Donald Trump defends parts of Planned Parenthood — but still says he'd defund it

Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.
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Although Donald Trump said ultimately he'd defund Planned Parenthood, he spoke out in favor of some of the services the organization provides during the CNN Republican debate.

"As far as Planned Parenthood is concerned, I'm pro-life, I'm totally against abortion having to do with Planned Parenthood," he said. "But millions and millions of women, cervical cancer, breast cancer, are helped by Planned Parenthood. So you can say whatever you want but they have millions of women going through Planned Parenthood that are helped greatly."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.