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House voted to defund Planned Parenthood. One of these sides sounds rational.
In today's debate on the defunding bill, a co-sponsor, Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., said:
"Taxpayers should not be forced to financially support organizations whose behavior is at best unethical and possibly illegal. When it comes to defunding Planned Parenthood, the issue should not be partisan. This is about protecting the rights of taxpayers — but more importantly, protecting the basic right of human life. I will continue to give a voice to our most fragile Americans who cannot speak for themselves at least until they're born then bootstraps ."
Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., responded by saying:
"In fact, there were over 4 million visits to Planned Parenthood clinics last year, and over 90 percent of this was basic women's health care, and not abortions. So why are we talking about this today? Why are we talking about this legislation? Planned Parenthood does these services, and no federal funds are spent on abortion services that Planned Parenthood does provide. But yet the majority will take the radical step of denying women of the basic healthcare they need. This radical agenda is wrong – it's wrong for American women, and it's wrong for us, when the federal budget expires in just 13 days."
The bold added for clarity.