Friday, April 8, 2011

Nancy Pelosi calls GOP budget 'a war on women'

Nancy Pelosi calls GOP budget 'a war on women' - Politico

◼ Washington Times: Planned Parenthood Falsely Uses Mammograms to Defend Tax-Funding, Tapes show Planned Parenthood mammogram claims to be false
A series of undercover phone calls contacting 30 Planned Parenthood clinics in 27 states revealed that the organization does not offer mammograms, contrary to claims made on national TV by Cecile Richards, the group’s CEO.

Ms. Richards had spoken on CNN’s Joy Behar Show in February, and argued that if federal funding was removed from Planned Parenthood, it would lose its ability to provide healthcare services such as mammograms.

“If this bill ever becomes law, millions of women in this country are going to lose their health care access, not to abortion services, to basic family planning — you know, mammograms,” said Ms. Richards.

In the taped calls, which Live Action uploaded to YouTube.com, Planned Parenthood workers repeatedly say the their facilities do not in fact provide mammograms.
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