Planned Parenthood to promote birth-control access at Obama events
Planned Parenthood activists in Missouri plan to have supporters stationed in all three communities that Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, plans to visit on Wednesday.
In a release, the organization’s leaders said that supporters “are anxious to hear what Senator Obama has to say about supporting and protecting Missouri families. Advocates will be at each location in their pink STAND UP FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH t-shirts.
“For women, access to birth control and breast and cervical cancer screening is basic healthcare. But the Blunt and Bush Administrations have made it increasingly difficult for women and families to have access to this preventive care,” the release says.
“Missouri families are dealing with hard decisions right now,” said Kellie Freeman Rohrbaugh, with the Planned Parenthood of Southwest Missouri Action Fund. “When a working mom has to choose between paying for her child care and her birth control, we have a moral obligation to demand more of our elected officials.”
Rohrbaugh, by the way, had circulated similar fliers last month when the GOP presumptive nominee, John McCain, held a town hall in Springfield, Mo., which has a Planned Parenthood clinic (it does NOT provide abortions at that site).
“Working families are struggling with high fuel and food costs,” said Alison Gee, speaking for ADVOCATES, the Political Arm of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region. “The last thing they need to worry about is the cost of birth control. Missouri women and families deserve an administration in Washington, DC that will make birth control accessible and affordable to all who need it.”
I’ll take it a step further. Let’s offer a $500 a year cash bonus to any woman on public assistance who has Norplant or other persistent contraception installed for an entire year, and who does not become pregnant or give birth at any time during that year. That oughta take care of the whozyababyzdaddy problem.
Nick,
You sound like one of those men who would arrange a wrangler (stand-in) to take a paternity test using some corrupt GAL to get you through the court process beating the system. Do you have any children out there who will be wondering who my daddy is because of something like this? Just asking, it does happen.
If Obama wants to win in Missouri, he should distance himself from Planned Parenthood.
That was a nasty slur, D. Walker. WWJD? Or perhaps more relevant, WWBOD?
Now to answer your question … wrong. I have never impregnated a woman who was not my wife. I have therefore never been the subject of a paternity suit. And, so far as the children of my ex-wife goes, she gets a rather nice paycheck every month, and I’d be glad to show you my current “paid in full” receipt.
Now about those mamas … I stand by my proposal, for a $500 a year bonus to any woman on public assistance who has some form of persistent contraception installed for an entire year, and who does not become pregnant or give birth at any time during that year. Why do you so object to this, D. Walker? Do you think providing single moms on welfare a cash incentive to not have more children is EVIL? Seems like you’d think having 2 babies by 2 daddies who don’t pay a cent of child support between ‘em, and sitting around collecting a welfare check while scheming how to get pregnant with your 3rd, would be evil.
Whose using nasty slurs, Nick? You’re the one spewing misogynist stereotypes about low-income women. Paying women to do what you want them to do with their bodies and families is certainly not the least offensive thing I’ve read today.
The reason people have unplanned pregnancies is because they can’t afford contraception (Norplant ain’t cheap, my friend). And here in the great state of Missouri, Medicaid won’t cover it, which is precisely what Planned Parenthood is talking about.
So why don’t you keep your bribe money, and just get behind the people who are trying to help the women who are trying not to get pregnant again. Paying for basic health care up front is cheaper than the alternative.
Dem Voter, a box of condoms is about the cost of a box of cigarettes. The reason people have unplanned pregnancies is because they are STUPID. It takes two to tango (usually). If the guy isn’t using a condom, the woman better be using a contraceptive of some sort.
Once again, it goes to personal responsibility..something democrats just HATE. Democrats want the GOVERNMENT to be responsible for them…so Nick, I think they should WANT the government to help them be responsible AND give them the handouts they so desperately love. I would vote for the anti-pregnancy donation of $500 also.
Perhaps if we just wish that people will have personal responsibility, they will!
Republicans are into private handouts and Democrats are into public handouts.
Repblicans helping the few by padding their wallets (corporate bailouts, rich pay less % tax than poor) while Democrats help many by padding their standard of living (WIC, S-8).
Somewhere in the middle we have our current state of government.
Sometimes spending a nickel saves a dime. it’s all very scary.
Andrew care to enlighten us how the rich pay less as a % in taxes? That’s even crazier than a Garrison post.
The last time I checked, keeping your legs closed was completely free.
Planned Parenthood, the abortion mill that accepts money for the expressed purpose of aborting black babies doing business at campaign rallies for a candidate with a small percentage of African American heritage. Oh the irony.
Nick,
Tell us the average number of children a woman who recieves welfare has.
Then tell us how long a woman can receive welfare over a life-time here in Missouri?
Research these things before you begin displaying your stupid foolish prejudices.