Planned Parenthood asks judge for emergency ruling

She also said that a fourth Planned Parenthood clinic, in Pembroke Pines, cited by AHCA for improperly labeling fetal remains that were temporarily stored in a freezer, was in compliance with state law. The videos show Planned Parenthood officials discussing how they provide fetal tissue for medical research. And, of course, those contracts had nothing to do with fetal tissue donation (not offered in New Hampshire) or abortion (and isn’t that what this debate is really all about?).

In Idaho, for example, Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has said he will not order an investigation into Planned Parenthood facilities there, media reports say, even though more than two dozen GOP lawmakers have asked him to do so. Planned Parenthood has said the procedures were first-trimester abortions, and that the citations by AHCA violate the agency’s own licensing rules.

An anti-abortion group has released a series of videos that allegedly show improper handling of tissue and aborted fetuses. You can only be horrified when you see employees picking over a petri dish for body parts, while they say “look it’s a baby“.

“Nearly a decade ago, state officials made it clear that Planned Parenthood is operating fully within the law, and nothing has changed”, Barbara Zdravecky, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, said in a media release about the legal action.

Planned Parenthood officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

“I think the key factor is education and public awareness”, said protester Herbert Schlenker. “In Louisiana, all of our work is about preventive health care”, including breast exams, cervical cancer screenings, and STD testing and treatment. “The contraception services that Planned Parenthood delivers may be the single greatest effort to prevent unwanted pregnancies that result in abortions… Yes, they offer more family planning services than they did before because they had to respond to a crisis and health centers are remarkable at responding to crises”, Rosenbaum said.

“The bottom line is that Planned Parenthood is not a necessary evil – it’s an unnecessary one“, Casey Mattox, who focuses on human life issues, told TheBlaze in an interview.

Despite this response, however, these videos have incited a campaign to “defund” Planned Parenthood that has since been joined by Republicans in Congress, state capitals (especially in the South), and several 2016 presidential candidates.