Nationwide 'Defund Planned Parenthood' Rally Hits Unexpected Planning Snag

[fleur-de-lisa]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/planned-parenthood-rally_us_588f8376e4b0522c7d3c013d?oixjemi&

The organizers of a Feb. 11 anti-abortion rally have faced an unexpected snag. The planned demonstration at more than 130 Planned Parenthood health centers across the country has attracted many would-be protesters who thought the event’s website said “Defend PP,” instead of “Defund.”

“We got slammed with emails from pro-choice people wanting to come out and support Planned Parenthood,” said Eric Scheidler, spokesperson for the Pro-Life Action League and organizer of the rally. “It took us a while to figure out what was going on. We were getting messages from people saying, ‘Hey, you should really change the website name ― we really want help defend our rights.’”

Scheidler said the rally’s purpose is to show support for the effort in Congress to defund Planned Parenthood while repealing the Affordable Care Act. “When Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) announced his intention to seek this move right now, that really created an urgency for activists to back him up,” Scheidler said. Despite some pressure from the right, Republicans in Congress know that defunding Planned Parenthood would be politically detrimental to them. A Quinnipiac University poll released last week showed that only 31 percent of voters would support the move, while twice that number ― 62 percent ― support continued funding for the nation’s largest family planning provider.

The groundswell of support for Planned Parenthood appears to be gaining momentum in response to President Donald Trump and his anti-abortion administration. The day after Trump’s inauguration, the Women’s March on Washington, which explicitly supported the family planning provider, turned into one of the largest demonstrations in American history. Following the march, in Iowa, hundreds packed the state capitol to protest a Planned Parenthood defunding bill. In Utah, roughly 6,000 people marched to the state capitol on the first day of the Utah State Legislative session to defend reproductive rights.

[ck4829]

1. I guess we see the consequences already if you want to be "Unplanned"

[malaise]

2. Euuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

Spelling is not their strong suit.

[Ms. Toad]

5. Mmmm - that would be our side that's not so good with spelling. n/t

[fleur-de-lisa]

7. You are correct.

But I blame the dip shits who planned this thing for not realizing the two words are so similar there were bound to be people who would read it incorrectly.

I think it's hysterical!

[Warren DeMontague]

3. that's what you get when you don't plan

[DK504]

12. This is what you get when you let idiots

are being born. DePlanning Parenthood is their forte.

[Angry Dragon]

4. It seems to me that having an abortion is a federally protected right

isn't a crime if these people are working against this law??
Perhaps we should just call them TRAITORS

[eleny]

6. LOL!!!

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[Hulk]

8. Support Planned Parenthood should join them

Be civil...but be present and be vocal.

[Ligyron]

16. ...and be in the majority

drown their demonstration with large numbers of supporters ready to assist and escort women safely into clinics and shout down any bible-thumpers attempting to dissuade them from exercising their constitutional rights.

[dbackjon]

9. Are they going to Abort the march?

[Wounded Bear]

10. Defend is just Alt-Defund...

[BumRushDaShow]

11. "Damn auto-correct"

[The_Voice_of_Reason]

13. We on the left have our Marching Orders...

Now that we know the Pro-Life movements plans, it is time that we have COUNTER PROTESTS supporting Planned Parenthood at every location across America....they need and deserve our help and support.

[calimary]

14. And donate if you can!

I took a big step and locked in a monthly donation.

I only regret not being able to make it a BIG donation every month.

[erpowers]

15. Good News and Bad News

The bad news is that some Planned Parenthood supporters seems to have problems with reading. The good news is that there seems to be some good enthusiasm for Planned Parenthood.

[Metro135]

17. The Pro-Death Action League would be a better name

for this group. Defund Planned Parenthood -- in many cases the only option for some women to receive pre-natal care -- and then take away health care for millions.

Pro-Life. Uh huh.