Planned Parenthood Chief: ‘A Real Turn in the Country’
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at 12:12 pm
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The head of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund said that the tide was turning toward those who support increased access to reproductive health options.
In a Monday conference call with webloggers and online journalists that was attended by Minnesota Monitor, Cecile Richards, the head of Planned Parenthood’s national lobbying arm, said that 2006 represented a watershed year politically for supporters of abortion rights and contraception.
“I think we saw in 2006 a real turn in the country,” she said. “We saw a return to those who supported women’s health across the country.”
Richards was speaking in support of a series of candidate forums to be held today in Washington. Presidential candidates Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., are slated to address supporters of Planned Parenthood. Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of presidential candidate John Edwards, is also expected to attend.
Richards said that the meeting was timely.
“It’s increasingly clear that apart from the war in Iraq there is no more important issue than health care access,” she said, noting Planned Parenthood’s record of providing health care to the poor and underinsured.
Richards also addressed concerns about reaching out to moderates in the abortion debate.
“Three percent of our work is abortion care. That’s something we really need to remind people of,” she said, adding that what Americans want their politicians to focus on is “the issues of unintended pregnancy and providing young people information.”
Richards also praised the work of bloggers in advancing the debate on reproductive rights.
“Bloggers are playing an increasingly important role in every issue we’re dealing with in America,” she said.
7 Comments
Comment posted July 17, 2007 @ 9:36 pm
Question “”Bloggers are playing an increasingly important role in every issue we’re dealing with in America,” she said.”
It appears that for the left, the importance the role bloggers play is a matter of how much such blog coverage costs.
For instance, does planned parenthood chip in, in any way, to pay for the stipend you “new journalists” recieve to “report”?
Comment posted July 17, 2007 @ 11:29 pm
Feckless: Here’s some other quotes you may want to ponder “I think we saw in 1964 a real turn in the country,” said LBJ’s campaign manager.
“I think we saw in 1980 a real turn in the country,” said Ronald Reagan’s campaign manager.
My point, Feckless One, and I do have a point, is that history teaches us that one election does not signify a “turn” real or otherwise in this country.
Let me continue with the history lesson of the elections that occurred in my life time. Tell me if you see a “real turn” or pattern:
1954: Dems win control of Congress from the GOP.
1956: GOP Eisenhower wins in landslide.
1958: Dems win landlide in congressional races.
1960: Dem Kennedy wins closest race in history.
1962: Dems win congressional elections.
1964: Dem LBJ wins in landslide.
1966: GOP landslide in congressional races.
1968: GOP Nixon wins close election.
1970: Dems win congressional races.
1972: GOP Nixon wins in landslide.
1974: Dems landslide in congressional races.
1976: Dem Carter wins close election.
1978: Dems win congressional races.
1980: GOP Reagan wins in landslide.
1982: Dems win congressional races.
1984: GOP Ragan wins in landslide.
1986: Dems win congressional races.
1988: GOP Bush wins sizeable landslide.
1990: Dems win congressional races.
1992: Dem Clinton wins close election.
1994: GOP wins landslide in congressional races.
1996: Dem Clinton wins close election.
1998: Dems win congressional races.
2000: GOP Bush wins close election.
2002: GOP sweeps congressional races.
2004: GOP Bush wins close elections.
2006: Dems win congressional races.
Comment posted July 23, 2007 @ 8:12 am
Well… If I’d said anything about that, you’d have me. Of course, I didn’t — I was quoting someone else. I’d suggest you talk to her.
Comment posted July 17, 2007 @ 4:36 pm
Question “”Bloggers are playing an increasingly important role in every issue we're dealing with in America,” she said.”
It appears that for the left, the importance the role bloggers play is a matter of how much such blog coverage costs.
For instance, does planned parenthood chip in, in any way, to pay for the stipend you “new journalists” recieve to “report”?
Comment posted July 17, 2007 @ 6:29 pm
Feckless: Here's some other quotes you may want to ponder “I think we saw in 1964 a real turn in the country,” said LBJ's campaign manager.
“I think we saw in 1980 a real turn in the country,” said Ronald Reagan's campaign manager.
My point, Feckless One, and I do have a point, is that history teaches us that one election does not signify a “turn” real or otherwise in this country.
Let me continue with the history lesson of the elections that occurred in my life time. Tell me if you see a “real turn” or pattern:
1954: Dems win control of Congress from the GOP.
1956: GOP Eisenhower wins in landslide.
1958: Dems win landlide in congressional races.
1960: Dem Kennedy wins closest race in history.
1962: Dems win congressional elections.
1964: Dem LBJ wins in landslide.
1966: GOP landslide in congressional races.
1968: GOP Nixon wins close election.
1970: Dems win congressional races.
1972: GOP Nixon wins in landslide.
1974: Dems landslide in congressional races.
1976: Dem Carter wins close election.
1978: Dems win congressional races.
1980: GOP Reagan wins in landslide.
1982: Dems win congressional races.
1984: GOP Ragan wins in landslide.
1986: Dems win congressional races.
1988: GOP Bush wins sizeable landslide.
1990: Dems win congressional races.
1992: Dem Clinton wins close election.
1994: GOP wins landslide in congressional races.
1996: Dem Clinton wins close election.
1998: Dems win congressional races.
2000: GOP Bush wins close election.
2002: GOP sweeps congressional races.
2004: GOP Bush wins close elections.
2006: Dems win congressional races.
Comment posted July 23, 2007 @ 3:12 am
Well… If I'd said anything about that, you'd have me. Of course, I didn't — I was quoting someone else. I'd suggest you talk to her.
Comment posted August 20, 2008 @ 5:31 am
“the issues of unintended pregnancy and providing young people information.” Hmmm, birth control pill and condom combination results in not only a 99.7% chance of no pregnancy, the condom also helps prevent STD's. But all that's preached is a womans “right” to murder, oops, abort her fetus.
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