February 24, 2011

Rep. Gwen Moore meanwhile shared a very different personal story. Responding to Rep. Paul Brown’s claim that Planned Parenthood killed “more black babies,” Moore said, “I know all about black babies. I’ve had three of them. I had one at the ripe old age of 18.” Her description of her struggles raising those children drew […]

And here’s Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) speaking about having a child at 18 and the consequence of “unplanned parenthood” — and wondering where the Republicans’ concern for “black babies” is once they’re born. {qtube vid:=j5GOCfpE4RQ w:=580 h:=360 b:=1 c1:=0b8241 c2:=16cc68 ap:=0 rel:=0} >Read More<

And via Akiba Solomon’s Gender Matters column, Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wisconsin) ethers the oft-repeated right-wing claim that Planned Parenthood is some sort of modern-day eugenics movement. “I can tell you I know a lot about having black babies. I’ve had three of them,” she says, and the rest is just as must-listen. >Read More<

Another Power Woman in last night’s heated debate was Rep. Gwen Moore of Wisconsin. When Rep. Paul Brown of Georgia argued that because most clinics are in ethnic neighborhoods “more black babies are killed” by Planned Parenthood, she countered, “I know all about black babies. I’ve had three of them. I had the first one

Responding to Broun’s deep concern for the well-being of black babies (a concern that apparently ends when those black babies grow up to need breast exams or cervical screenings) Wisconsin Democrat Gwen Moore said, “I know a lot about having black babies. I’ve had three of them. And I had my first one … at