Planned Parenthood patients and supporters gathered at a football event to express their concerns about statements the Republican hopeful made during a recent debate.
As Fiorina greeted 30 or 40 supporters at a University of Iowa Hawkeyes tailgating event, an equal number of protestors dressed as cheerleaders, along with a mascot dressed as a set of birth control pills, accosted the presidential candidate chanting "cheers" such as "women are watching, and we vote!"
The protest was organized by local Planned Parenthood affiliates in response to statements Fiorina made during the latest Republican debates.
"The Planned Parenthood cheerleading squad [will] make it clear for thousands of fans that Carly Fiorina lied and that her lie is dangerous for women's access to preventative health care," a media advisory sent out by Planned Parenthood about the event read.
The protest group was made up of Planned Parenthood advocates, patients, and volunteers.
The group was protesting statements Fiorina made about the secretly filmed "sting" videos that were the source of this summer's debate over defunding the health organization.
"I dare Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, to watch these tapes," Fiorina said passionately during the debate. "Watch a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says, 'We have to keep it alive to harvest its brain." The former Hewlett-Packard CEO supports the defunding of Planned Parenthood.
The only thing is that the scene Fiorina described did not actually exist is the videos, a fact that was widely reported at the time. Since the debates, Fiorina has been challenged in multiple interviews about her statements, though she refused to back down.
Last Saturday, Fiorina's campaign released a response video to these accusations, containing footage that fit her description. The footage she used is credited not to the makers of the "sting" videos, but to the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, an anti-choice organization, and has been used by them for years for years.
When asked about Saturday's protest, Sarah Isgur Flores, Fiorina's Deputy Campaign Manager, told BuzzFeed News, "We're happy they are bringing more attention to the videos, which show Planned Parenthood butchering babies and selling their organs. "
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