Former Planned Parenthood VP Tina Smith Replaces Disgraced Pro-Abortion Senator Al Franken

LIFE NEWS ^ | Dec. 13, 2017 | Steven Ertelt

[Morgana]

With disgraced pro-abortion Senator Al Franken stepping down from his Senate seat after being exposed of multiple counts of sexual harassment, Minnesota is getting a new Senator. Unfortunately the state as merely replacing one abortion activists with another.

Today, pro-abortion Gov, Mark Dayton replaced Franken with a former executive of the Planned Parenthood abortion company, Tina Smith.

Leo LaLonde, President of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, was disappointed but not surprised by the news.

“Gov. Mark Dayton’s appointment of Tina Smith to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate is overwhelmingly disappointing to the state’s pro-life majority. An abortion industry insider, Ms. Smith is a former vice president of Planned Parenthood in Minnesota, the state’s leading performer of abortion. The choice of Ms. Smith is particularly egregious to Minnesota’s pro-life citizens, who will have no representation in the Senate,” he told LifeNews.

He added: “Most Minnesotans are pro-life. They support greater protection for unborn human beings. Minnesotans need someone who will fight for justice for the most vulnerable among us, the unborn.”

Many know Smith as the state’s lieutenant governor, but not her long history as an advocate of abortion on demand.

Smith is a former vice president at Planned Parenthood in Minnesota. As a leader in the state’s abortion industry, she put her marketing background to work for Planned Parenthood from January 2003 to February 2006. The organization performed 9,717 abortions in Minnesota during that period, and increased its abortions by 22 percent. It was also reimbursed $458,574.74 by Minnesota taxpayers for performing 1,892 abortions on low-income women. Planned Parenthood became the largest abortion provider in the state in 2004—and has held that position ever since. It received $12.65 million in government grants from 2003 to 2005.

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As an executive at Planned Parenthood, Smith helped lead the organization’s fierce opposition to Woman’s Right to Know. Smith opposes informing women about abortion risks, complications and alternatives.

As a top representative for the abortion industry, Smith strongly opposed commonsense legislation such as the Positive Alternatives Act of 2005, which provides pregnant women in need with practical assistance and life-affirming alternatives to abortion. She argued that pregnancy care centers that don’t refer women for abortions should not be eligible for any state grants.

During Smith’s tenure as Gov. Mark Dayton’s chief of staff, Dayton vetoed seven different pro-life measures, including licensing of abortion facilities and protection for pain-capable unborn children. He also vetoed a bill to stop the public funding of abortions at facilities like Planned Parenthood. During Smith’s three years as lieutenant governor, Dayton again dutifully vetoed bills to ban taxpayer funded abortions and to require licensing and inspection of abortion facilities, including Planned Parenthood.

The Planned Parenthood Action Fund honored Smith in 2012 “for her passion and commitment to Planned Parenthood.” It’s clear what Tina Smith fights for: no-limits abortion, subsidized by taxpayers. And she fights against any funding of alternatives to abortion.

“Tina Smith is, without a doubt, the Abortion Senator,” LaLonde concluded.

[Morgana]

Well that sucks.

“Most Minnesotans are pro-life. They support greater protection for unborn human beings. Minnesotans need someone who will fight for justice for the most vulnerable among us, the unborn.”

So how did Minnesota get stuck with these two wingnuts?

[Chauncey Gardiner]

If there had been a Republican Gov, Franken never would have resigned.

[onedoug]

Another murderer of innocents

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[DoodleDawg]

Same old/same old.

[cowboyusa]

Many is trending red. This is good for us.

[junta]

Does Planned Parenthood target young Somali-American girls with their message of birth control and abortion?

It would be a damn shame and a crime if an ISIS supporting whackadoodle muslim took his frustrations out on PP.

[Maudeen]

Most Minnesotans are pro-life.

Woe to abortionists as well those who vote for those who create laws to enable the destruction of God's creations . . . baby killer politicians.

[Honest Nigerian]

Exactly correct. Franken’s crimes against, and attacks on, women are small potatoes compared to the horrors of abortion. And these abortion supporters act like they are doing a noble service.
Makes me wonder if God will use the over-fed North Korean slob to punish America. Or if he will just leave it to the Muslims, and the Hollywood crowd.

[Morgana]

“Does Planned Parenthood target young Somali-American girls with their message of birth control and abortion?”

Do what callers from Live Action did...

Call Planned Parenthood and tell them you wish to donate money earmarked for only Muslim Somali refugees and see if they have a plan for that.

Then get back with me and Lila Rose at Live Action and tell us what they said.

[Haiku Guy]

Not to get all technical, but haw can Franken be replaced when he has not yet resigned?

[Gritty]

Just what we need - another baby murderer in the Senate.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Michelle Bachman call your office.

[EdnaMode]

It seems that a lot of people don’t vote on abortion anymore (Alabama proves it).

[TexasCruzin]

It appears to be already done.

“Today, pro-abortion Gov, Mark Dayton replaced Franken with a former executive of the Planned Parenthood abortion company, Tina Smith.”

[fortheDeclaration]

Keep electing Democrats and this is what you get!

[elcid1970]

Alone on this thread, you nailed it. Fake news, Franken isn’t going anywhere because outside the Senate, he’s unemployable.

His non-apology non-resignation last week has been completely overlooked.

[Vlad The Inhaler]

Democrats clearing the deck for the big battle to impeach President Trump for looking at pretty women.

[2harddrive]

By now EVERYONE knows that she (Illinois Lt. Gov. Tina Smith) is a Planned Parenthood Apostle of Abortionism!

[Architect of Avalon]

Many women dress like that in work situations where men are required to wear ties.