The videos showed Planned Parenthood doctors and employees speaking about providing fetal tissue from abortions for medical research, which is legal in the U.S.
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In an emotional hearing on Capitol Hill, Planned Parenthood’s chief had a heated conversation with House of Republicans on Tuesday as she tried to protect her organization from questions about the ethics and legality of the activities going on inside its clinics.
And would.” Watch her remarks below: “Abortion survivors have persistently spoken out against Planned Parenthood, with two of them absorbing to Congress earlier this month to defund the group.
However, Planned Parenthood supporters point to the millions of office visits, cancer screenings and STI tests they use federal money to fund. Men and women without money or insurance can get care at Planned Parenthood clinics for little or no cost.
“There aren’t any Planned Parenthood clinics – I believe, to the best of my knowledge, that any have mammogram machines”, said Cecile Richards, who is President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Richards said that Planned Parenthood does generate revenue to provide services but is a nonprofit organization. And demands from conservatives for an end to the group’s federal funding were part of the GOP unrest that prompted House Speaker John Boehner to announce his resignation last week.
“The taxpayers… have a right to know how this money is being spent”, said Representative Cynthia Lummis, a Republican from Wyoming. “Planned Parenthood is all about empowering women and giving them choices for their lives”.
Even so, supporters at the “Pink Out” rally in Albany said defunding the organization would cause many women to not receive healthcare at all.
Reynolds said it would be catastrophic if Planned Parenthood were defunded.
The bill would give states the option of choosing whether providers who perform elective abortions may participate in the state’s Medicaid program. “We’ve been here with and without funding”, Posada said.
And Democrats took issue with the Republicans’ aggressive line of questioning. Why do we need Planned Parenthood to provide these serviced to the tune of $538 million?
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MoveOn called the rally the first ever national Pink Out Day to stand with Planned Parenthood.
