Planned Parenthood Action Fund Statement on Texas Governor Rick Perry’s Remarks at National Right to Life Convention
For Immediate Release: June 27, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC — Planned Parenthood Action Fund president Cecile Richards released the following statement in response to Texas Governor Rick Perry’s remarks at the National Right to Life Convention today.
“Rick Perry’s remarks are incredibly condescending and insulting to women. This is exactly why the vast majority of Texans believe that politicians shouldn’t be involved in a woman’s personal health care decisions. Women are perfectly capable of deciding whether to choose adoption, end a pregnancy, or raise a child, and they don’t need Rick Perry’s help making that decision. What the world saw in Texas this week was democracy in action. The people had a voice this week, and we’ll make sure they have a voice in the weeks ahead.”
You can read Planned Parenthood Action Fund’s statement on Rick Perry’s call for another special session on abortion restrictions here.