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Planned Parenthood and Mammograms

Posted on October 18, 2012

At the second presidential debate, President Barack Obama said that women “rely on” Planned Parenthood for mammograms. Actually, mammograms are not performed at the clinics; Planned Parenthood doctors and nurses conduct breast exams and refer patients to other facilities for mammograms. Individual clinics sometimes provide more than referrals, arranging for …
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Planned Parenthood

Posted on April 18, 2011

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 …
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More Health Care Exaggerations

Posted on October 22, 2008

Planned Parenthood is distributing a mailer in Ohio that criticizes Sen. John McCain’s health care plan. But it uses a bogus figure on what McCain’s plan would do to Ohioans’ taxes. The mailer says, “I see struggling patients every day. That’s why I was so horrified when I read about …
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McCain’s Viagra Moment

Posted on July 24, 2008

Summary Planned Parenthood is running a TV ad showing John McCain painfully groping for an answer to a reporter’s question: "It’s unfair that health insurance companies cover Viagra but not birth control. Do you have an opinion on that?" McCain had good reason to be flustered. The premise of the …
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