Why is Ted Cruz so obsessed with defunding Planned Parenthood?
What fuels the whacky Senator from Texas, Ted Cruz, to keep shutting the government down? He's a bit like a spoiled brat. If doesn't get his way, this is the method he uses to handle his temper tantrums. Tell lies. His latest crusade has been to defund Planned Parenthood. I happen to live in Texas and subscribe to his whackadoodle newsletters so I can see what lies he's churning out to his adoring Tea Party followers. The one dated Sept. 25 is a doozie! It's chock full of untruths even though I know he's been inundated with solid facts proving his allegations against Planned Parenthood are completely off-base and well ... they are lies. He's become so crazed over defunding Planned Parenthood he's paying big bucks to get his information put at the top of search engines!! Yes, Ted Cruz has become a total Right Wing Extremist that is the most dangerous man in the US Senate. We can't let him get away with his dirty, filthy lies!
The headline in today's Houston Chronicle reads: "WITH BOEHNER OUT, CRUZ SEEKS SHUTDOWN." In order to see the big picture, here is his is his recent newsletter ... and these are the talking points Cruz is going to use to try to shut down the government. Keep in mind, the man is so vain, he never stops tooting his own horn, no matter how insane the op/ed's are that he also shares with us (omitted here).
September 25, 2015
Greetings,
This week, I continued leading the fight to protect the lives of unborn children and to ensure not a penny of taxpayer dollars is directed to Planned Parenthood, a private organization under criminal investigation. When video evidence surfaced depicting the barbaric selling of unborn baby parts by Planned Parenthood, Americans of conscience —both pro-life and pro-choice— were understandably shocked. This is more than a fiscal matter, it is a moral issue.
I remain resolved that Congress should not consider any legislation that gives federal money to Planned Parenthood, and I will continue to defend human life.
Please keep reading for an update on the latest in the Senate.
Keep Texas strong,
TC Sig
Ted Cruz
I want to address his comments here:
CRUZ: "This week, I continued leading the fight to protect the lives of unborn children"
Cruz must not realize that there are hundreds of "abortion only" clinics. Do any of them receive federal funding? Yes. In what cases? Rare ones. Like for instance if a foster child under the age of 19 is raped or incest occurs. So why isn't he going after all abortion clinics? Or is that his next move if he gets his way?
New health initiatives are likewise being burdened by the legacy of the Hyde Amendment. The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), a program providing expanded health insurance for children aged 19 or younger, includes a ban on the use of federal funds for abortions unless the pregnancy endangers the teenager's life or results from rape or incest.
And is the lack of funds for abortion for low income women DANGEROUS? YES! But does Ted Cruz understand or even care? He seems to be the biggest target for the War on Women now. He thinks he's gaining supporters, but his poll numbers indicate otherwise. No one wants a radical running our nation!
Does Medicaid pay for other reproductive health care?
Yes. Medicaid offers comprehensive reproductive health care, including family planning, prenatal care, and services related to childbirth. By singling out abortion for exclusion, politicians have attempted to impose their own choices on poor women.
How have women on Medicaid paid for abortions since the
Hyde Amendment?
Federal funding restrictions have left some women on Medicaid little choice but to use money they need for food, rent, clothing, or other necessities to pay for an abortion. One study showed that nearly 60% of women on Medicaid were often forced to divert money that would otherwise be used to pay their daily and monthly expenses, such as rent, utility bills, food and clothing for themselves and their children. Some even resorted to pawning household goods to come up with the necessary cash. Many Medicaid-eligible women delay their abortions, increasing their medical risks, while they scrape funds together. Other women have been forced to carry their pregnancies to term or to seek illegal abortions. Studies have shown that from 18 to 35 percent of Medicaid-eligible women who want abortions, but who live in states that do not provide funding for abortion, have been forced to carry their pregnancies to term.
https://www.aclu.org/...
CRUZ: "and to ensure not a penny of taxpayer dollars is directed to Planned Parenthood, a private organization under criminal investigation"
Cruz is wrong. He knows it, yet perpetuates the lie. Why does he want to interrupt funding for the 97% of much needed health services when there are only 3% of abortions and ZERO FEDERAL FUNDING IS USED FOR THOSE ABORTIONS?
Q: How much of Planned Parenthood’s services are dedicated to abortions? Does the federal government fund those procedures?
A: Abortions represent 3 percent of total services provided by Planned Parenthood, and roughly 10 percent of its clients received an abortion. The group does receive federal funding, but the money cannot be used for abortions by law.
As far as investigations of Planned Parenthood, there have been many of recent and they all showed no wrongdoing. Even in Ted Cruz's state of Texas!! So why does the man keep lying!??
Georgia, South Dakota Investigations Conclude No Wrongdoing by Planned Parenthood
http://rhrealitycheck.org/...
Indiana Clears Planned Parenthood Of Wrongdoing In Investigation Sparked By Deceptively-Edited Videos
UPDATE: Massachusetts Also Finds Planned Parenthood To Be "Fully Compliant" With The Law
http://mediamatters.org/...
5 States Have Completed Investigations Into Planned Parenthood — and Found Nothing
http://mic.com/...
Reuter/Reuters
Investigations turn up no Planned Parenthood wrongdoing
http://www.msnbc.com/...
And his last statement I want to address which has also been found to also be false.
CRUZ: "When video evidence surfaced depicting the barbaric selling of unborn baby parts by Planned Parenthood,"
Cruz uses strong language hoping to hone in on his followers to get more leverage to shut down our government yet again.
Senator Cruz has been made aware of the edited video's, but ignores the truth. Planned Parenthood DONATES (not sells) Fetal Stem Cell Tissue (not baby parts), with given permission, for further scientific study. And the biggest lie, was the stillborn baby used as a live fetus. How low could that anti-abortion group go and was there anyone who directed (asked) or persuaded them to illegally make and edit these video's? At this time, THEY are under investigation, although Boehner is saying he is going to call for a special committee to investigate Planned Parenthood INSTEAD of the anti-abortion group and their dirty antics. Wow, that's the parting gift from the Speaker of the House? He can't take a moment and read about all the other statewide investigations finding no wrongdoing by Planned Parenthood, but instead wants to spend even more of taxpayers money? Planned Parenthood seems to be the new Benghazi Benghazi Benghazi.
House Dems: Investigation Finds ‘No Evidence’ of Planned Parenthood Wrongdoing
“Over the last month, we have carefully reviewed the facts at hand and the materials provided to us as a result of the majority’s inquiry,” said Reps. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Diana DeGette (D-CO) in a statement. “Despite the incendiary rhetoric, we have looked strictly at the facts. We are continuing to do our due diligence, but we have found these claims to be unsubstantiated."
“These claims” refers to allegations by anti-choice front group Center for Medical Progress (CMP) that Planned Parenthood sells fetal tissue for profit, alters abortion procedures to get the tissue, and performs so-called “partial-birth abortions.”
CMP made these claims in a series of heavily edited, discredited videos that may have been obtained illegally.
http://rhrealitycheck.org/...
Anti-abortion video showed stillborn baby — not fetus
The anti-abortion-rights group targeting Planned Parenthood is acknowledging that its most recent video used an image of a stillborn baby that was made to look like an aborted fetus.
The Center for Medical Progress posted a new link on its video late Thursday, adding that one of the images was actually a baby named Walter Fretz, born prematurely at 19 weeks.
http://thehill.com/...