During an October 2011 debate hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area for candidates in New Jersey’s 16th Legislative District, Assembly candidate Jack Ciattarelli defended the Christie administration’s decision to cut funding that led to the closure of several women’s health clinics across the state.

When asked by the moderator how he would prioritize women’s health, following Democratic candidate Marie Corfield’s criticism of the cuts for impacting healthcare access, Ciattarelli pushed back on the question’s premise, saying he took exception to the notion that women’s health was “the first thing on the chopping block.”

In the remarks uncovered by MeidasTouch News, the now gubernatorial candidate defended the cuts. Ciattarelli noted that under the new budget “six clin

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