A Planned Parenthood political advocacy executive changed her identification on Twitter after she slammed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for referring to a “fetus” as an “unborn child” and saying she is open to restrictions on abortion later in pregnancy.
A new Center for Medical Progress (CMP) video and report exposes how Planned Parenthood of Orange County changes abortions in order to harvest intact fetuses that can boost the organization’s sales and, ultimately, profits.
A special House panel charged with investigating Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities that may be involved in harvesting the body parts of aborted babies has subpoenaed StemExpress and two other organizations in New Mexico that have been withholding information.
Next week, Congress is expected to send President Obama a bill that would both defund Planned Parenthood and repeal Obamacare’s mandates and the taxes that enable the law.
On Sunday, Planned Parenthood tweeted a link to an article at Fusion, titled “Life in a Magical Land Where Abortions and Birth Control Are Free and Plentiful,” a far cry from even pro-abortion President Bill Clinton’s exhortation at the Democrat National Convention in August of 1996 that abortion be “rare.”
Pro-life leaders and members of Congress are focused on statements from House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy indicating that a government shutdown over defunding Planned Parenthood is unlikely.
“Today we have a clear message for every politician who has threatened access to reproductive health care,” executive vice president of Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF) Dawn Laguens said in a statement announcing the “I Vote Planned Parenthood Action” campaign. “You’re about to be in for a very rude awakening.”
The six pro-abortion Democrats chosen by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to serve as members of a select panel investigating Planned Parenthood’s activities have received thousands of dollars in contributions from the nation’s largest abortion provider, setting the investigation up for an ethics conflict from its start.
Though the national pro-life community says newly elected House Speaker Paul Ryan is committed to its cause, Ryan is warning that he doubts Planned Parenthood can be defunded.
House Speaker John Boehner announced Friday the names of the Republican members of the House who have been appointed to the newly created Select Investigative Panel, which will address the recent Planned Parenthood scandal as exposed in a series of undercover videos.
