Cecile Richards Can't Explain Difference Between Gosnell Slayings and Elective Late-Term Abortions

Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards held a small rally outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday joined by Minnesota senator Al Franken, Connecticut Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, and a crowd of 200 Planned Parenthood activists. Richards warned that new legislation–including measures establishing late-term abortion limits–pose a threats to women’s rights.

Much of the new legislation comes in the wake of the trial of Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, who was convicted of murder for snipping the necks of babies after they were born. Following the rally, THE WEEKLY STANDARD asked Richards to explain the difference between the Gosnell killings and late-term abortions.