You go, Hillary!


In about 3 minutes Hillary takes a pro-life Republican congressperson to school on why women's health, including reproductive health, including reproductive rights, is critical here and abroad!


You can watch her firm, measured, rational, data-supported defense of her pro-choice beliefs here.

I love the way she doesn't waffle; she doesn't back down. She starts out by saying "You and I have a fundamental disagreement." She also acknowledges that abortion should be rare, but points out that it is rarer when family planning services are accessible and open.

And if you want fewer abortions, how can you argue with that? Unless you honestly believe that women won't resort to illegal abortions if you manage to succeed in making them illegal? But then, maybe those women's lives don't mean so much to some pro-"life"rs.

Anyway, I respect anyone who can encapsulate a great argument so succinctly. Watch and appreciate.

Hat tip: Salon: Broadsheet

Posted: Sat - April 25, 2009 at 04:51 PM       EmailFeedback

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