Congress inquiry into Planned Parenthood intensifies

“We do not launch investigations in the state of New Hampshire on rumor”, she said.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, when asked for his stance, replied he is pro-life and pointed to the bill that he signed in July that barred emergency abortions at or after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

On Wednesday, I again called on Gov. Hassan to find alternatives to Planned Parenthood in parts of our state where there now are none.

Only the Senate was in session, and it held one major, recorded vote. And while the outrage is directed toward Planned Parenthood, you need to recognize the fallout will be huge. And the day the Texas Republican piped up, the GOP-majority Senate was debating whether to shift federal aid from Planned Parenthood to other health care providers. However, Selznick noted the wide-ranging reach of Planned Parenthood, an organization he said people trust. Most of that money comes from programs under Medicaid, which is jointly financed by the federal and state governments.

Rawls said none of the services included abortions. The decline apparently is not due to more women deciding to remain pregnant, because the state’s birth rate also dropped over that time.

“If I’m elected president… the first thing I plan to do is to rescind every illegal and unconstitutional action taken by Barack Obama”, he said. Its clinics may charge fees for a specimen only to recover the costs of the procedure and shipping.

Serious ethical and legal questions have been raised nationally about Planned Parenthood.

De Baca acknowledge that patients could obtain family planning services from other agencies. There’s a debate over whether the videos prove the center’s claim that Planned Parenthood is ghoulishly trying to make a profit selling baby lungs, livers and hearts. State officials could not immediately provide how much Planned Parenthood has been paid to provide health services to Medicaid recipients but they would not include abortions with some exceptions. If the federal government were funding churches or businesses that opposed gay marriage – or sold Confederate flags – it’s doubtful liberal critics would credit such defenses. “Any time you take federal money, there are strings attached”, said Heartsill, the legislator.

“Planned Parenthood does not represent the values of the people of Louisiana and shows a fundamental disrespect for human life”, Jindal said.

The spokeswoman cited a 2011 letter from a top Medicaid administrator on the subject.

Faith leaders are stepping forward in defense of Planned Parenthood in the wake of congressional efforts to defund the organization. The failure to reach 60 votes this week means that the defunding bill has been rejected.

Yes, the images conjured from the video are a little hard to swallow, but so was the conversation over dinner when my friend was in medical school and she would tell us about the cadaver she had just autopsied a few hours before. If any individuals involved in fetal tissue donation at Planned Parenthood are determined to have violated the law, then they should be prosecuted. According to Planned Parenthood none of its facilities in Pennsylvania are engaged in fetal tissue donation, and I hope other chapters across the nation would discontinue the practice.

“I think both of those instances are horrifying and, fortunately, they are extremely rare”.

Who knows what will come of the body parts scandal. “And that is unacceptable”.