Protest set at Planned Parenthood on Saturday

To those who would argue that Planned Parenthood provides many essential services to women of the United States: they may, but there are plenty of other sources available for the same or better services.

Planned Parenthood clinics in Pennsylvania do not participate in the controversial practice of fetal tissue donation, the state’s top health officer says.

“In every state where these investigations have concluded, officials have cleared Planned Parenthood of any wrongdoing”, Dawn Laguens, executive vice president of Planned Parenthood Federation, told the Huffington Post.

“Women should be able to get health care without fear of violence harassment or intimidation”, she said.

His letter to her specifically refers to the “Planned Parenthood abortion clinics”.

Officials from the Center for Medical Progress, which released the videos, say they are proof of Planned Parenthood selling body parts and altering abortion procedures to preserve organs, which is illegal.

Planned Parenthood’s Louisiana affiliate provided health care, contraception and sexually transmitted disease and HIV testing to more than 5,000 Medicaid patients a year before Jindal ended its Medicaid contract August . 3.

Cruz’s piece in USA Today was compelling as he argued that Americans should not be forced to fund the activities of Planned Parenthood through their tax dollars.

The company, which broke ties with Planned Parenthood last week, claimed the videos were illegally obtained because officials weren’t notified they were being recorded and their right to privacy was violated.

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

The video features Holly O’Donnell, a former technician at biological company StemExpress, which until earlier this week helped Planned Parenthood distribute fetal tissue to medical research groups.

A spokeswoman for the organization said Jindal’s movie screening is nothing but “political theater”.

Cruz also characterized Planned Parenthood as a “business of killing unborn children on an industrial scale” and listed abortions as the “lifeblood” of the organization. We will continue to do everything we can to ensure women and men in Louisiana can access the health care they need and deserve.

The protest is part of a nationwide effort to organize rallies against Planned Parenthood in what’s being called a “National Day of Protest” that will take place in 300 locations.