Gloria Steinem Slams Plan to Exclude Planned Parenthood
As debate continues over maneuvers to block funding for Planned Parenthood from the state's Women's Health Program, feminist icon Gloria Steinem on Wednesday had tough words for Texas lawmakers.
“The action to defund Planned Parenthood is a shame for Texas and this country and makes Texas an exception to every other advanced democracy in the world,” Steinem said, speaking to reporters Wednesday at a statewide conference of the Texas Council on Family Violence, where she was delivering the keynote address. “Every other democracy considers reproductive freedom, the right of an individual to decide when and whether to have ...
Comments (21)
Cathy Moore Pritchett via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Who cares what Steinem says? Planned Parenthood needs to run on donations if it even continues to exist.
Franklin Taylor via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Who pays for all this stuff? What is the revenue generator?
David Lee Koontz via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Well, good thing everyone with a brain knows what a tired old glory-hound hack Steinem is.
Maricela Gonzalez Rios via Texas Tribune on Facebook
"Proponents say there are other clinics that are not affiliated with abortion to serve women who currently rely on Planned Parenthood" SHOULD make this information, public & available, so they don't continue to look like LIARS. Just like them, to pass this stuff, while the DNC is in full swing.
Nick Galactic via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Steinem is a fucking poser. She was once a true fighter for women, But has contradicting views. Check out her bio.
Naomi Narvaiz via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Im glad Texas is an exception! That is why it is great....and it is in a Republic!
Larry Richardson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
another idiot... too bad her mother wasn't pro abortion!
Audrey Fisher via Texas Tribune on Facebook
It is so nice to see some writer's here that don't give a damn about their fellow Texans. Supposedly Texan's care about Texan's - how did I miss the asterisk that indicated that caring was based on wealth.
Harmony Edwards via Texas Tribune on Facebook
No caring is based upon whether you subscribe to their beliefs. And to hell with you and your needs if you don't.
Cliff McSparran via Texas Tribune on Facebook
One antonym for "advanced" is "retarded," which is what thinking Texans call Rick Perry.
Merryl Redding via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Who's caring for the butchered fetuses.... Planned Parenthood is a guise. They are "planning" families just aborting unwanted babies.
Mike Moeller via Texas Tribune on Facebook
What hole did this old fossil craw out of. She looks like she was Susan B. Anthony's personal secretary.
Wilkins Micawber
The hateful comments on this story are disgraceful.
Bill Eaves via Texas Tribune on Facebook
It is great for all Texans, get the blood off our hands before God comes!!
Bill Conley via Texas Tribune on Facebook
My my. Welcome to the Enlightenment: Texas Style.
Mary Muna via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Damn looks like we are back to illegal abortions in MEXICO.
Mary Muna via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but not funding birth control and routine mammograms, provided by planned parenthood only means more unwanted pregnancies and I am so sure Bill Eaves wants to adopt about 50 crack related babies since he doesn't have a clue what planned parenthood provides in the risky stupid sanctuary cities like Houston and Austin.
Jessica Nipp via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Oh poor women's rights! Grown women, that is. Not baby girls. They don't count until they can vote or pay taxes
Common Sense
Planned parenthood or reproductive freedom, sounds like someone is trying to twist up the truth to make it sound better for their agenda.
The "sexual freedom" hype has gotten out of hand, sex is NOT free, it comes with GREAT responsibilities.
Sex is for reproduction...if you don't want children...don't have sex...simple as that and free too.
Stop asking others to pay for your irresponsibility.
Dave Mundy via Texas Tribune on Facebook
We fully agree. Let's fund Planned Parenthood. It's the only way to control the minority population to keep it from over-breeding.
(For you liberals: that was sarcasm, and paraphrases the founder of Planned Parenthood, who advocated abortion as a way to keep "Negros" from over-breeding)
Chaille Ellisor via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I was at an interview b/w her & Evan Smith last night. He's a great interviewer and she's quite a fine human being.