I pointed to churches as well, who are tax exempt and therefor banned from supporting political candidates, etc. By the nature of their tax status churches are to an extent, denied their first amendment rights.
Churches skirt this all the time, both on the left and the right. Perceived moral issues bleed into political issues, whether it's liberation theology or abortion prevention.
The LDS church, for example, contributed money for the support of California's Prop 8, and urged its members to do the same. They saw it as a moral issue, but it was also a political voter initiative.
Many conservative pastors use their pulpit to rail against Obama. The Rev Jeremiah used his to rail against Bush and corporate America.
Few, except some libertarians, want to do away with tax exempt status for churches.
The point is that there are aspects of politics that are intertwined with society, and no non-profit can escape that. That's why there are rules, to a least limit political influence, and PP is in compliance with those rules. Planned Parenthood is no different that any other group. Except, in the services they provide. And that's why they're being singled out by conservative groups.
If one wants to say that no group should be tax exempt, period, including Planned Parenthood, that's one thing. But to single out Planned Parenthood while pretending that church ministries and other groups are different, is hypocrisy. It's just another battle in the long term conservative strategy to limit abortions in any way they can.
... the point was that she focused in on the gyno aspects of Planned Parenthood and I took exception. I know they provide services to men.
