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Abortion Archive

Archives for September 2015

Politics
Whatever you think of Planned Parenthood, this is a terrible and dishonest chartWhatever you think of Planned Parenthood, this is a terrible and dishonest chart
Politics

A Planned Parenthood critic doesn’t know that 935,573 is larger than 327,653.

By Timothy B. Lee
Politics
I asked the Fiorina campaign to back up her Planned Parenthood video claim. She couldn’t.I asked the Fiorina campaign to back up her Planned Parenthood video claim. She couldn’t.
Politics

The most generous reading of Fiorina’s remarks are that she mistook what she saw in the videos.

By Sarah Kliff
Politics
Carly Fiorina is wrong about the Planned Parenthood tapes. I know because I watched them.Carly Fiorina is wrong about the Planned Parenthood tapes. I know because I watched them.
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Politics

Either Fiorina hasn’t watched the Planned Parenthood videos or she is knowingly misrepresenting the footage.

By Sarah Kliff
Abortion
A GOP strategist thinks Republicans would win a shutdown fight over Planned ParenthoodA GOP strategist thinks Republicans would win a shutdown fight over Planned Parenthood
Abortion

“If Democrats have to defend the actions of Planned Parenthood, when a news show is showing a split screen with the video and asking for comment, at some point the pressure becomes too much to bear.”

By Sarah Kliff
Politics
Stat check: No, Planned Parenthood does not get $500 million in federal fundsStat check: No, Planned Parenthood does not get $500 million in federal funds
Politics

The myth abounds, and it is animating the latest drama on Capitol Hill.

By Sarah Kliff
Health Care
A government shutdown fight is brewing. This one is over Planned Parenthood.A government shutdown fight is brewing. This one is over Planned Parenthood.
Health Care

This fight is shaping up into the biggest policy clash of the rest of the year.

By Sarah Kliff
I watched 12 hours of the Planned Parenthood sting videos. Here’s what I learned.
Health Care

This seems to be the core of the debate: Are the edited videos fair?

By Sarah Kliff