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Kudos to New York Representative Richard Hanna!

As the Republican Party veers further and further to the right, I find myself disagreeing with them more by the day. However, when one such politician goes against the grain and risks his/her political livelihood in order to stand up for what's right, I'll be the first one to acknowledge and thank them for doing so.

That brings me to New York Representative Richard Hanna, a Republican, who recently said the following on the Keeler in the Morning radio show with regard to Planned Parenthood:

"Do you really want women not to have access to health care? And do you believe in a woman's right to have domain over her own body, or the government's?"

He added, "If Republicans are able to successfully outlaw abortion, it would have dire consequences. Do you really want it to go to back rooms?"

This wasn't the first time the New York representative spoke out against his party veering too far to the right. In September, he was one of only three House Republicans to vote against the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015. Not only that, but he spoke out against then Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann's claim that an aide of Hillary Clinton was connected to the Muslim Brotherhood, saying, "We render ourselves incapable of governing" (when catering to the extremes)." If that wasn't enough, Richard Hanna earned the Planned Parenthood Federation of American's Barry Goldwater Award in 2012 for his efforts, as a Republican, to fight for women's health and reproductive rights.

So, Representative Hanna, major kudos to you, for not falling in line with a large majority of your party and risking your political future by standing up for what's right!

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/12/18/3733688/richard-hanna-planned-parenthood/

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