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Friday, February 15, 2013

Planned Parenthood Democrats Target Pro-life Champion Ken Cuccinelli

Ken Cuccinelli

 

by Ben Johnson

RICHMOND, VA, February 14, 2013,Emboldened by leading a successful campaign to demonize Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential campaign, Planned Parenthood has chosen its next political target: Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.

Cuccinelli, an unwavering foe of the abortion-provider's agenda, is running for the Republican nomination for governor.

The Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Planned Parenthood Virginia PAC teamed up with his likely Democratic foe, Terry McAuliffe, to launch the new attack website, Keep Ken Out.

Cuccinelli has earned their ire, voting to overturn then-Democratic Governor Mark Warner's veto of the partial birth abortion ban, drafting the state's parental consent law, leading efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, and insisting the state's abortion facilities meet the same health standards as other surgical centers.

Last April, the state attorney general said that LifeSiteNews.com is "the homepage for one of the computers in our house" at a fundraising dinner in Washington, D.C.

A notification at the bottom of the anti-Cuccinelli website acknowledges it is “Authorized by Terry McAuliffe for Governor, candidate for Governor.

“Of course, it should come as no surprise that Planned Parenthood would coordinate with a liberal Democrat campaign,” said Victoria Cobb, president of The Family Foundation, based in Virginia. “Its political entities have spent tens of millions of dollars on partisan activities while whining consistently that it doesn’t have enough money to bring its abortion centers up to basic health and safety standards. It is, however, committed to forcing you, the taxpayer, to fund its operations to the tune of more than half a billion dollars annually.”

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