Obama Urges Country Not To ‘Demonize’ Planned Parenthood In Abortion Debate

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Centre, in Paris, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. Obama discussed the COP21 climate change summit, an... U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Centre, in Paris, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. Obama discussed the COP21 climate change summit, and the threat of terrorism from the Islamic State Group. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) MORE LESS

President Barack Obama on Tuesday said that while he believes it’s “legitimate” to have a debate over abortion, people shouldn’t “demonize” organizations like Planned Parenthood in the process.

During a press conference in Paris, Obama was asked for his thoughts on the political rhetoric surrounding abortion in the context of Friday’s mass shooting at a Colorado Springs, Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic that left three people dead and nine others injured. The gunman, Robert Lewis Dear, reportedly told investigators “no more baby parts” after his arrest, but police have not disclosed a motive for the attack yet.

Obama said it was “fair to have a legitimate, honest debate about abortion” in the U.S.

“I don’t think that’s something that’s beyond the pale of our political discussion,” he said. “That’s a serious, legitimate issue. How we talk about it, making sure that we’re talking about it factually, accurately, and not demonizing organizations like Planned Parenthood I think is important.”

The President also noted that in many parts of the country, Planned Parenthood facilities are the only health care providers serving impoverished women.

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  1. If Republicans gave a crap about life after birth, they wouldn’t be using this kind of violent rhetoric already. After all, they don’t care if babies die in dumpsters, women die hemorrhaging in the street, or men die from simple infections- so long as that zygote or fetus gets pushed out of the birth canal on time.

  2. “fair to have a legitimate, honest debate about abortion”

    This is such bullshit. The “debate” centers around whether or not Christians get to impose their religious beliefs on other people. This line of thinking is such bullshit

  3. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    Obama said it was “fair to have a legitimate, honest debate about abortion” in the U.S.

    No there isn’t. Mr. President, you screwed the pooch with that comment. There is no such thing as a fair and honest debate over abortion. There never has been, and there never will be. Opponents will accept nothing less than the banning of all abortions. No debate. Not now, not ever.

  4. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    If they gave a crap about children, they wouldn’t cut programs that directly effect the health and welfare post-birth children.

  5. That too. The GOP isn’t pro-Life, they’re pro-Birth. As far as they’re concerned, the post-Birth living should hurry up and die and “decrease the surplus population.”

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