Post by Logan on Feb 7, 2017 20:57:29 GMT -6
Michigan rallies planned to support defunding Planned Parenthood
Local abortion opponents are planning to rally Saturday (February 11) at 15 Planned Parenthood clinics in Michigan to urge government leaders to strip the organization of its federal funding.
The events are among the more than 200 rallies being organized nationwide by #ProtestPP, a coalition of state and national anti-abortion groups. Counter-protests are also expected.
Organizers say the taxpayer dollars that go to Planned Parenthood should instead be funneled to health care providers that better serve women and don't offer controversial services.
"The money that they get from the government helps them to keep their operations going, and it provides a (mechanism) to provide abortion, so they can continue the myth that they're a general health care provider," said Eric Scheidler, a co-director of #ProtestPP.
Read more: www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/02/07/planned-parenthood-protests/97587530/
Local abortion opponents are planning to rally Saturday (February 11) at 15 Planned Parenthood clinics in Michigan to urge government leaders to strip the organization of its federal funding.
The events are among the more than 200 rallies being organized nationwide by #ProtestPP, a coalition of state and national anti-abortion groups. Counter-protests are also expected.
Organizers say the taxpayer dollars that go to Planned Parenthood should instead be funneled to health care providers that better serve women and don't offer controversial services.
"The money that they get from the government helps them to keep their operations going, and it provides a (mechanism) to provide abortion, so they can continue the myth that they're a general health care provider," said Eric Scheidler, a co-director of #ProtestPP.
Read more: www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/02/07/planned-parenthood-protests/97587530/