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Today’s Hillary News & Views begins with Clinton accepting the Planned Parenthood endorsement on Sunday, where she announced support for repealing the Hyde Amendment.
CNNreports:
"I will always defend Planned Parenthood and I will say consistently and proudly, Planned Parenthood should be funded, supported and protected, not undermined, misrepresented and demonized," Clinton said. "As your president, I will always have your back."
"We need a Democratic nominee who will be able to beat the Republicans and get the job done for Americans," Clinton said before asking the audience that "the next president would easily appoint more than one justice to the Supreme Court."
"That fight is not over either. Access to affordable birth control is still hanging in the balance at the Supreme Court," Clinton said. "If a Republican wins this election and gets the chance to stack the Supreme Court with right wing justices, together they will accelerate the move to take America in the wrong direction on so many issues that you and I have fought for and many Americans take for granted."
Planned Parenthood has responded to inquiries as to why they endorsed Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders, despite them having similar voting records in Congress:
Let’s be clear — when it comes to issues like birth control, abortion, and access to services at Planned Parenthood, both leading Democratic candidates for president have great records, and would make a great president. In fact, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are both rated 100% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund’s congressional scorecard for their perfect voting records on women’s health and rights, and have been strong defenders of Planned Parenthood.
So why did the Planned Parenthood Action Fund endorse Hillary Clinton? Because no other presidential contender in our nation’s history has demonstrated such a strong, proactive commitment to women or has such a clear and outspoken record on behalf of women’s health and rights. With so much at stake in this election, we need someone who will do more than just defend reproductive rights— we need a steadfast champion who will fight to expand them, and do so not just when it’s easy, but also when it’s hard.
When you see their records side by side, there’s no question why the Planned Parenthood Action Fund endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. She has simply demonstrated the strongest record, clearest leadership, and most focused commitment to women’s health of any presidential candidate.
For anyone who supports Senator Sanders, know we are grateful for his strong record on reproductive rights. This endorsement doesn’t mean we’ll do anything negative about Sanders’ campaign. Instead it means that for the first time in history, we have the chance to help elect someone who’s been fighting to expand reproductive health and rights for decades to the White House, just when we need that kind of champion the most.
They also provided a handy chart that compares their records side by side, which you can see at the link.