President Obama and Planned Parenthood are out of step with public opinion on abortion and the scientific realities behind abortion laws

The President, Planned Parenthood, 

and "Quality Health Care"

by Elise Italiano

President Obama's recent address to Planned Parenthood's National Conference sweepingly mischaracterized abortion restrictions 

and pro-life views as culturally inaccurate and outdated.

Last Friday, Barack Obama became the first president of the United States to offer an address at Planned Parenthood's National Conference. While his appearance at the event and the rousing welcome of the organization is historically and culturally significant, his address proved to be out of sync with current trends in health care, the pro-life sentiment of Americans, and contemporary feminism.
During his address, Obama promised his fidelity to the group in the "fight against the war on women" that he and Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood, have staunchly opposed. This supposed campaign against women's rights and equality is largely characterized by the passage of state-level restrictions on abortion, as well as legislative proposals that challenge particular requirements of the Affordable Health Care Act.
Obama fervently opposed these laws, calling them "absurd." By implication, he called into question the moral, legal, and scientific soundness of the laws when he said, "When you read about some of these laws, you want to check the calendar. You want to make sure you're still living in 2013." He also rallied his supporters by saying,
As long as we've got to fight to make sure women have access to quality, affordable health care, as long as we've got to protect a woman's right to make her own choices about her own health, I want you to know that you've also got a president who's right there with you, fighting every step of the way.

His inaccuracies were numerous, given scientific and cultural shifts in this generation. But more troublesome are the assertion that quality health care includes unrestricted access to abortion, the sweeping statements about the moral pulse of the nation on the issue of abortion, and the assumption that all persons who advocate for women's interests, health, and flourishing support the services that Planned Parenthood supplies and the government funds.

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