October 8, 2008 1:44 PM
Planned Parenthood spreads Palin/rape kit lies - despite CNN setting record straight
Planned Parenthood Runs False Ad Attacking Palin on Bogus Rape Kit Charge Washington, DC (LifeNews.com)
Planned Parenthood is running a new television commercial that makes the now-disproved charge that John McCain running mate Sarah Palin forced rape victims to pay for rape kits. The charge picked up mainstream media steam in previous weeks but has been rebutted as completely false.
The ad features a woman named Gretchen who appears to be a rape victim and she tells the audience "I just didn't think it would happen to me."
"Under Mayor Sarah Palin, women like Gretchen were forced to pay up to $1,200 for the emergency exams used to prosecute their attackers," the Planned Parenthood ad claims.
The problem with the Planned Parenthood ad is that Governor Palin never instituted the kind of policy the abortion business claims. Planned Parenthood cites a September 22 CNN article to justify its claim that Palin's policy was to charge women for the kits, but CNN indicates otherwise. "Interviews and a review of records turned up no evidence that Palin knew that rape victims were being charged in her town," CNN reported.
As governor, Palin approved a funding increase for domestic violence shelters -- giving them an extra $266,200 -- and reauthorized a Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Full story at LifeNews.com.
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Comments
Why should they quit lying when it's always worked so well for them? You might as well expect men to stop deliberately doing such a lousy job on the housework that the women just sigh and do it themselves.
Posted by: Christina | October 8, 2008 7:39 PM
