[Red State] Great news, everyone: If you’ve at any point been concerned about the business of Planned Parenthood, as it turns out, it’s all cool.According to the company’s new president, Dr. Leana Wen, the unpolitical practice of the organization is saving lives.
That’s right.
During an interview with CBS This Morning Monday, Wen made things clear.
The show opened by pointing out that PP workers "serve more than 8,000 people" a day.
"Serve."
Planned Parenthood is one of the most maligned and controversial organizations out there. For the program to describe it as "serving" people reveals a heavy bias in favor of it. Imagine if, instead, the show had begun with a counter-characterization from across the ideological aisle: "Planned Parenthood has aborted almost 7 million babies since 1978. Leana, welcome to the show." Wording is everything.
Anyway, Wen schooled us all: