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    Black Pastors Demand Smithsonian Remove Planned Parenthood Founder’s Bust

    Black pastors and conservative leaders drew a small crowd in front of the National Portrait Gallery Thursday demanding the removal of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger’s bust. Sanger’s tribute sits in the Smithsonian museum’s “Struggle for Justice” exhibit alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, a placement that minister and former Republican politician E.W. Jackson called…
    Natalie Johnson
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    Center for Medical Progress Calls Planned Parenthood-Commissioned Analysis of Videos ‘Complete Failure’

    The Center for Medical Progress has condemned a Planned Parenthood-commissioned analysis that claims the undercover videos released by the organization did not “present a complete or accurate record of the events,” according to the New York Times. “Planned Parenthood’s desperate, 11th-hour attempt to pay their hand-picked ‘experts’ to distract from the crimes documented on video is…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Is It True That Defunding Planned Parenthood Could ‘Curtail’ Medical Services? Fact-Checking Bob Casey’s Claim

    Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., made some questionable claims in an op-ed defending his vote to continue granting federal funds to Planned Parenthood. “Planned Parenthood facilities also provide many other basic health services, like cervical and breast cancer screening, as well as primary care and family planning,” Casey wrote in The Scranton Times-Tribune. “It is those…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Rep. Diane Black Explains to Sarah Palin Why Planned Parenthood Should Stop Receiving Tax Dollars

    “There is no reason in this world” why federal money should be spent on Planned Parenthood, said Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., while on air Monday with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. “[T]here are other agencies around—state health departments, county health departments,” Black stated. “And by the way, they are having to compete with Planned Parenthood…
    Leah Jessen
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    42 Photos From the Planned Parenthood Protests

    On Saturday, tens of thousands of people gathered in hundreds of rallies around the country to protest Planned Parenthood. The protesters numbered more than 60,000, according to the Pro-Life Action League. Twitter and Instagram users took to social media to share their photos with the world. Below are 42 shots from the day. #PlannedParenthood Protests Hit L.A. Clinic #UnbornLivesMatter…
    Leah Jessen
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    Bobby Jindal Orders Undercover Planned Parenthood Videos Screened for Protesters

    Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal played undercover videos of Planned Parenthood executives for pro-choice demonstrators that had gathered outside of the governor’s mansion Thursday. Planned Parenthood of the Gulf Coast planned the rally to protest Jindal’s decision to terminate the state’s Medicaid contract with the organization. Louisiana folks! Come out & rally for health care access!…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Planned Parenthood Awards Journalists for ‘Exceptional Coverage’

    Planned Parenthood has announced the 2015 recipients of the Maggie Awards, given to recognize journalists, writers, activists, and social media innovators for their coverage of “reproductive rights, social justice, and women’s health care issues.” According to Planned Parenthood’s website, the Maggie Awards, named for the organization’s founder Margaret Sanger, “recognize exceptional contributions by the media…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Here Are the Names of More Companies That Donated to Planned Parenthood

    More than two dozen companies, including some household names, are listed as donors to one of Planned Parenthood’s affiliates, according to information obtained by The Daily Signal. The 2013-14 annual report for Planned Parenthood of Southern New England—an affiliate of the national organization that operates in Connecticut and Rhode Island—lists companies that have contributed to the…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Teacher Protests Union’s Planned Parenthood Donations, Fights for Ability to Donate to Pro-Life Charity

    A Pennsylvania teacher is suing the state’s largest teachers union, the Pennsylvania State Education Association, for preventing her from donating her nonmember fees to a pro-life charity. In an interview with The Daily Signal, Linda Misja, a teacher at Apollo-Ridge High School, said she has never paid for representation by the union, which she does…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Half of Americans Haven’t Seen the Planned Parenthood Videos. Here’s What They Need to Know.

    Since mid-July, after a series of undercover videos showed high-ranking Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of tissue from aborted babies, the organization has been under the microscope. To learn more about the allegations surrounding Planned Parenthood’s abortion practices and the fallout that has ensued, watch this video. >>> Watch the Undercover Videos From the Center for…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    How Much Time ABC, NBC and CBS Have Spent Covering the Planned Parenthood Videos

    ABC, NBC, and CBS have “censored” their coverage of undercover videos released by the Center for Medical Progress, according to an analysis conducted by the Media Research Center. The Center for Medical Progress’s undercover videos depict Planned Parenthood executives discussing the sale of fetal organs at the organization’s affiliates. Planned Parenthood has denied profiting off…
    Kate Scanlon
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    11 Questions Lawmakers Want Answered in Probe of Planned Parenthood’s Federal Funding

    Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform are investigating how Planned Parenthood is using the federal funds that the organization receives. Reps. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, sent letters to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell and Planned Parenthood President and CEO Cecile Richards inquiring about Planned Parenthood’s “potentially…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Arkansas, Utah Become the Latest States to Defund Planned Parenthood

    Arkansas and Utah have become the fourth and fifth states to block or partially block taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood, following a series of undercover videos depicting senior executives discussing prices for fetal body parts. Planned Parenthood spokespersons have condemned the Center for Medical Progress, the pro-life organization behind the videos, as “anti-choice extremists” and…
    Kate Scanlon
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    If Planned Parenthood Loses Government Funding, Here’s a Map of Health Clinics That Could Take Its Place

    Two leading pro-life organizations released a map today intended to showcase the thousands of community health care clinics that could step in for Planned Parenthood if it were to lose federal funding. The map adds to a heated conversation about whether stripping Planned Parenthood of its $500 million annual taxpayer dollars would hurt women’s health…
    Kelsey Bolar
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    StemExpress Is Cutting Ties With Planned Parenthood

    StemExpress, a biomedical company engulfed in the scandal surrounding allegations that Planned Parenthood is selling fetal organs, is cutting ties with the nation’s largest abortion provider, according to a report by Politico. Politico reports that StemExpress “notified Planned Parenthood and Congress Friday of its decision to end the relationship.” StemExpress and Planned Parenthood face questions…
    Kate Scanlon
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    The Racist Views of Planned Parenthood’s Founder

    In the wake of the recent and ongoing Planned Parenthood scandal regarding the harvesting and sale of baby hearts, livers, lungs, and other organs, late last week a group of black pastors requested that a bust of Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, be removed from a temporary Smithsonian exhibit named, ironically, “Struggle for…
    Jeanne Mancini
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    3 States Defund and 13 States Investigate Planned Parenthood

    The three states that recently denied taxpayers’ money to Planned Parenthood affiliates likely will be followed by others as public pressure mounts on governors and other state officials, regardless of whether Congress votes to defund the nation’s leading abortion provider. Defunding on the state level—as in Alabama, Louisiana, and New Hampshire—may not be as sharp…
    Ken McIntyre
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    Democratic Senator Defends Planned Parenthood Funding, After Revealing She Has Not Seen Videos

    Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Tuesday the federal government should continue to fund Planned Parenthood, revealing she had not watched the covert videos showing top officials from the group discussing the sale of fetal tissue. Gillibrand told The Blaze she had no intention of watching the series of videos. “I think what Planned Parenthood does around…
    Natalie Johnson
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    Donald Trump Defends Planned Parenthood, Calls Abortions ‘Small Part of What They Do’

    Donald Trump suggested he would not support ending taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood’s non-abortion services in two interviews Tuesday. “We have to help women,” Trump told Fox News’ Sean Hannity in an interview that aired Tuesday night. “So we have to look at the positives, also, for Planned Parenthood.” Trump said he opposes federal grants…
    Natalie Johnson
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    Pro-Lifers Raise Concerns About Planned Parenthood’s Poll Showing Voters Support the Organization

    Hart Research Associates has released a poll showing Planned Parenthood has the support of a majority of likely voters in several battleground states in the 2016 election. The poll was conducted on behalf of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. According to the poll, 66 percent of voters in New Hampshire, 65 percent in Ohio, and…
    Kate Scanlon
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