The Lies Continue

The Government Shutdown Averted, Now Planned Parenthood Speaks - DC Spotlight Newspaper: PP of Metro Washingon, DC, director Laura Meyers asserts: “When you’re talking about defunding Planned Parenthood from receiving federal dollars, you are not ever talking about abortion, because no federal dollars can ever go for abortion.” She explains: “This is a settled principle. It’s been settled for thirty years with the Hyde Amendment. Extremist in congress are really targeting women’s health, basic preventive healthcare. This is not about abortion, and it has nothing to do with saving the American taxpayer money. When we talk about cutting funding for family planning and preventative healthcare, which is cost-effective care, we are not saving a dime. If you do not detect cancer at its earliest moment, that subsequent healthcare that someone needs, in terms of treating later stages of cancer, is much more expensive than preventing or detecting cancer at its earliest possible moment.”"