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    Here’s How Much Planned Parenthood Has Donated to the Democrats on the Panel Investigating It

    Democratic lawmakers appointed to the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Select Investigative Panel on Planned Parenthood received more than $81,000 in campaign contributions from the organization since 1990, according to a study by the Media Research Center. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced the Democratic appointments to the panel earlier this week. “I am proud to…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Why Abortion Survivors’ Stories Should Be Heard

    The national frenzy over Planned Parenthood has died down somewhat since the House Oversight Committee hearing that occurred more than a month ago. News headlines have shifted from the testimony of Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards to the latest developments in the race for president. However, as the media spotlight has shifted, I am still…
    Hope Steffensen
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    Arizona Will No Longer Facilitate State Employee’s Planned Parenthood Donations

    Arizona has cut the umbilical cord off Planned Parenthood, no longer allowing the organization to receive donations from state employees on the government’s dime. Republican Governor Doug Ducey, who serves as the chairman of the State Employee Charitable Campaign, “absolutely supports” the move to remove Planned Parenthood from the program, called the State Employee Charitable…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    ‘Being Honest,’ Paul Ryan Says Defunding Planned Parenthood Is Unlikely

    Newly elected House Speaker Paul Ryan vowed to move forward with an investigation of Planned Parenthood but also cast doubt on Congress’ ability to end taxpayer funding for the nation’s largest abortion provider. In an interview with Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Ryan said he wants to ensure that Republicans are an “effective opposition party,”…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Looking Beyond Planned Parenthood to Build a Culture of Life

    Building a culture of life requires looking beyond Planned Parenthood, participants in a panel discussion on Thursday at The Heritage Foundation concurred. Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, is facing allegations that it is trafficking the body parts of aborted babies following the release of hours of undercover footage by the Center for Medical Progress….
    Kate Scanlon
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    Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Alabama From Defunding Planned Parenthood

    A federal judge has temporarily blocked Alabama from terminating Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. Gov. Robert Bentley, R-Ala., ordered that the state end its Medicaid contract with Planned Parenthood after the Center for Medical Progress released a series of undercover videos that raised allegations that the organization is trafficking the body…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Is Planned Parenthood Targeting Schoolchildren?

    Why is Planned Parenthood interested in a local school board election in the battleground state of Colorado? That is what parents and voters are asking themselves in Jefferson County, Colo., this week after Planned Parenthood waded into a local recall election aimed at ousting three Republican school board officials in the middle of their terms….
    Jennifer Kerns
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    Texas Inspector General Says Whistleblower Prompted Planned Parenthood Probe

    Stuart Bowen, the inspector general of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, told The Dallas Morning News that a whistleblower alleging Medicaid fraud at Texas Planned Parenthood clinics spurred the agency’s investigation. The Daily Signal previously reported that inspectors from the Texas Office of the Inspector General recently served subpoenas for clinic records at several Planned…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Top House Democrat Calls Planned Parenthood Panel a ‘Farce,’ Indicates Party May Boycott

    A leading House Democrat has indicated that the party’s leadership is considering not participating in the Energy and Commerce Committee’s new select investigative panel on Planned Parenthood. In an interview with The Huffington Post, Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., the chairman of the Democratic Caucus, said that Democratic leadership is contemplating a boycott of the panel. “You…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Planned Parenthood Abortion Provider Describes Procuring an Intact Brain as ‘Something to Strive For’

    The Center for Medical Progress released its 11th video on Tuesday. The video shows a conversation between David Daleiden, the founder of the Center for Medical Progress, who was acting as a buyer from a human biologics company, and Dr. Amna Dermish, an abortion provider at Planned Parenthood’s Greater Texas affiliate in Austin. Dermish, who…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Why Aren’t More GOP-Led States Defunding Planned Parenthood?

    Few states have defunded Planned Parenthood in the wake of a series of damaging undercover videos, even though Republicans—who tend to be pro-life—control the governorship and legislature in more than 20 states. Since the release over the summer of the videos, in which Planned Parenthood executives are seen and heard discussing the sale of body parts from babies…
    Kate Scanlon
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    House Approves Bill That Dismantles Parts of Obamacare, Defunds Planned Parenthood

    The House approved a budget reconciliation bill Friday that would repeal portions of Obamacare and cut federal funds to Planned Parenthood for one year. The legislation, called the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, was passed in a 240-189 vote. One Democrat, Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, voted in favor of the bill, and seven Republicans voted against it….
    Kate Scanlon
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    Report: Gov. Tom Wolf Received ‘Talking Points’ From Planned Parenthood Lobbyist on Undercover Videos

    Gov. Tom Wolf, D-Pa., received “talking points” from a Planned Parenthood lobbyist on the Center for Medical Progress’ undercover videos, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported. Wolf administration staff emails provided to the Tribune-Review show that Sari Stevens, the executive director of Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates and PAC, the legislative arm of the three Planned Parenthood affiliates in Pennsylvania, offered…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Meet the Lawmakers Who Will Serve on the House’s Select Panel Investigating Planned Parenthood

    Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, announced Friday the Republican appointments to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Select Investigative Panel on Planned Parenthood. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., will serve as the panel’s chair. “No issue is more deserving of our undivided attention than protecting the dignity of human life,” Blackburn said in a statement provided…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Texas Takes on Planned Parenthood, Investigates Clinics

    Inspectors from the Texas Office of the Inspector General served subpoenas for clinic records at several Planned Parenthood centers in the state on Thursday, the organization said. Abby Johnson, a former director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas said in a statement that “[i]t is long past time that inspectors, not just in Texas but…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Ohio Might Be the Next State to Defund Planned Parenthood

    Ohio could become the next state to defund Planned Parenthood. The Ohio Senate approved legislation on Wednesday that would prevent state and certain federal funds from going to Planned Parenthood. The legislation was approved in a 23-10 vote and was sent to the Republican-led state House for consideration. In a statement, Ohio Senate President Keith Faber,…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Texas Governor Defends Defunding Planned Parenthood: It’s ‘Money That They Do Not Deserve’

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says that Planned Parenthood has “very serious legal issues” in Texas. A letter was sent to Planned Parenthood affiliates in Texas on Monday notifying them that their Medicaid contracts will be terminated. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Abbott defended the state’s decision to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood…
    Leah Jessen
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    Texas to End Planned Parenthood’s Participation in State’s Medicaid Program

    Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, announced Monday that Texas will end Planned Parenthood’s participation in the state’s Medicaid program. “Texas has stepped forward and shown its unyielding commitment to both protecting life and providing women’s health services,” Abbott said in a statement. “The gruesome harvesting of baby body parts by Planned Parenthood will not be allowed…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order Preventing Louisiana From Defunding Planned Parenthood

    A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal from defunding Planned Parenthood in the state. “Planned Parenthood is engaging in classic misdirection regarding the millions they have repaid in Medicaid fraud and their own admissions in the baby parts trafficking videos,” Mike Reed, Jindal’s communications director, said in a…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Florida Family Policy Council Calls on Gov. Rick Scott to Defund Planned Parenthood

    The Florida Family Policy Council has launched a campaign to defund Planned Parenthood in the state. In an interview with The Daily signal, John Stemberger, the president and general counsel for the Florida Family Policy Council, said that the statewide campaign is an effort to call on Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., to fully defund Planned Parenthood…
    Kate Scanlon
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