The federation says it members will be further endangered if the recordings are released.
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Although it’s very controversial, Planned Parenthood says it does not make money off providing fetal tissue, and therefore has done nothing wrong.
In California, where the abortion group filed for the injunction, it is illegal to record or eavesdrop on any confidential communication without the consent of all parties, and a state appellate court has ruled that the statute applies to the use of hidden video cameras to record conversations as well.
The Energy and Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives announced it will investigate Planned Parenthood as a result of the videos.
Dr. Savita Ginde, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains’ Vice President and Medical Director, standing in the harvesting lab. Planned Parenthood faces mounting criticism amid the release of videos by a pro-life group and demands to vote in the Senate to stop funding.
Planned Parenthood says it abides by a law that allows providers to be reimbursed for the costs of processing tissue donated by women who have had abortions.
“NAF meetings are one of the only places where abortion providers can come together to learn about the latest research and advances in their field, and network without fear of harassment or intimidation”, Juliet Di Frenza, a spokesperson for the group.
For Catholics, the videos reflect the need to be mindful of what St. John Paul II called “the culture of death” in his 1995 encyclical “Evangelium Vitae” (“The Gospel of Life”).
The gray area of what constitutes “reasonable payment” has contributed to the uproar over the comments made by Planned Parenthood doctors in the videos, and has suggested to some that more definitive guidelines are needed.
Planned Parenthood has said that the video was heavily edited and falsely portrayed its ” participation in tissue donation programs that support life-saving scientific research”.
He also asserted that the Center for Medical Process has followed all applicable laws throughout the course of its investigation and is prepared to fight for its First Amendment rights following an effort to suppress the videos.
The Center for Medical Progress has claimed that Planned Parenthood is selling organs of aborted babies illegally although there are conflicting reports to the legality of Planned Parenthood’s actions. As part of the fallout, Republicans in Congress have introduced a bill to strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood.
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According to the state’s Medicaid agency, it has paid Planned Parenthood almost $156,000 over the last three calendar years, mostly for birth control-related services.
