Hillary Clinton's Statement on Scott Walker and Planned Parenthood is False.

Thanks to my opponent for a very unique debating opportunity. A pressing matter has come up, so I’m afraid I’ll have to keep my arguments short for this round. My sincerest apologies. While some of his assertions are true and definitely paint Clinton’s statement in a somewhat untrue manner, he does not justify that her statements lack any evidence of truth, which is what they need in order to justify a “false” rating. The example he used earlier to justify why Politifact rates false and true statements is hearsay and should be ignored. However, if you do elect to take that into consideration, consider that it is only one possible method of labeling things as true or false. Aside from that, let’s look at my opponents arguments against the assertion. I’ve taken the liberty to quote a few of his assertions and provide my consensus. (Note, all of these quotes have been taken from the conclusion because it directly relates to the debate.) -The ubiquitous presence of CHC’s and other health providers, which provide the same types of services to women.This assertion needs to provide documented evidence showing exactly what services PP and the other clinics provide. I’m afraid a few services will be absent from the latter, which thereby makes this argument invalid. -The fact that there still are 22 PP’s in Wisconsin.This is a true. In fact, in many cases, I’ll concede to what my opponent is arguing. However, in order to label Clinton’s assertion as false, my opponent needs to completely prove the invalidity of her assertions. -The grants and money not given to PP were allocated to other family planning services for women. This also ties into the fact that other family planning services may not provide the full scope of what women are looking for, therefore leaving them theoretically stranded. -PP still received a multitude of revenue from other sources besides the state.This is true. -PP still receives federal grants and funding from Medicaid.This is true. -PP administrators are the ones who were unable to comply with the new laws, and were the one’s who continued to perform services they received no state, federal, or Medicaid funding from.This assertion directly relates to the fact that Walker gave PP an ultimatum, one they COULD not accept. Hence, he is entirely to blame for PP closing. PP administrators are not to blame, therefore this assertion is false. -4 PP’s that received state funding and lost it did not close down, which leaves up to question why the 5 which closed down did. This is a good question. However it bears no evidence with the debate. -The relatively low cost of traveling to a different PP.This is not a sufficient argument. It automatically assumes that people only care about the money it costs to travel to another town. It fails to factor both time and comfort into it’s equation. -How women had time (3 years) to adjust to the 5 PP’s closing down it’s doors. This assertion is a difficult one. In order to argue that women had time to adjust, my opponent needs to provide evidence that women knew their particular PP Clinics would close down three years prior. In conclusion, my opponent provides several good points as to why Clinton’s statements are not true. However, he only proves Politifact correct in that Clinton’s statements are half true. While they might ignore certain factors, they do raise the point that many women were left theoretically stranded when their PP closed. I’ll concede that the “Nowhere to turn” is false, which is why the statements are half true.