Planned Parenthood Action Alert
On April 25, after the largest showing of support for reproductive rights in history, presidential adviser Karen Hughes invoked the memory of 9/11 and essentially equated pro-choice advocates to terrorists in her attempt to defend President George W. Bush's anti-choice policies.
BLITZER: Karen, how big of an issue will this abortion rights issue be in this campaign?HUGHES: Well..I think after September 11th the American people are valuing life more and realizing that we need policies to value the dignity and worth of every life...particularly at a time when we're facing an enemy, and really the fundamental difference between us and the terror network we fight is that we value every life...
--Source: Karen Hughes, CNN Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer, April 25, 2004
Invoking 9/11 to defend this administration's policies regarding reproductive rights was an insensitive and divisive overreach. We are all Americans, and we are patriots, too. An apology is in order.
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