QOTD: President Obama
by digby
At the Planned Parenthood conference:
“The fact is, after decades of progress, there’s still those who want to turn back the clock to policies more suited to the 1950s than the 21st Century. And they’ve been involved in an orchestrated and historic effort to roll back basic rights when it comes to women’s health.”
This is apparently the first time a sitting president has spoken in person to Planned Parenthood. Good for him.
Unfortunately, there was also this:
Obama says he fought for his health care law to ensure individuals have the right to make their own medical choices. He’s asking medical providers and abortion rights supporters to “get the word out” about the law’s benefits.
I would hope that everyone in that audience, at least, would understand why that comment is more than a little bit bizarre.
Oh well. It’s still good that he appeared and that he condemned the neanderthal activities in the states. Hopefully, all national Democratic leaders will stop puling their punches on this as well. It never made any sense from a moral perspective and it’s incomprehensible from a political perspective.
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