Friday’s deadly mass shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado has sparked new calls for confronting anti-choice extremism and the nation’s lax gun laws. Three people were killed and nine injured when a gunman identified as Robert Lewis Dear opened fire at the Colorado Springs facility. Dear was taken into custody after a multi-hour gunfight with police. While investigators claim his motive remains unknown, he reportedly invoked an anti-abortion talking point, saying “no more baby parts.” Republicans have falsely accused Planned Parenthood of selling organs from aborted fetuses for profit, basing their claims on doctored videos. Since July, when the anti-choice Center for Medical Progress began releasing the heavily edited videos, at least five other Planned Parenthood locations have been attacked by vandals.
Planned Parenthood Suspect Cites Anti-Choice Falsehood After Deadly Clinic Shooting
HeadlineNov 30, 2015
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