Daniel Handler (AKA Lemony Snicket) And Lisa Brown Support Planned Parenthood

Daniel Handler, better known as Lemony Snicket, has made a $1 million donation to Planned Parenthood.

In response to this increasingly hostile rhetoric, proponents of Planned Parenthood, like Handler and Brown, have rallied to the groups defense, sharing messages of support.

Handler and Brown’s donation comes amidst pressure from a few conservatives to remove all federal funding from Planned Parenthood, which provides mammograms, cancer screenings, and health consultations, as well as abortions, for patients, many of whom are low-income women.

“We’ve been very fortunate, and good fortune should be shared with noble causes”, he tweeted.

“My husband and I have supported Planned Parenthood for years, for obvious reasons”, she said.

In a 2007 article, Handler wrote on his wealth and success, and how he wished to use it to help others and organizations such as Planned Parenthood, according to the article in the New York Times.

This week, Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards was called to appear before Congress to answer questions from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform about her organization and accusations that Planned Parenthood profits illegally by selling fetal tissue.

A social media campaign has also been waged with the hashtag #standwithPP to spread support and Facebook users showed support by turning profile pictures pink on Tuesday declaring it #PinkOut day.