WHAT ABOUT THE BABIES????!!!!
I wanted to share this email with you that I got from U.S. Representative for New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District,
Dear Dewey,
I have a lifetime of experience fighting for women’s health.
That’s why I’m appalled to see the Republicans threatening to shut down the federal government (again) over Planned Parenthood. In Congress, I have always defended women’s access to reproductive health, including access to abortion, and I am not about to give in now to another Republican tactic that will make it even more difficult for women to access the care they need.
The government does not belong in a personal decision that should remain between a woman and her doctor. Women have the right to cancer screenings, the right to HIV screenings, the right to contraception, and the hundreds of other services Planned Parenthood provides to millions of women in America. You see, one in five women will use services that Planned Parenthood provides. One in five.
I know how important Planned Parenthood can be when you’re struggling to get by. For some, it’s the only doctor they’ll see all year because they can depend on Planned Parenthood to be safe, high quality, and affordable. That’s why we cannot let the Republicans win this fight and defund Planned Parenthood. There are millions of women relying on us to join together, and stop them yet again.
Defunding Planned Parenthood would be devastating to millions of women across the nation. Attempts to defund it are simply attempts to close Planned Parenthood’s door, all across the country. We cannot let the Republicans scare us into shutting down the government. We have to stand strong.
Thank you for standing with me, and Planned Parenthood. Truly.
Michelle Lujan Grisham