Thursday, August 30, 2012
While delivering 40,000 petitions to Akin's office Wednesday, ADVOCATES of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region ask: “If you think Todd Akin’s Missouri record is bad, what would life be like under a Vice President Ryan?”
Today, ADVOCATES of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri asked people to imagine what life would be like if U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin represented every woman in America, because they believe that’s exactly what’s at stake in this election. To punctuate their opposition to Rep. Akin, R-Wildwood, a dozen supporters of the ADVOCATES' group delivered 40,000 petitions to Akin's Ballwin office, as earlier reported by Eureka-Wildwood Patch. Many ADVOCATES' representatives wore pink to Akin's office and held signs that stated: "I'm watching and I will vote." "It's horrifying to label some rapes not 'legitimate,'" the petition reads. "Your comments show just how little compassion you have for the millions of …
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
The leading provider, educator and protector for reproductive health care in the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri for 80 years issues a definite response to Todd Akin's Sunday comments about "legitimate" rape.
On Sunday, U.S. Rep. Todd Akin made a medically and factually inaccurate statement during a television interview about pregnancy resulting from rape, said Planned Parenthood of St. Louis and Southwest Missouri representatives. Akin alleged that women’s bodies somehow naturally prevent pregnancy in cases of “legitimate rape.” "While Representative Akin’s latest false statement is shocking and offensive, it is not surprising to those of us in Missouri who know him best. Representative Akin has spent his entire political career supporting extreme positions that are dangerous to women’s health," the 2:06 p.m. public statement declared. The statement listed the following examples: Most alarmingy, according to Planned Parenthood, is Akin’s …
Saturday, February 4, 2012
The not-for-profit will "will continue to fund existing grants, including those of Planned Parenthood, and preserve their eligibility to apply for future grants."
Updated: On Saturday, Feb. 4, the Susan G. Komen Foundation announced that it would amend its decision regarding Planned Parenthood funding. Komen founder Nancy Brinker released this statement this morning: We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women's lives. The events of this week have been deeply unsettling for our supporters, partners and friends and all of us at Susan G. Komen. We have been distressed at the presumption that the changes made to our funding criteria were done for political reasons or to specifically penalize Planned Parenthood. They were not. Our original desire was to fulfill our fiduciary duty to our donors by not funding grant …
