Gov. Inslee Released Statement Supporting Planned Parenthood
Most are not surprised by his statement, but some say he's not helping his chances for potential re-election.
On the heels of three damaging videos showing evidence Planned Parenthood has engaged in the illegal selling of aborted fetal body parts (in defiance of federal law), Gov. Inslee released the following statement Wednesday:
“Planned Parenthood provides millions of women across the country access to a full range of affordable health care and family planning services. National extremist organizations are engaged in a concerted effort to discredit, and ultimately eliminate, an organization that so many women rely on.
“Here in Washington state, where we have long fought to protect women’s access to family planning services, Planned Parenthood is on the front lines of women’s health care. I stand with them in their efforts to ensure every woman needing access to safe and legal reproductive health care can get it.”
It is interesting he calls the opponents of the group, and the people who videotaped the evidence "extremist organizations." It's also worth noting Planned Parenthood, in a 2012 newsletter, sang the praises of Gov. Inslee after his election, and the group supported his campaign.
It's also worth noting the group receives millions of dollars in taxpayer money via the state budget every year. The latest budget sends some $50 million of state money to Planned Parenthood.
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