January 17, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – The feminist anti-Trump march that booted New Wave Feminists as a “partner” for being pro-life has accepted Stanton Healthcare, a pro-life clinic whose goal is to replace Planned Parenthood, as one of its partners.
Stanton Healthcare is a network of pro-life, holistic, and comprehensive women's health centers that provide everything from free annual women’s exams, to maternity and baby clothes, to massage therapy and medical exams. Stanton is currently being sued by Planned Parenthood Meridian in Idaho for being a “nuisance” by parking its mobile unit on its own property next to the abortion business.
In their application to be a partner with the Women's March on Washington, Stanton wrote:
Stanton Healthcare can mobilize women to attend the march who will embrace human rights and social justice for all while standing against the violence of abortion. They will also encourage women to participate in the march who will challenge the federal government to defund Planned Parenthood and give that $540,000,000 to federally licensed health clinics that provide more comprehensive women's health care services.
“As a single woman who started a women's healthcare clinic and a pro-life feminist, I think it is important that there is inclusion, diversity, and a broad spectrum of opinions at the 'Women's March on Washington,'” said Brandi Swindell, founder and president of Stanton. “That is why we thought it was so important to mobilize women who embrace ending the violence of abortion and standing for human rights and justice for all. If the voice of pro-life women is excluded from the WMW, then it is not really a 'Women's March' at all. Rather, it is an anti-Trump march, a pro-choice march or a Planned Parenthood march. To truly be called a 'Women's March,' all our sister's voices, thoughts, viewpoints and stories need to be heard. Hopefully, Stanton Healthcare will be allowed to stay.”
Just days after approving the partnership of pro-life group New Wave Feminists, the Women's March on Washington deleted it from its list of “partners” and issued an apology for the “error” of including an “anti-choice group.”