If you don’t believe that the GOP’s introduction of ideology into the current budget negotiations is an assault on women’s health, then consider the following. The main issue preventing agreement on a budget is the GOP insistence on eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood.
Here, from Planned Parenthood’s 2009 annual report, is a look at where their funding comes from and what their expenses are comprised of. Notice that 97% of the spending is for non-abortion women’s health services? Is the fight over Planned Parenthood a fight over abortion, or contraception and other women’s health issues?
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