What Happens When Hillary Clinton Talks Reproductive Health on the Trail

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http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-04-24/what-happens-when-hillary-clinton-talks-reproductive-health-on-the-trail


What Happens When Hillary Clinton Talks Reproductive Health on the Trail
Apr 24, 2015 5:20 PM CDT


How a quote about declining maternal mortality rates around the world turned into a story about abortion in the U.S.

Arit John



Who knew talking about maternal mortality rates could be so controversial?

During Hillary Clinton’s keynote address at Thursday’s Women In the World conference, the presidential candidate said that despite a drop in the rates of death during childbirth, women still don’t have access to “reproductive health care and safe childbirth,” and that “deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed” to achieve the full advancement of women. By Friday, The Hill and conservative sites Hot Air, The National Review, The Daily Caller (twice) and Life News reported that she was arguing that people, including in the United States, need to change their religious views on abortion.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, a prospective candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, took it even further. "Hillary Clinton said that people who are pro-life have to change our religious beliefs," Jindal declared in a statement issued by the American Future Project, a group supporting Jindal's as-yet undeclared campaign. "Our religious beliefs are between us and God, not us and Hillary Clinton." In an obviously hastily produced video, Jindal seeks to turn the Clinton comments into a fundraising opportunity.

For reference, here’s the full quote (the news sites did not include the reference to maternal mortality rates):

“Yes, we’ve cut the maternal mortality rate in half, but far too many women are still denied critical access to reproductive health care and safe childbirth, and laws don’t count for much if they’re not enforced. Rights have to exist in practice — not just on paper. Laws have to be backed up with resources and political will. And deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed.”

[elleng]

1. 'They' will say ANYTHING,

it matters not what Dems/candidates say, 'they' lie.

[question everything]

2. So Jindal is an idiot. This is the news?

But it shows how the RW will jump on every expression to twist it. I hope that the rapid fire campaign will be ready to respond and to mock.

[misterhighwasted]

3. John Fugalsang ripped Jindal apart tonight.

I can't link from my phone but He ripped Jindal to pieces as only John Fugelsang can do.
Brilliant & scorching.

Think this is it. Giving copy & paste a try here.

http://www.msnbc.com/the-ed-show/watch/bobby-jindals-far-right-legislation-434058819558