What the Republican party think of Planned Parenthood in one hard to watch video

The battle between pro-life and pro-choice campaigners in the US has never been as clear cut than in this video.

As the Republican's wage forward with their efforts to block the flow of federal funding to Planned Parenthood, a reproductive health NGO, the GOP called upon the organisation's president to testify at a congressional hearing last week.

Speaking in front of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cecile Richards was interrupted 44 times.

Every couple of years, anti-abortion extremists launch a new smear campaign against Planned Parenthood, all following the same pattern: Make outrageous claims, heavily edit undercover videos to support them, whip up media attention, and get right-wing politicians to push for investigations.

This isn't an assault on Planned Parenthood. It's an assault on every woman whose cancer has been detected early because our nurses were able to see her the same day she found a lump. It's an assault on every man who didn't just get HIV test results, but also got a 30-minute counselling session and connections to follow-up care and support.

And it's an assault on every woman who decided to end a pregnancy for reasons that are hers and hers alone, and was able to get safe, compassionate abortion services without facing shame or judgement. That's what at stake in this assault on women's health.

H/T Slate

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