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    3 Reasons This Bill to Protect Planned Parenthood Is Bad
    After David Daleiden secretly filmed Planned Parenthood employees discussing the dismemberment and sale of parts of aborted human babies, you may recall, a Texas grand jury indicted him, but not Planned Parenthood, for trafficking human organs. Daleiden is the head of the pro-life Center for Medical Progress, which last year released the series of hidden-camera…
    John-Michael Seibler
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    Planned Parenthood’s Virtual Reality Exhibit on Abortion Isn’t ‘Real,’ Pro-Life Groups Say
    Planned Parenthood’s virtual reality exhibit promoting access to abortion at the Democratic National Convention doesn’t depict reality, pro-life groups tell The Daily Signal. The nation’s largest abortion provider “is using technology and computer-generated imagery to perpetuate lies about the pro-life movement as a whole, and to advance its abortion brand,” pro-life advocate Arina Grossu said. Planned…
    Leah Jessen
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    Planned Parenthood Uses Virtual Reality to Promote Abortion at Democrat Convention
    PHILADELPHIA—Steps outside a women’s caucus meeting at the Democratic National Convention, Planned Parenthood’s lobbying arm got techy with attendees, using computer-generated imagery to give people a firsthand look at the protests some women face when walking into abortion clinics. “Planned Parenthood Action Fund is here sharing a virtual reality film called ‘Across the Line,’ which…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    Undercover Filmmaker Who Exposed Planned Parenthood Calls His Case a ‘Huge Win’ for Journalists
    Two undercover filmmakers whose videos exposed abortion provider Planned Parenthood won’t face criminal charges after all. Instead, they’re hailing the news as a First Amendment victory for citizen journalists. On Tuesday, the Harris County district attorney’s office dismissed all charges against David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt. The duo worked undercover to produce a series of…
    Leah Jessen
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    United Way Affiliates Give $3 Million a Year to Planned Parenthood
    United Way affiliates provide almost $3 million a year to Planned Parenthood, according to a money-tracking website that examines consumer and political causes. 2nd Vote, a conservative, nonprofit watchdog that tracks corporate spending, conducted what it calls "exhaustive" research of United Way affiliates and their giving to Planned Parenthood.  “Last year, 2nd Vote compiled an exhaustive list of…
    Leah Jessen
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    Your Money Is Going to Planned Parenthood Whether You Like It or Not
    Whether you’re a painter, pastor, lawyer, or laborer (pro-life or pro-abortion), you work for Planned Parenthood. A portion of every paycheck goes to the world’s leading abortion business through the federal and state taxes allocated by your elected representatives and the unelected bureaucrats they empower. For the fiscal year ending in June 2015 (just before…
    Casey Mattox
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    Congressional Panel Issues More Subpoenas in Ongoing Planned Parenthood Investigation
    A House panel issued subpoenas to two organizations in an effort to access information related to the purchase and sale of aborted baby body parts. The House of Representatives Select Investigative Panel issued subpoenas on April 29 to Scinto Group, LLP and Five Star Bancorp to get accounting and bank records of StemExpress, a biomedical…
    Leah Jessen
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    Rep. Marsha Blackburn: Panel Probing Planned Parenthood Finds ‘Surprising Amount of Agreement’
    Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., says the goal of her House panel looking at Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers is to determine whether the law must be “tightened” because the abortion industry is violating it. “Our hearing [Thursday] was on the ethics of fetal tissue research,” Blackburn, chairwoman of the Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives, told me…
    Genevieve Wood
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    A 10th State Defunded Planned Parenthood. Why There’s So Much Momentum Now.
    Adding to the momentum to defund abortion giant Planned Parenthood, Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed a bill Sunday that strips $1.3 million in taxpayer money from the organization. Ten states—Wisconsin and Ohio being the most recent—have taken action over the past several months to cut taxpayer dollars from Planned Parenthood. “Not one more penny should go to…
    Leah Jessen
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    House Panel Issues 3 Subpoenas in Probe of Planned Parenthood
    A select investigative panel of the U.S. House of Representatives has issued subpoenas to a research company, a university, and an abortion provider, saying the organizations failed to cooperate fully with a probe of Planned Parenthood’s practices and procedures related to the distribution of aborted body parts.   “We have been working diligently to acquire information that…
    Leah Jessen
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    Since the Release of Undercover Videos, 8 States Have Defunded Planned Parenthood. Ohio Makes It 9.
    Ohio Gov. John Kasich is expected to sign a bill defunding Planned Parenthood, making Ohio the ninth state to do so since undercover videos exposed the abortion provider’s apparent role in harvesting the body parts of aborted babies. The bill, H.B. 294, ensures that state and certain federal funds are not used to perform or promote…
    Leah Jessen
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    Indicted Planned Parenthood Videomaker, Releasing New Sting, Wants to ‘Send a Strong Message’
    The pro-life activist behind a series of undercover videos exposing the practices of Planned Parenthood emerged Thursday from court appearances in Texas vowing to continue his fight for unborn children despite being charged with breaking the law through his tactics. “We’re out here to send a strong message that Houston’s children and their body parts…
    Kristiana Mork
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    Why Is This Sting Celebrated by ‘60 Minutes’ but Not Those Planned Parenthood Videos?
    Investigative tactics featured on CBS News’ “60 Minutes” bear an eerie resemblance to the undercover sting operation of a pro-life activist indicted last week for his role in secretly recorded videos in which Planned Parenthood officials talk about harvesting aborted babies for tissue and organs. A report called “Anonymous Inc.,” which aired Sunday night, focused…
    Leah Jessen
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    Ohio Senate Approves Bill Defunding Planned Parenthood
    In a 22-8 vote Wednesday afternoon, the Ohio Senate passed legislation defunding Planned Parenthood and other providers of abortions that are not medically necessary. The bill from the Ohio House, amended by the Senate in the morning, cuts an estimated $1.3 million from Planned Parenthood and directs the funds to approved health care providers that don’t perform…
    Kristiana Mork
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    Pay No Attention to What Planned Parenthood Is Doing Behind the Curtain
    In an astonishing bit of legerdemain, a local grand jury in Harris County, Texas, has refused to indict Planned Parenthood for violating a Texas statute that prohibits the attempted sale of human organs, despite the video evidence to the contrary showing Planned Parenthood doctors and executives discussing organ sales. But the very same grand jury…
    Hans von Spakovsky | Andrew Kloster
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    Texas Grand Jury Indicts 2 Undercover Filmmakers Who Exposed Planned Parenthood
    A grand jury in Houston indicted two undercover filmmakers who exposed Planned Parenthood’s alleged sale of aborted baby body parts in a series of videos last summer. The news came late Monday in an investigation requested by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick after the videos surfaced. BREAKING: Harris County grand jury clears Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast…
    Robert B. Bluey | Leah Jessen
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    Planned Parenthood Abuses the Law to Stop Dissent
    Last year, a number of academics penned a letter to the Obama administration demanding a criminal RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) investigation into those who disagree with man-made global warming, following the lead of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. As we wrote at the time, this would be an abuse of the Racketeer Influenced…
    Andrew Kloster
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    Kansas Governor to End State Planned Parenthood Funding
    Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback announced he intends to terminate state Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood. Kansas will be joining seven other states that have taken action to prevent the nation’s largest abortion provider from receiving taxpayer dollars. “Ensuring the health and safety of Kansans means protecting all Kansans at every stage of life,” Brownback, a…
    Mariana Barillas
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    12 Key Numbers From Planned Parenthood’s New Annual Report
    Planned Parenthood’s financial profits are on the decline, according to the group’s latest annual report, which showed the group is seeing fewer patients seeking fewer services. While profits and private contributions are waning, government assistance rose by $25.3 million in the past year. “This was definitely a bad year for Planned Parenthood as a business,”…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    Obamacare Repeal, Planned Parenthood Defunding Bill Will Go to Obama
    For the first time, Congress will send a bill that repeals Obamacare and defunds Planned Parenthood to President Barack Obama’s desk. Republicans used the budget reconciliation process—a fast-track method to avoid a filibuster from Senate Democrats—to pass the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act earlier this month. The GOP-controlled House will vote on the bill next week. “You can…
    Leah Jessen
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