Jeb Bush: Planned Parenthood isn't involved in women's health 25AUG15

jeb bush is a Christian and a liar, deceiver and manipulator, none of which are Christian characteristics and are violations of the 10 Commandments (lying and bearing false witness).  He, and the other republican candidates who are spreading these lies about Planned Parenthood should be ashamed not only for their actions but also because it only increases the perception among non-believers that Christians are liars and deceivers and manipulators of the truth. And they should also be ashamed for advocating denying millions of women and their families access to the health care they need because Christ doesn't advocate turning away from the needs of the least among us. From +PolitiFact .....
 

Planned Parenthood is "not actually doing women’s health issues."

— Jeb Bush on Tuesday, August 25th, 2015 in remarks at a town hall in Colorado

Jeb Bush: Planned Parenthood isn't involved in women's health

By Lauren Carroll on Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 at 3:43 p.m.

Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during a town hall style campaign stop n Englewood, Colo., Aug. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Planned Parenthood is not involved in women’s health issues, said Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush.
At a town hall in Englewood, Colo., Aug. 25, an audience member asked Bush about his record on women’s health, as well as what he would do for women’s health, particularly for veterans, as president.
"When I was governor, we expanded those programs through community-based organizations, and that’s something I think the federal government needs to continue to do," Bush said. "I, for one, don’t think Planned Parenthood ought to get a penny, though. And that’s the difference because they’re not actually doing women’s health issues. They're involved in something way different than that."
Bush, who cut off state funding for Planned Parenthood as governor, then pivoted to talk about veterans affairs.
Bush’s claim that the organization is not involved in women’s health caught our attention. Setting aside the issue of abortion, Planned Parenthood offers many other medical services -- most of which seem obviously related to women’s health.
We reached out to Bush’s campaign, and it directed us to a tweet that Bush posted, after Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton criticized his Aug. 25 remarks. Bush’s tweet said, "PP (Planned Parenthood) treatment of unborn has been horrifying. Let's support quality women's health programs instead."
The National Library of Medicine defines "women’s health" as "the branch of medicine that focuses on the treatment and diagnosis of diseases and conditions that affect a woman's physical and emotional well-being."
While "women’s health" encompasses all health issues as they pertain to women, reproductive health in particular is Planned Parenthood’s primary focus. The organization offers contraception, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, pregnancy testing, prenatal services and cancer screenings, including breast exams. (No, Planned Parenthood does not provide mammograms, but it conducts breast exams and refers women to other clinics for mammograms.)
In total, Planned Parenthood saw 2.7 million individual patients in 2013, and it provided nearly 11 million services, according to its most recent annual report. About 12 percent of patients received an abortion, (assuming one procedure per abortion patient), so the remaining 88 percent of patients received other health services.
Here’s the section of the report breaking down services provided in 2013:

Our friends at the Washington Post's Fact Checker also looked at Bush's claim and gave it four pinocchios, their lowest rating.
Our ruling
Bush said, Planned Parenthood is "not actually doing women’s health issues."
It’s hard to reconcile Bush’s statement with the fact that -- setting abortion procedures aside -- Planned Parenthood offered more than 10 million services in 2013. Those services included contraception, breast exams, pregnancy tests, pap tests and STI testing and treatment. Bush is opposed to abortion, but it doesn’t make sense to say that Planned Parenthood isn’t addressing women’s health issues.

About this statement:

Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 at 3:43 p.m.
Researched by: Lauren Carroll
Edited by: Angie Drobnic Holan
Subjects: Abortion, Women

Sources:

CNN, "Jeb Bush: Planned Parenthood 'not actually doing women's health issues,'" Aug. 25, 2015
Planned Parenthood, "Services" fact sheet, July 2015
Planned Parenthood, "2013-2014 Annual Report," December 2014
PolitiFact, "97% of Planned Parenthood's work is mammograms, preventive care, O'Malley says," Aug. 3, 2015
PolitiFact, "Fox Business reporter: 95% of Planned Parenthood's 'pregnancy services' were abortions," Aug. 4, 2015
PolitiFact, "Jeb Bush held $1 million 'hostage' for abstinence-only education, Emily's List says," May 20, 2015
PolitiFact, "Jeb Bush says he cut off funding to Planned Parenthood as governor," Aug. 7, 2015
Email interview, Bush spokeswoman Allie Brandenburger, Aug. 26, 2015