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Donald Trump Defends Planned Parenthood, Calls Abortions 'Small Part of What They Do'
The Daily Signal ^ | 8/12/2015 | Natalie Johnson

Posted on 08/13/2015 7:55:42 AM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist

Donald Trump suggested that he would not support ending taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood's non-abortion services in two interviews Tuesday.

"We have to help women," Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity in an interview that aired on Tuesday night. " So we have to look at the positives, also, for Planned Parenthood."

Trump said he opposes federal grants going towards Planned Parenthood's abortion practices, but noted that abortions make up a "small part" of the organization. ...

Trump appeared to support shutting down the government rather than fund Planned Parenthood in an interview last week. "Asked directly by conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt if its worth shitting down the federal government to strip Planned Parenthood's $528 million in government funding, Trump replied, 'I would,'" Politico reported.

Planned Parenthood released a statement Tuesday lauding Trump's comments, urging Republicans to "reconsider their extreme and unpopular positions on defunding preventative care" and "abortion bans." ...

(Excerpt) Read more at dailysignal.com ...


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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

No, Don, it’s about 98 percent of what they do, and tehy make big money doing it. They had half a billion in profits without government money, then we handed them another half billion.


261 posted on 08/30/2015 3:04:55 PM PDT by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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Hey he’s trying to get elected. Its not like anything he says is going to keep the weeping cheeto and Mitchie the kid from fully funding PP.


262 posted on 08/30/2015 3:09:37 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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