Planned Parenthood Praises ‘Feminist’ Bernie Sanders

ashley.rae | November 4, 2015

Despite Hillary Clinton’s attempts to portray Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as a sexist, Planned Parenthood offered the “feminist” senator praise on Twitter Tuesday.

In a tweet, Planned Parenthood Action Fund wrote, “There’s another feminist running for president and here’s HIS record to prove it.”

They noted, “@BernieSanders is #InOurCorner.”

The Planned Parenthood tweet links to an article on Bustle, which applauds the “7 Fantastic Times Bernie Sanders Stood Up For Women & Their Rights.”

According to the article, Sanders has taken feminist positions on the 2013 Violence Against Women Act, equal pay for women, the “War on Women,” maternity leave, the Equal Rights Amendment, Planned Parenthood, and the need for women to hold elected office.

The article does not mention Sanders’ 1972 essay claiming women fantasize about rape.