Sen. Kyl incorrectly claims ‘well over 90%’ of Planned Parenthood’s services are abortions

[Playinghardball]

Source: Raw Story
By Stephen C. Webster

Sen. John Kyl (R-AZ) made a startling misstatement on the Senate floor Friday, amid a heated debate on funding women's health services -- a key sticking point for Republicans and Democrats struggling to pass a budget that would keep the federal government from shutting down.

"You don't have to go to Planned Parenthood to get your blood pressure or your cholesterol checked," he said. "If you want an abortion, you go to Planned Parenthood, and that's well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does."

Shocking as that might sound, it's patently false. In fact, the opposite is true: More than 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does has nothing to do with abortion.

The Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is one of the nation's top non-profit organizations. In 2009, according to PPFA's figures, 96 percent of its activities were dedicated to one of the following: cancer screenings; STD or STI testing; counseling and education; or pregnancy testing and prevention.

Read more at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/04/08/sen-kyl-incorrectly-claims-well-over-90-of-planned-parenthoods-services-are-abortions/

[valerief]

1. Over 90% of what Kyl says /sb aborted. nt

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. Ye Olde "Presto Change-O."

A classic.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. And well over 90% of what Sen. Kyl says is a lie.

[emulatorloo]

4. "incorrectly claims?" Now that is an understatement n/t

[Wait Wut]

5. Well over 90% of the sane people in AZ...

...think Kyl is a fucking idiot.

[JackintheGreen]

11. But that represents only 3% of AZ's total population

:hide:

[Wait Wut]

13. Thanks for rubbin' it in.

:eyes:

I'm proud to say that I'm in that 3%.

[Drale]

6. If only Ms. Kyl had considered an abortion instead of leaving us

with this steaming pile of a so called man to deal with.

[spanone]

7. kyl lies like a rug

[NoodleyAppendage]

8. He pulled that incorrect percentage out of his bloated ass. n/t

J

[gratuitous]

9. WOW, wait until the bulldogs of the Fourth Estate get wind of this!

They'll tear Sen. Kyl limb from limb, and . . .

Why's everybody laughing?

[subterranean]

10. It doesn't matter. The lie will stick.

People who are predisposed to believe such things won't hear the later debunking or retraction, and even if they do, they will still believe the lie. Republicans and Fox News know this well and exploit it often.

[sakabatou]

12. Of course it'll stick

People are stupid.

[LynneSin]

14. Yes I used Planned Parenthood 6 times over a 5 year period each one an abortion....

:sarcasm:

Actually it was affordable yearly exam when I couldn't afford a doctor.

[Justitia]

15. LIAR (Sen Kyl)

[JHB]

16. Fact-finding by rectal extraction, it's the Republican way.

[nykym]

17. And Not one democratic senator

asked for proof or offered the facts to dispute his claims. Jeez even a simple Sen Kyle you are entitled to your own opinions but not your own facts. What are we paying these people for?

[Ilsa]

18. That's not an error, that's a LIE! nt

[Horse with no Name]

19. That is their talking point

I've heard it all over today.