P. P. Board Member: Women Have ‘Fewer Rights’ in Some States than 50-60 Years Ago

‘We have to be figuring how the why women’s health is under attack in such an intense way’

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HARRIS-PERRY: "I can remember, Alexis, my mom, who was working in domestic violence work in the 1970s and ‘80s. And the shelters for people coming in sometimes for domestic violence were always shielded. It doesn’t say shelter outside because you recognize that there’s real danger. And so, you know, I look at a moment like this and go, so do we take the Planned Parenthood signs down? Do we cower? Then I also worry about the safety of providers."
JOHNSON: "We worry about that intensively, right, our staff are very well trained around security procedures. I think it’s — all of the law enforcement officials I saw commenting on this yesterday talked about how really well trained they were that there wasn’t a larger loss of life or folks who were injured. But I think it’s like really the question that we should be building better barricades for women’s health centers, you know, is not the right one. We have to be figuring how the why women’s health is under attack in such an intense way. See seal talks all the time about having grown up in Texas that there are states now that have fewer rights for women than we had just, you know, 50, 60 years ago. So the idea we are reverting and creating these very horrible environments for our providers, it’s really, really horrible. But I agree with what the doctor said. The health care professionals. You feel like you’re walking into a movement when you walk into Planned Parenthood because you know they’re there for their patients, no matter what."

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