Hillary Clinton Statement on Texas Abortion Restrictions Supreme Court Ruling

On Monday, the Supreme Court struck down laws in the state of Texas that severely limit women’s access to abortion clinics. In a 5-3 decision, the court declared the laws unconstitutional (Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt). In a statement, Hillary Clinton called the decision “a victory for women across America.” She warned, however, that the fight is far from over as there are many other states trying to limit women’s health. A copy of Clinton’s statement is below:

“The Supreme Court’s decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt is a victory for women across America. By striking down politically motivated restrictions that made it nearly impossible for Texans to exercise their full reproductive rights, the Court upheld every woman’s right to safe, legal abortion, no matter where she lives. 

I applaud everyone who flooded the Texas Capitol to speak out against these attacks on women’s health, the brave women and men across the country who shared their stories, and the health care providers who fought for their patients and refused to give up.

Our fight is far from over. In Texas and across the country, a woman’s constitutional right to make her own health decisions is under attack. In the first three months of 2016, states introduced more than 400 measures restricting access to abortion. We’ve seen a concerted, persistent attack on women’s health and rights at the federal level. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has said women should be punished for having abortions.  He also pledged to defund Planned Parenthood and appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade.

Today’s decision is a reminder of how much is at stake in this election. We need a President who will defend women’s health and rights and appoint Supreme Court justices who recognize Roe v. Wade as settled law. We must continue to protect access to safe and legal abortion – not just on paper, but in reality.”

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News Source: The New York Times

Clinton Endorsed by Planned Parenthood

Today, Hillary Clinton was endorsed by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund at a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire. Both Clinton and Planned Parenthood support women’s rights and women’s health, but the organization has been attacked by Republicans and others because many of Planned Parenthood’s clinics offer abortion services. After being introduced by Cecile Richards, Clinton gave a speech in which she promised to support Planned Parenthood against attacks and vowed to support women’s health services including birth control, mammograms, and sex education. She criticized Republicans and Congress for attempting to defund the organizing saying that it was a direct attack on women’s health. A full video from the event is available on C-SPAN.

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News Source: Planned Parenthood

Clinton Interviewed Live on CNN

This afternoon, Hillary Rodham Clinton was interviewed live on CNN by Wolf Blitzer. During his show, The Situation Room, Clinton and Blitzer asked for Clinton’s reaction to last night’s Republican debate, Congress moving to defund Planned Parenthood, and the possibility that her private email server was hacked. Clips from the interview are included in this post.

Clinton has been in New Hampshire today, and a post covering her day will be available later this evening.

UPDATE (9/22): Replaced embedded video.

News Source: CNN

Clinton Releases Video Supporting Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood has long been a political lightning rod, but candidates like Hillary Rodham Clinton understand its importance to women’s health. As Congress threatens to defund Planned Parenthood, Clinton supports it. In a video released by her campaign today, Clinton calls out Republican candidates Scott Walker, Jeb Bush, and Rick Perry for their role in defunding the organization as governor of their respective states. Clinton vows to continue fighting for Planned Parenthood saying, ”When they attack women’s health, they attack America’s health, and it’s wrong. I’m proud to stand with Planned Parenthood.”

New Source: MSNBC

Clinton Visits AFL-CIO

Clinton speaks at a campaign event in New York, Monday, July 13, 2015 where she began to outline the economic agenda of her campaign.

Hillary Rodham Clinton visited the AFL-CIO in Maryland today seeking the group’s endorsement. The labor organization has been reluctant to throw their support behind any candidate this early in the primary, but Clinton is hoping to get their support. She focused on increasing the minimum wage. “I think it is important that we set a national minimum, but then we get out of the way of cities and states that believe that they can and should go higher,” she told reporters following the visit.

Following the event, Clinton spoke with reporters where she answered a number of questions, including one about the recent attempts by Congress to defund Planned Parenthood. Clinton criticized the efforts saying, “I think it is regrettable that Republicans are once again trying to undermine, even end those services that so many women have needed and taken advantage of. I think that it’s another effort by the Republicans to try to limit the health care options of women and we should not let them succeed once again.”

Tomorrow, Clinton is in Florida to give a speech and Florida International University, then she will attend the National Urban League Convention. Be sure to follow along on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for all the latest updates.

New Source: NBC News, Time