Can Jeb Bush protect the Planned Parenthood debate’s health?

Published August 5, 2015 1:10am ET



Soon the Republicans will hold their first presidential debate of this election cycle, showcasing alternatives to the kind of messaging favored by media darling Donald Trump — if they can find one, that is.

The press is piling on former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for an unscripted add-on to his comments to the Southern Baptist Convention in favor of defunding Planned Parenthood, saying the money currently going to the nation’s largest abortion provider could instead go to other health organizations “although I’m not sure we need a half billion dollars for women’s health issues.”

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