So what you will but threatening to defund all of the non-abortion related PP medicaid funding that is geared towards women's health, was the first volley in the current political battle regarding women's health. Keep in mind that women make up slightly more than 50% of the electorate. The "war on women" in 2012 is a big reason Romney lost to Obama.
This is an area the the GOP needs to tread lightly going into 2016, even after the the release of the videos, PP still has a higher approval rating than Obama, the NRA, Congress, or any of the current Republican candidates for President.
The videos are deplorable and abortion is an ugly issue, but when faced with a cancer do you excise it with scalpel or a sledge hammer? The sledge hammer approach is not going to win over women voters.
Flame suit on.
