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    Planned Parenthood Turns Tragedy Into Censorship

    In the wake of a violent tragedy, Planned Parenthood has redoubled its efforts to silence its critics. The Colorado Springs shooter, who waged the terrible attack, appears to have no connection to society at large, much less to the pro-life movement. But Planned Parenthood is using him as a tool in its new censorship campaign, which…
    Matt Bowman
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    This Devout Christian Pastor and Police Officer Was One of the Planned Parenthood Shooting Victims

    Garrett Swasey, the 44-year-old police officer killed Friday in a shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic, also was a devout Christian pastor who “believed in forgiveness” and “was there to save lives,” those who knew him say. “He might not be in alignment with [abortion], but he’d be willing to go in and lay…
    Madaline Donnelly
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    ‘We Are Heartbroken’: Pro-Life Groups Condemn Shootings at Colorado Planned Parenthood

    Pro-life leaders denounced the actions of the gunman who took the lives of three—a police officer and two civilians—and wounded nine others Friday in Colorado Springs, Colo. Police said Robert Dear, 57, gave up inside a Planned Parenthood clinic after a standoff that lasted hours. Here’s what leaders of pro-life organizations said in formal statements about Dear’s alleged…
    Kate Scanlon
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    This Pro-Life Group Targets Planned Parenthood’s Corporate Funding

    A pro-life group say it has convinced more than 300 companies to stop donating to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider. The organization, Life Decisions International, tracks corporate sponsors of Planned Parenthood in an effort to encourage them to stop donating. In an interview with The Daily Signal, Doug Scott, president of Life Decisions International, said his…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Lawsuit: This Planned Parenthood Affiliate Should Return Taxpayer Money It Took for Body Parts of Aborted Babies

    A lawsuit filed in Colorado alleges that Planned Parenthood accepted taxpayer funds from Colorado State University in exchange for the body parts of aborted babies. Faith & Freedom Coalition of Colorado, the group behind the lawsuit, wants to force Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains to return the money, Nick McIntyre, executive director, said in an interview with The…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Planned Parenthood Loved This ‘Scandal’ Episode. They Shouldn’t Have.

    Planned Parenthood gave the winter finale of “Scandal,” a TV drama about politics, a big thumbs up for its portrayal Thursday of a character’s abortion. “We saw one of our favorite characters make the deeply personal decision that one in three women have made in their lifetime,” Planned Parenthood said in a statement, per Entertainment…
    Katrina Trinko
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    Planned Parenthood Overbilled Taxpayers 1 in 7 Times, Report Finds

    After discovering “alarming” instances of billing inconsistencies, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin ordered health care officials to block all state funding for the two Planned Parenthood clinics located in Oklahoma. “More than one in every seven bills submitted for payment [by Planned Parenthood] … are inaccurately coded or insufficiently documented,” Fallin wrote Wednesday in a letter…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    Will Pro-Life Coalition Close Ranks for Second Effort to Defund Planned Parenthood?

    If a House plan fails in the Senate, lawmakers seeking to defund Planned Parenthood see another opportunity in the upcoming budget battle. But it’s not clear whether a pro-life coalition would regroup to back such a second effort. A total of 33 state and national pro-life groups pledged their support for halting taxpayer funding of…
    Philip Wegmann
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    How the Byrd Rule Could Affect Attempts to Defund Planned Parenthood Through Reconciliation

    Those following the debate over Planned Parenthood funding and recent efforts to repeal Obamacare may have heard or read about something lately called the “Byrd Rule.” As if the budget and lawmaking process in Washington weren’t already hard enough to follow, add this to the list of terms and legislative rules one must understand. Thankfully,…
    Genevieve Wood
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    Planned Parenthood Clinic Faces Fines for How It Disposed of Body Parts From Aborted Babies

    A Planned Parenthood clinic in South Carolina faces state fines for the improper disposal of aborted baby body parts. According to WISTV in South Carolina, the proposed fines range from $2,200 to $21,150 for violating state disposal regulations. Two other abortion clinics in the state and two waste disposal companies also face fines for failing to dispose of the…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Reconciliation Bill That Repeals Parts of Obamacare, Defunds Planned Parenthood Still May Face Significant Roadblocks

    Senate Republicans are about to consider a House bill defunding Planned Parenthood and portions of Obamacare after receiving a green light from the official who advises on proper procedure. But, experts caution, the bill may face significant roadblocks. A spokesman for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the parliamentarian—the officer overseeing Senate procedure—confirmed that…
    Philip Wegmann
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    Planned Parenthood Paid $3 for Birth Control but Billed Medicaid $35, Former Manager Says

    A little-known whistleblower lawsuit accuses Planned Parenthood clinics in Iowa of wrongly siphoning millions of American taxpayer dollars with a series of complicated billing schemes aimed at increasing profits. Among other dishonest practices, a former manager of the clinics alleges, Planned Parenthood staffers routinely purchased birth control pills for just under $3, billed Medicaid $35…
    Kelsey Bolar
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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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    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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