House votes to defund Planned Parenthood, Twitter responds with #thanksPPFA!
- The GOP House of Representatives voted today to strip all federal funding from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, legislation Nancy Pelosi has dubbed "the most comprehensive and radical assault on women's health in our lifetime."The battle began Thursday with heartfelt testimony by legislators on the importance of the healthcare services Planned Parenthood provides.
- For an excellent roundup of testimony by Ann Friedman see:
Representatives stand up for Planned ParenthoodSome quotes from last night’s floor debate in the House over Rep. Mike Pence’s amendment to deny Planned Parenthood federal funding: The realest of real talk from Rep. Gwen Moore (WI): (For transcript, click here and ctrl-F “Moore”) More personal testimony from Rep. Jackie Speier (CA): Mr. Chairman, I had really planned to speak about something else, but the gentleman from New Jersey has just put my stomach in knots, because I’m one of those women he spoke about just now. I had a procedure at 17 weeks, pregnant with a child that had moved from the vagina into the...- But despite pleas from Congresswomen and calls from around the country, the vote came in; 240-185
- bringing outcries.
- In a trend started earlier in the day, Twitter users started using #thanksPPFA to tweet their support for Planned Parenthood and share their experiences of why PPFA is important to them.
- Based on these first couple of hours, the river of support has just begun to flow with further calls for action.
- Here are just a few of the reasons that people are saying #thanksPPFA today.
