Patrick dismisses criticism of past investment by abortion foes
Lieutenant governor candidate Dan Patrick dismissed as “ridiculous” a published report Thursday about his owning stock in a company that makes the Plan B emergency contraception pill.
“I have a money manager. I don’t buy my stocks,” Patrick said of his brief investment in Teva Pharmaceuticals, maker of the so-called morning after pill.
When taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex, the drug can prevent pregnancy. Because among other things it can keep a fertilized egg from attaching to a woman’s uterus, some anti-abortion activists say Plan B destroys human life. Two abortion opponents criticized Patrick for owning the stock in this Texas Tribune story.
Patrick appeared Thursday at TribLive, the online politics outlet’s series of newsmaker interviews. When asked about the stock investment, he said he neither selected the stock personally nor had any idea that Teva makes Plan B. His broker sold the Teva shares, after six months, a few years ago, he said.
More at http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/09/patrick-dismisses-criticism-of-past-investment-by-abortion-foes.html/ .
