This makes me sick. Holier-Than-Thou rightwingers basically threatened builders working on Planned Parenthood's new building in Austin, telling them that they'd never work in this town again. Their tactics succeeded. Planned Parenthood has rallied, saying that it will act as its own contractor.
I just heard one of the boycotters on the radio saying something like "It made me sick to think of what goes on under that roof." Yeah. You want to know what goes on under that roof? Women get health checkups. Women get birth control. Women who might otherwise not see a doctor at all. Yes, some women have abortions, but I bet that Planned Parenthood has prevented way more abortions than it's ever actually performed.
It just makes me want to scream that people think any different — and want to impose their twisted thinking on the rest of us. (Austin had a reputation of being a liberal town. Heck, Afghanistan used to be a destination spot for hippie travellers in the 1960s. Hyperbole on my part? Yes, but not that much.)
