Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said in a recent interview that he would defund Planned Parenthood if he was president.
CBN News reports that, in an exclusive interview with The Brody File,
Trump told David Brody that, if elected, he would sign a bill that would
defund Planned Parenthood, although he maintains that Planned
Parenthood does do other beneficial things for women, excluding
abortion.
“They do a lot of good things for women but as long as they’re involved
with the abortions, as you know they say it’s 3% of their work, some
people say it’s 10%, some people say it’s 8%, I hear all different
percentages but it doesn’t matter. As long as they’re involved with
abortion, as far as I’m concerned forget it, I wouldn’t fund them
regardless. But they do do other good work. You look at cervical cancer.
I’ve had women tell me they do some excellent work so I think you also
have to put that into account but I would defund Planned Parenthood
because of their view and the fact of their work on abortion,” stated
Trump in the interview.
“Alright but there are other groups as well not just Planned Parenthood that do that fine work,” Brody responded.
“That’s right but they do a big job,” countered Trump. “There are a lot
of women taken care of by Planned Parenthood so we have to remember
that but I am for defunding Planned Parenthood as long as they are
involved with abortion.”
Republican presidential candidate and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has
criticized Trump for his shifting views on abortion and claims he is not
to be trusted on the issue. Cruz tells voters to assess what a
candidate actually does, not only what he says.
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