On MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show," Rachel Maddow sits down with Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards to discuss a recent shooting that killed three and injured nine at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado.
Noting that this incident is "the kind of circumstance that we plan for but hope never happens," Richards says Planned Parenthood "will be looking at everything we can learn from this to improve security for our patients and staff. That is our highest priority." She also praised the resilience of Planned Parenthood's staff, noting, "The next day actually even despite the tragedy of Friday health centers were open in Colorado, they were open all across the country providing health care to women."
Later in the interview, Richards discusses the relationship between antiabortion-rights rhetoric and violence, noting, "I do think it's time for people in the country, elected officials, leaders, people who want to be president of the United States to really think carefully about the way they talk about health care providers in this country, the way they demonize women and the decisions they make about their pregnancies ... I do believe words have consequences " (Maddow, "The Rachel Maddow Show," MSNBC, 11/30).
