP: Fight Against Planned Parenthood Just Beginning
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2015, 05:19:28 pm »
SHOW ME!

Tired of talk!
Oh by the way....don't you think the slaughtering of live babys for parts and cash would be a reason to stay in town a few days to get Planned Parenthood defunded?  Kinda a big deal dead baby parts huh? That shows me they don't care.
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Re: GOP: Fight Against Planned Parenthood Just Beginning
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2015, 05:27:31 pm »
They need to hear from us A LOT!!!
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Re: GOP: Fight Against Planned Parenthood Just Beginning
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2015, 05:32:12 pm »
The GOP always vows to fight, but I'm having a hard time remembering when they've actually won one.
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Re: GOP: Fight Against Planned Parenthood Just Beginning
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2015, 05:34:33 pm »
The GOP always vows to fight, but I'm having a hard time remembering when they've actually won one.

Maybe it's not as easy as you think there being a constitution, split government and no clear demand by the electorate for the GOP to win.

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Re: GOP: Fight Against Planned Parenthood Just Beginning
« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2015, 07:31:39 pm »
The GOP always vows to fight, but I'm having a hard time remembering when they've actually won one.
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Re: GOP: Fight Against Planned Parenthood Just Beginning
« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2015, 07:42:31 pm »
 
                                     

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Re: GOP: Fight Against Planned Parenthood Just Beginning
« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2015, 08:12:54 pm »
Someone here at this forum asked how much money was being made by PP.. I just read a cnn article that just one PP made $120k a month. I don't know if they all make that much.
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Re: GOP: Fight Against Planned Parenthood Just Beginning
« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2015, 08:18:35 pm »
“I think we are going to crush them everywhere.  I don’t think they are going to have a single nominee anywhere in the country.” - Majority Leader McConnell on 2014 primary challengers.

Exactly... the only ones the GOP 'crushes' are those to the right of themselves...


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Re: GOP: Fight Against Planned Parenthood Just Beginning
« Reply #12 on: August 04, 2015, 08:23:31 pm »
Exactly... the only ones the GOP 'crushes' are those to the right of themselves...
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Re: GOP: Fight Against Planned Parenthood Just Beginning
« Reply #13 on: August 04, 2015, 11:12:36 pm »
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GOP: Fight Against Planned Parenthood Just Beginning

It would appear they took this quote directly from their Obamacare playbook.