County Commissioner: Planned Parenthood Trying to Make Abortion “Cool”

Scott Martin

Lancaster County Commissioner Scott Martin

Republican Lancaster County Commissioner Scott Martin criticized Planned Parenthood for a recent tweet urging supporters to proclaim that being “prochoice is sexy.”

Martin, who is in his second term as a commissioner, told some 90 members of the conservative political action committee Lancaster County ACTION Saturday that Planned Parenthood is “on the defensive” when it comes to abortion rights and is now trying to “make it cool.”

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Martin, who spoke at ACTION’s quarterly breakfast near Manheim Saturday morning, was referring to Planned Parenthood’s tweet on Friday that read: “RT if you think being #prochoice is #sexy!” The tweet has drawn a sharp reaction from opponents of abortion rights.

Here’s some of the response:

 

About Tom Murse

Tom Murse is a staff writer, columnist and blogger for the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era newspaper. He has been on staff since 1997, and has covered local and state politics for more than a decade.
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