The dead babies thrown in the dumpster beg to differ.
(Huff Po) — Amy Poehler goes to bat for Planned Parenthood in a fundraising email sent out by the women’s health service provider on Monday.
“You know who is awesome? Cecile Richards. She’s the president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America,” Poehler says. “Every single doctor and nurse and receptionist and volunteer who shows up at a Planned Parenthood health center to make sure that every person who walks through their door gets the care they need.”
The message from the “Parks and Recreation” star and former cast member of “Saturday Night Live” comes amid Republican efforts mounting on the state level to defund the women’s health organization.
HuffPost’s Laura Bassett reports:
Four states have passed legislation defunding Planned Parenthood so far this year, but the family planning provider is not going down without a fight. A federal judge in Indiana sided with Planned Parenthood against the defunding law on Friday, blocking its implementation, and now the legal battle is moving to Kansas.
Poehler concludes her message by asking readers to join her in “saying that Planned Parenthood is awesome.”
Bonus fun fact of the day: ZIP used to hang around with Poehler’s younger brother when he was in college.