Within the last week or so the Republicans and some anti-choice Democrats schemed to deny funding for the family planning organization Planned Parenthood on account of their notoriety of advocating the still legal "woman's right to choose" to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. in fact, Speaker of the House John Boehner falsely claimed that denying funding for Planned Parenthood was "the will of the people." (other than rabid social conservatives). On the other hand, advising women whether or not to assert that right is just one part of Planned Parenthood's mission. Not only does Planned Parenthood offer abortion services, but it offers ' family planning' (contraceptives), HIV and STD testing, and other reproductive and similar health services at a nominal cost. This financial assault by anti-choice extremists will affect thousands if not millions of people who choose and have the legal right to choose contraceptives and similar services. Unless or until contraceptives (birth control) are outlawed by Congress or the courts anti-choice zealots have no business denying such services to couples and/or individuals, especially in these tough economic times. Also, if contraceptive funding is denied, more abortions, not less will certainly be performed. I guarantee that voters will remember this outrage and vote accordingly in the next and subsequent elections.
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