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| Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump 'doesn't hold women in high regard' | Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump 'doesn't hold women in high regard' |
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| Hillary Clinton delivered her first speech as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president on Friday, not in a major electoral battleground but before hundreds of advocates for reproductive rights. Addressing the Planned Parenthood Action Network in Washington, she warned that Donald Trump would return America to a time “when life for too many women and girls was limited”. | Hillary Clinton delivered her first speech as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president on Friday, not in a major electoral battleground but before hundreds of advocates for reproductive rights. Addressing the Planned Parenthood Action Network in Washington, she warned that Donald Trump would return America to a time “when life for too many women and girls was limited”. |
| Days after becoming the first woman in US history to lead a presidential ticket for a major party, Clinton drew upon a series of bellicose remarks made by Trump in reference to women – from calling them “pigs” and “disgusting animals” to suggesting they should be punished for having abortions – as part of a blistering indictment of her Republican opponent. | Days after becoming the first woman in US history to lead a presidential ticket for a major party, Clinton drew upon a series of bellicose remarks made by Trump in reference to women – from calling them “pigs” and “disgusting animals” to suggesting they should be punished for having abortions – as part of a blistering indictment of her Republican opponent. |
| “Anyone who would so casually agree to the idea of punishing women – like it was nothing to him, the most obvious thing in the world – that is someone who doesn’t hold women in high regard,” Clinton said. “Because if he did, he’d trust women to make the right decisions for ourselves. | “Anyone who would so casually agree to the idea of punishing women – like it was nothing to him, the most obvious thing in the world – that is someone who doesn’t hold women in high regard,” Clinton said. “Because if he did, he’d trust women to make the right decisions for ourselves. |
| “We’re in the middle of a concerted, persistent assault on women’s health across our country. And we have to ask ourselves and ask everyone we come in contact with: do we want to put our health, our lives, our futures in Donald Trump’s hands?” | “We’re in the middle of a concerted, persistent assault on women’s health across our country. And we have to ask ourselves and ask everyone we come in contact with: do we want to put our health, our lives, our futures in Donald Trump’s hands?” |
| A crowd of roughly 800, gathered in the cavernous ballroom of the Washington Hilton that was lit in neon pink to mark the occasion, booed at the very mention of Trump’s name. Standing before activists whose organization Republicans have repeatedly sought to defund at federal and state levels, Clinton reinforced her longstanding commitment to Planned Parenthood and its work in providing women’s health services. | A crowd of roughly 800, gathered in the cavernous ballroom of the Washington Hilton that was lit in neon pink to mark the occasion, booed at the very mention of Trump’s name. Standing before activists whose organization Republicans have repeatedly sought to defund at federal and state levels, Clinton reinforced her longstanding commitment to Planned Parenthood and its work in providing women’s health services. |
| “As president, I will always have your back,” Clinton said. “We need to defend Planned Parenthood against partisan attacks. | “As president, I will always have your back,” Clinton said. “We need to defend Planned Parenthood against partisan attacks. |
| “If rightwing politicians actually cared as much about protecting women’s health as they say they do,” she added, “they’d join me in calling for more federal funding for Planned Parenthood.” | “If rightwing politicians actually cared as much about protecting women’s health as they say they do,” she added, “they’d join me in calling for more federal funding for Planned Parenthood.” |
| Trump has said he would strip the group of its funding and has adopted a hard line on abortion – sparking uproar earlier this year when he agreed that women who underwent the procedure where it was illegal should be punished. Trump quickly walked back that comment, but still stated that doctors who performed abortions where it was outlawed should be punished. | Trump has said he would strip the group of its funding and has adopted a hard line on abortion – sparking uproar earlier this year when he agreed that women who underwent the procedure where it was illegal should be punished. Trump quickly walked back that comment, but still stated that doctors who performed abortions where it was outlawed should be punished. |
| Clinton advocated expanded access to safe and legal abortion. She also cited increasing sex education and access to contraception as issues inextricably linked to lower rates of abortion and unwanted pregnancies. | Clinton advocated expanded access to safe and legal abortion. She also cited increasing sex education and access to contraception as issues inextricably linked to lower rates of abortion and unwanted pregnancies. |
| A Trump presidency, she argued, would hark back to a time when abortion was illegal and “opportunity and dignity were reserved for some, not all”. | A Trump presidency, she argued, would hark back to a time when abortion was illegal and “opportunity and dignity were reserved for some, not all”. |
| “Well, Donald, those days are over,” she said. | “Well, Donald, those days are over,” she said. |
| Clinton’s attacks against Trump have grown sharper as she has pivoted toward the general election, a choice she has defined as a battle for America’s identity as a nation. Her remarks on Friday served as a second policy address to contrast her agenda with that of Trump. Last week, the former secretary of state delivered a scathing takedown of his approach to national security and lack of foreign policy credentials. | Clinton’s attacks against Trump have grown sharper as she has pivoted toward the general election, a choice she has defined as a battle for America’s identity as a nation. Her remarks on Friday served as a second policy address to contrast her agenda with that of Trump. Last week, the former secretary of state delivered a scathing takedown of his approach to national security and lack of foreign policy credentials. |
| On Friday, Clinton also directed salvos at the Republican party more broadly, citing efforts among GOP-controlled state legislatures across the country to defund Planned Parenthood and enforce strict restrictions on abortion. | On Friday, Clinton also directed salvos at the Republican party more broadly, citing efforts among GOP-controlled state legislatures across the country to defund Planned Parenthood and enforce strict restrictions on abortion. |
| “They are for limited government everywhere except when it comes to interfering with women’s choices and rights,” she said. | “They are for limited government everywhere except when it comes to interfering with women’s choices and rights,” she said. |
| One of the most restrictive laws, passed in Texas in 2013, has led to the closure of at least 40 abortion clinics in the state and is now at the center of a supreme court case for which a ruling is expected this month. | One of the most restrictive laws, passed in Texas in 2013, has led to the closure of at least 40 abortion clinics in the state and is now at the center of a supreme court case for which a ruling is expected this month. |
| Referring to the lawsuit as “the biggest challenge to Roe v Wade in a generation”, Clinton used the gravity of the pending decision to remind the audience that Republicans in the US Senate are still refusing to hold a hearing on Merrick Garland, the judge nominated by Barack Obama to fill the supreme court vacancy left by the death of conservative justice Antonin Scalia. | Referring to the lawsuit as “the biggest challenge to Roe v Wade in a generation”, Clinton used the gravity of the pending decision to remind the audience that Republicans in the US Senate are still refusing to hold a hearing on Merrick Garland, the judge nominated by Barack Obama to fill the supreme court vacancy left by the death of conservative justice Antonin Scalia. |
| Trump, she said, would appoint justices who would seek to overturn Roe v Wade, the 1973 ruling that established the right to have an abortion. | Trump, she said, would appoint justices who would seek to overturn Roe v Wade, the 1973 ruling that established the right to have an abortion. |
| Clinton holds a steady image among women voters, among whom in recent elections a majority have voted Democrat. Republicans have struggled to make inroads among women and could reach new lows with Trump at the top of the ticket. Some polling has given the real estate developer an unfavorability rating among women of 70%. | Clinton holds a steady image among women voters, among whom in recent elections a majority have voted Democrat. Republicans have struggled to make inroads among women and could reach new lows with Trump at the top of the ticket. Some polling has given the real estate developer an unfavorability rating among women of 70%. |
| Questions about what life for women would be like under a Trump administration were no longer hypothetical, Clinton said. | Questions about what life for women would be like under a Trump administration were no longer hypothetical, Clinton said. |
| “Every woman and everyone who cares about women,” she said, “will answer them when they vote in November.” | “Every woman and everyone who cares about women,” she said, “will answer them when they vote in November.” |