(Parody) Conservatives push to “redirect” funding away from Planned Parenthood
[Disclaimer: This article is a parody story. While some events in this article are actually taking place, it is written for comedy purposes and shouldn’t be taken too seriously.] Conservatives and Republicans are dropping their efforts to “defund” Planned Parenthood. Instead, they are pushing to “redirect” Federal funding for Planned Parenthood to other organizations that provide services to women. “We’re not trying to defund Planned Parenthood,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said on the Senate floor. “We simply want to redirect funding for Planned Parenthood to other organizations that provide actual health services to people in the communities.” Democrats condemned Republicans’ efforts to take money away from Planned Parenthood. “It’s completely sexist that Republicans are trying to take money away from Planned Parenthood,” Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told CNN’s Don Lemon. “‘Redirecting’ funding away from an organization is the same as ‘defunding’ them. Republicans have ...