Jeb Bush: Planned Parenthood ‘Not Actually Doing Women’s Health Issues’

For the second time this month, Jeb Bush has said something that is bound to end up in a general election attack ad, should he ever surpass Donald Trump.

Answering a question about federal funding for Planned Parenthood at a town hall meeting in Colorado, the Republican candidate reportedly said, “I, for one, don’t think Planned Parenthood ought to get a penny though, and that’s the difference because they’re not actually doing women’s health issues.”

It was at the Southern Baptist Forum in Nashville, Tennessee earlier this month that Bush uttered the line, “I’m not sure we need half a billion dollars for women’s health issues.”

In both instances, Hillary Clinton’s campaign fired back at Bush, this time highlighting the services Planned Parenthood provides beyond just abortions:

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Hillary Clinton retweeted Juana Summers

Jeb is just wrong. 2.7 million patients for 900K cancer screenings and 4.5M STI tests and treatments/year

Hillary Clinton added,

Juana Summers @jmsummers

Jeb Bush: "I don't think Planned Parenthood ought to get a penny because they're not actually doing women's health issues."

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8:31 AM - 25 Aug 2015

Similarly, Planned Parenthood tweeted at Bush with a graphic that detailed 10.6 million services it provided to women in 2013:

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FYI, @JebBush: This is women's health care. And it's what #PlannedParenthood does.

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11:15 AM - 25 Aug 2015

Via: Mediaite

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