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Planned Parenthood is a necessary choice

A leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion suggests the reversal of Roe v. Wade. In this photo, supporters of Planned Parenthood stood in solidarity on February 20, 2017 outside a Sarasota clinic.
A leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion suggests the reversal of Roe v. Wade. In this photo, supporters of Planned Parenthood stood in solidarity on February 20, 2017 outside a Sarasota clinic. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com

Women need healthcare and religious wackos shouldn’t be able to stop it. Shutting down Planned Parenthood would deny millions of patients access to its cancer screenings, birth control. HIV testing and more. If patients are blocked from care at Planned Parenthood, many would have nowhere to go for healthcare.

Thomas Raccis

Sarasota

This story was originally published July 20, 2017 at 4:25 PM with the headline "Planned Parenthood is a necessary choice."

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