Happy anniversary to Senator Pat Toomey! One year ago today he joined the most extreme Republicans in the Senate to try to shut down the government over funding for Planned Parenthood.
Never mind that Pennsylvania’s 13 Planned Parenthood clinics serve more than 100,000 women every year.
…Or that 18,000 Pennsylvania women a year receive potentially lifesaving breast exams at Planned Parenthood.
…Or even that most Republicans thought it was a terrible idea to risk shutting down the government over funding for this organization.
Because when it comes to denying women access to critical healthcare or refusing them the freedom to make their own reproductive choices – even if it means throwing doctors who perform abortions in jail – Pat Toomey is ON IT.
BACKGROUND:
One Year Ago, Toomey Voted With Ted Cruz to Shutdown the Government Over Planned Parenthood Funding — Planned Parenthood Provides Care for More Than 100,000 Pennsylvanian Women
Philadelphia Inquirer HEADLINE: “Toomey Votes Against Bill That Would Avert Government Shutdown.” [Philadelphia Inquirer, 9/29/15]
Toomey Was One of 19 Republicans to Vote for the Shutdown. [PoliticsPA, 9/29/15]
Toomey Voted With Republicans Like Ted Cruz to Shut Down the Government Over Funding Planned Parenthood.[PoliticsPA, 9/29/15]
Planned Parenthood’s 13 Clinics in Pennsylvania Help More Than 100,000 Women Each Year. [Planned Parenthood, “Where We Are,” 7/27/15]
Planned Parenthood Administers Nearly 18,000 Breast Exams To Pennsylvania’s Women Each Year. [Planned Parenthood, “Where We Are,” 7/27/15]
2010: When Asked if He Supported Putting Abortion Doctors in Jail, Toomey Said “At Some Point Doctors Performing Abortions, I Think Would be Subject to That Sort of Penalty.” MATTHEWS: “Would you put people in jail for performing abortions?” TOOMEY: “At some point doctors performing abortions, I think would be subject to that sort of penalty.” [MSNBC, Hardball with Chris Matthews, 5/26/10]