When Planned Parenthood recently endorse HIllary Clinton for president, the Sanders supporters cried foul. Bernie Sanders himself called Planned Parenthood a member of the 'establishment'. AOC is obviously a member of the establishment also, as am I. To be insulted in this way -- as if I can't understand why Bernie is the preferred candidate on women's reproductive health insults my intelligence frankly. This woman DOES vote with my vagina, but that doesn't involve leaving my brain out of the connection. In fact, the two are very connected. Planned Parenthood writes:

Let’s be clear — when it comes to issues like birth control, abortion, and access to services at Planned Parenthood, both leading Democratic candidates for president have great records, and would make a great president. In fact, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are both rated 100% on Planned Parenthood Action Fund’s congressional scorecard for their perfect voting records on women’s health and rights, and have been strong defenders of Planned Parenthood.

So why did the Planned Parenthood Action Fund endorse Hillary Clinton? Because no other presidential contender in our nation’s history has demonstrated such a strong, proactive commitment to women or has such a clear and outspoken record on behalf of women’s health and rights. With so much at stake in this election, we need someone who will do more than just defend reproductive rights — we need a steadfast champion who will fight to expand them, and do so not just when it’s easy, but also when it’s hard.

Check out our chart to learn about both Sanders’ and Clinton’s records on some of the issues that are most important to reproductive rights advocates.

Recent Planned Parenthood Headlines

Texas health official out of job over study favorable to Planned Parenthood The Washington Post

Rick Allgeyer, director of research at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, is leaving his post, rather than facing disciplinary action for coauthoring a study on the impact of cuts to Planned Parenthood on poor women in Texas.

The study, coauthored with the University of Texas at Austin's Population Research Center, looked at the dramatic affects of eliminating Planned Parenthood from the Texas state-run Women's Health Program in 2013.

Their study, which was published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine early this month, found that the number of women obtaining long-acting birth control (such as intrauterine devices and contraceptive shots) through state-funded family planning services dropped by about a third after the change. Meanwhile, low-income women who had previously been receiving injectable contraceptives from Planned Parenthood before the change saw their birth rate shoot up 27 percent.

Kentucky's 'Illegal Abortion' Lawsuit Is Bullsh*t The Daily Beast

Abortion Barriers Hit Latinas the Hardest The Daily Beast