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Planned Parenthood to state Dems: Don’t even acknowledge pro-life arguments

By Jason Russell
Published October 2, 2015 8:08pm ET
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Planned Parenthood to state Dems: Don’t even acknowledge pro-life arguments
President of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards testifies on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, September 29, 2015, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, on Planned Parenthood's taxpayer funding. | Graeme Jennings

Planned Parenthood officials are advising Democratic state legislators against even acknowledging the pro-life side of the abortion debate.

Deirdre Schifeling, the national director of organizing and electoral campaigns for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, spoke to a crowd of Democratic state legislators at the State Innovation Exchange conference in Washington, D.C., Friday. Schifeling advised candidates about how to grow support for pro-choice policies.

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