Actress Elizabeth Banks: Romney won’t help women with ‘a heavy flow’

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Actress Elizabeth Banks: Romney won’t help women with ‘a heavy flow’

By David Edwards
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 13:22 EDT

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/08/actress-elizabeth-banks-romney-wont-help-women-with-a-heavy-flow/



In what may be a first for U.S. presidential campaign advertisements, actress Elizabeth Banks is warning that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney would strip Planned Parenthood of funding and prevent some women from receiving treatment for conditions like migraines and “a heavy flow.”

“Planned Parenthood was my health care provider when I didn’t have insurance after I graduated from college,” the “Hunger Games” star says in a video released on President Barack Obama’s YouTube channel on Wednesday. “Yes, I got birth control, but it was for my massive migraine headaches and my heavy flow. Yeah, I’m on the record saying I have a heavy flow.”

“The services that they provide — what is it? Ninety-five percent of them don’t involve anything controversial. So for that little 5 percent that Mitt Romney decides he doesn’t agree with, he’s going to take away cancer screenings?” Banks continues. “What is he doing? He’s going to take away people’s access to health care close by. We’re talking about working-class ladies who need health care.”

“President Obama has not compromised on women’s rights and that’s why President Obama needs to stay in office,” she concludes.

[WCGreen]

1. Wonderful for Ms. Banks to speak out on the War on Women....

K & R

[freshwest]

3. +1

[Liberal Veteran]

2. The republicans have a solution to heavy flow --- Koch-tex.

They seem incapable of understanding anything about women's health. It is sad we have to have this discussion about women's health care.

Good on Ms. Banks.

[Chemisse]

4. Good for her to share something pretty personal

In an effort to uphold women's rights.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

5. A "heavy flow" can be close to a hemorrhage, cause anemia, & be debilitating

[stevedeshazer]

6. 97% chance of this story being mocked on Rush Limbaugh tomorrow.

This is right up his fat wheelhouse.

Wish I could bet this on Intrade. I could make a few bucks.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

7. It'll be a mistake if he does, 'cause women know that losing a lot of blood is serious.

Their husbands know this too - it can be scary. Women know, and sort of stick together on this because it's no laughing matter. I think women will hate him even more if he mocks this issue.

[stevedeshazer]

8. You're absolutely right. And they will do it anyway.

I really believe they are so tone-deaf on this issue that they will do the stupid thing. Again.

[progressoid]

9. Way to go Elizabeth.

(plus she has a great laugh)

[Odin2005]

10. The fundies think it's GAWD'S punishment of Eve's sin.

And so women must suffer.