Planned Parenthood slams 'extreme politics' ahead of RVA protest
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Thursday, August 20, 2015
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Demonstrators in RVA are gearing up to protest Planned Parenthood this weekend. Richmond is one of 300 cities across the country launching protests geared at forcing government leaders to defund the organization.
Protest organizer Leslie Davis Blackwell says she regrets having two abortions.
"It took me about 30 years to finally break the silence," Blackwell. "I was in the television industry, and I had a career. This pregnancy was an inconvenience. Get rid of this! It ended up breaking me. It haunted me."
New controversial videos allegedly showing Planned Parenthood profiting from tissue donation drove Blackwell to organize a protest in RVA.
"This protest is about these horrendous videos," said Blackwell. "It's a butcher shop."
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