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After 18 candidates ran to fill the\u00a0Georgia district seat vacated by Tom Price — now the Health & Human Services Secretary — the race is down to Jon Ossoff, running as a Democrat, and Karen Handel, running as a Republican, after Ossoff fell just short of the 50 percent required to win on April 18.<\/p>\n

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Jon Ossoff (Screenshot via Washington Post)<\/p><\/div>\n

Ossoff describes himself on his website<\/a> as “lead[ing] a company that investigates corrupt politicians and organized crime.” He also has been a national security staffer in Congress, a Congressional aide, and a journalist.<\/p>\n

He makes his support for Planned Parenthood and abortion quite clear as well, in several of his priorities<\/a>. In discussing “Health Care,” it is mentioned:<\/p>\n

Jon will defend women\u2019s access to contraception and a woman\u2019s right to choose and fight any legislation or executive action that would allow insurance companies to discriminate against women.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Then there’s “Civil Liberties & Civil Rights,” which makes mention of “our privacy” as “sacred.” He makes mention of his mother as “an immigrant who became a small business owner, an American citizen, and a champion for women\u2019s rights.”<\/p>\n

Ossoff’s support is made no clearer than his headline of “Women’s Health and Planned Parenthood”:<\/p>\n

Jon will defend women\u2019s access to contraception and a woman\u2019s right to choose and fight any legislation or executive action that would allow insurance companies to discriminate against women.<\/p>\n

Planned Parenthood provides essential preventative and reproductive health care services like cancer screenings, STD testing and low-cost birth control to millions of American women. Jon will defend Planned Parenthood in Congress.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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As a candidate for such a high office, Ossoff is repeating the oft-repeated but false claim that Planned Parenthood is a necessary resource for cancer screenings. But according to Planned Parenthood’s own annual reports, these\u00a0services have been on the decline there for years<\/a>, even while taxpayer funding to the organization has increased<\/a>. For all the talk of Planned Parenthood being so vital to women, the organization\u00a0only has<\/a> a 1.8 percent market share of the nation’s breast cancer screenings (not<\/em> the same thing as mammograms, of which they offer zero), and a 0.97 percent market share of all\u00a0Pap smears.<\/p>\n

Ossoff’s support for abortion is unfortunate and somewhat ironic, considering he also pledges to “fight for our civil liberties to ensure that every American is free to determine the course of their own life so long as they don\u2019t harm others.”<\/p>\n

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Karen Handel<\/p><\/div>\n

Karen Handel is not new to politics, as she was Secretary of State of\u00a0Georgia from 2007-2010, and was a\u00a02010 gubernatorial candidate. However, she\u00a0may be more known to pro-lifers as the one-time senior vice president of public policy for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. During her time there, the organization announced it would phase out its grants to Planned Parenthood, which performs the most abortions in the country, and does not provide mammograms, which are extremely important\u00a0in detecting breast cancer.<\/p>\n

Komen eventually reversed its\u00a0decision, after facing bullying from Planned Parenthood and public outcry from the abortion giant’s\u00a0supporters, which led Handel to resign. She wrote<\/a> Planned Bullyhood: The Truth Behind the Headlines about the Planned Parenthood Funding Battle with Susan G. Komen for the Cure<\/span><\/em> about her experiences.<\/p>\n

On her campaign website<\/a>, Handel also makes reference to the life issue:<\/p>\n

I am Pro-life and believe that life begins at conception.\u00a0 We have made significant strides in fostering a Pro-life culture. Still, more must be done. I am proud to be the only candidate in this race to be endorsed by Susan B. Anthony List, and I am also certified by the Georgia Life Alliance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Just as\u00a0when exposing<\/a> Komen’s involvement with Planned Parenthood, Handel has been the subject of<\/a>\u00a0pro-abortion mainstream media\u00a0hit<\/a> pieces<\/a>\u00a0for this special election.<\/p>\n

The runoff election will take place on June 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After 18 candidates ran to fill the\u00a0Georgia district seat vacated by Tom Price — now the Health & Human Services Secretary — the race is down to Jon Ossoff, running as a Democrat, and Karen Handel, running as a Republican, after Ossoff fell just short of the 50 percent required to win on April 18. 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