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    The Republican Congressman Applauded by Planned Parenthood

    Rep. Richard Hanna was the only Republican candidate in 2014 to accept funds from Planned Parenthood. The third-term congressman from New York’s 22nd District—which runs from the Pennsylvania border to Lake Ontario—received $2,823 from Planned Parenthood during his last election. The Daily Signal recently published a list of candidates who took funds from the embattled organization,…
    Kate Scanlon
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    7 Women and Men Share Why They Oppose Planned Parenthood

    There is more to a movement than the slogan. Students for Life of America held a nationwide rally Tuesday that included 65 cities across the country filled with supporters with the desire to investigate and defund Planned Parenthood. “Women have been betrayed by Planned Parenthood. Tiny humans have become commodities as a part of Planned…
    Samantha Reinis
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    Democratic Lawmaker: ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters Should Be in Front of Planned Parenthoods

    Democrat Bill Patmon, a state representative in Ohio, has introduced a bill to end Ohio state funding to Planned Parenthood. “Five thousand, four hundred and ninety-nine abortions are in Cuyahoga County, which I happen to represent,” Patmon said in a speech Tuesday. “And 63 percent of them are black women, 63 percent of them are of a certain hue…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    March of Dimes Admits 5 Local Chapters Donated to Planned Parenthood

    March of Dimes, an organization that seeks to end premature birth, is facing criticism from its supporters for donations local chapters made to Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider. The controversy comes amid the release of undercover videos about Planned Parenthood's alleged sale of aborted fetal body parts. Lawmakers in Washington have vowed to cut off…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Senate Will Attempt to Defund Planned Parenthood Before Recess

    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday the Senate will vote on a bill to defund Planned Parenthood before lawmakers leave Capitol Hill next week for August recess. Republican legislators have pushed heavily to strip federal funding from the group following the release of three undercover videos showing top Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale…
    Natalie Johnson
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    Anti-Planned Parenthood Protests Nationwide: ‘This Is Only the Beginning’

    CONCORD, N.H. – Protests against Planned Parenthood took place nationwide today in light of three undercover videos released by the Center for Medical Progress showing senior Planned Parenthood executives discussing the sale of fetal organs. The third video, released today, shows Planned Parenthood staffers dissecting the remains of an aborted fetus and discussing the sale…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Planned Parenthood Faces Allegations From Former Clinic Worker in Graphic New Video

    A new documentary-style video was released today about Planned Parenthood’s alleged “black market” in harvesting and selling fetal body parts. The 12-minute video, titled “Human Capital,” features a woman who says she worked for a company that procured tissue and organs for Planned Parenthood clinics describing what she considers the profit motive involved in the harvesting of aborted…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    How Planned Parenthood Gets Its Money, Explained in 90 Seconds

    In light of recent undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood executives discussing the sale of donated fetal organs, conservative lawmakers are aiming to strip the organization of its taxpayer funding. So how much does Planned Parenthood receive in federal and state funding? How much of its funding is contributed by private donors? Watch the video above…
    Alex Anderson
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    GOP Leadership Prioritizes Corporate Welfare Over Defunding Planned Parenthood

    It’s hard to believe what happened in Washington this weekend. The U.S. Senate attached an amendment resurrecting a dead corporate welfare program to the highway bill while refusing to even allow a vote to end taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood. Conservatives have been fighting to stop the Export-Import Bank, which is a taxpayer-financed bank that…
    Jim DeMint
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    What These Pro-Life Groups Have to Say to Companies Donating to Planned Parenthood

    On Tuesday, The Daily Signal published a list of companies that donate or have donated directly to Planned Parenthood, either through grants or through matching employee gifts. We used data from 2nd Vote, a website and app that tracks causes that corporations donate to. We asked each company about its donations to the nation’s largest…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Conservatives to Boehner: Don’t Delay Defunding Planned Parenthood

    Republicans are divided on how to best address the recent Planned Parenthood scandal, with House Speaker John Boehner suggesting Congress get “facts first” before defunding the organization, and conservatives arguing that there’s no time to wait. “We all want the facts and there’s no question that a full investigation is needed, but we already know…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    Boehner Wants More ‘Facts’ Before Ending Planned Parenthood Funding. Here’s 8.

    House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that he wants to put “facts first” before using the appropriations process to end federal funding to Planned Parenthood. The most recent reports of harvesting and selling body parts from aborted unborn babies have renewed the call to end the more than half a billion dollars that the organization receives…
    Sarah Torre
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    Cartoon: Planned Parenthood and Taxpayer Funding

        Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint wrote this week about why Planned Parenthood needs to stop receiving taxpayer dollars: A video released last week by the Center for Medical Progress shocked the nation by showing an executive of Planned Parenthood sipping wine and casually talking about the going rate for the organs of aborted…
    Glenn Foden
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    Planned Parenthood’s History of Scandal

    With more than $500 million in taxpayer funding annually, it’s time for the American people to know the truth about Planned Parenthood. >>> Read More: 6 Scandals Involving Planned Parenthood
    Ben Howe
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    Democratic Members of Congress Want the Group Behind Planned Parenthood Videos Investigated

    Democratic members of Congress have requested an investigation into the Center for Medical Progress, the group behind two undercover videos of Planned Parenthood executives. The Center for Medical Progress has released two undercover videos in its “Human Capital” series, depicting two senior Planned Parenthood executives discussing the price “per specimen” of fetal organs such as…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Planned Parenthood Pulls Names of Corporate Donors After Coca-Cola, Ford and Xerox Object

    Representatives from Coca-Cola, Ford Motor Co. and Xerox say they've asked Planned Parenthood to remove their names as corporate donors to the embattled organization. The move follows a Daily Signal report revealing the names of 41 companies that Planned Parenthood listed as donors. That list, which was featured on Planned Parenthood's website, has since been removed. >>>…
    Chelsea Scism
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    We Asked Companies About Their Donations to Planned Parenthood. Here’s How They Responded.

    On Tuesday, The Daily Signal published a list of companies that donate or have donated directly to Planned Parenthood, either through grants or through matching employee gifts, according to 2nd Vote, a money-tracking website and app that looks at consumers and political causes. The Daily Signal reached out to each company to ask about its donations to…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Lawmakers Introduce Defund Planned Parenthood Legislation

    Lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced legislation to cut off federal funding for Planned Parenthood in the wake of two undercover videos sparking concern about the organization’s abortion practices. Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., introduced the Defund Planned Parenthood Act, and Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., offered corresponding legislation in the Senate. In a speech on the House…
    Kate Scanlon
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    In Her Own Words: Planned Parenthood’s Top Abortion Doctor Keeps Low Profile Online

    The top Planned Parenthood doctor whose face is all over the Internet because of an undercover video otherwise has left little mark on social media or elsewhere on the Web. More than one congressional committee wants to hear from Dr. Deborah L. Nucatola, among others, but a lawyer for Planned Parenthood Federation of America says…
    Ken McIntyre
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    MLK’s Niece Says Her Uncle Would Be ‘Disturbed’ by Planned Parenthood Videos

    Alveda King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., told The Daily Signal that her uncle would have been “very disturbed” by the recent videos showing Planned Parenthood executives discussing the harvesting of fetal body parts. “My uncle, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., often said that the Negro cannot win if he’s willing to sacrifice…
    Kelsey Bolar
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