Congress Starts Planned Parenthood Hearings скачать в хорошем качестве

Congress Starts Planned Parenthood Hearings

(9 Sep 2015) The House Judiciary Committee held the first hearing on Planned Parenthood since a group of anti-abortion activists released videos showing Planned Parenthood officials describing how they sometimes obtain tissue from aborted fetuses for medical researchers. The recordings, made by anti-abortion activists posing as representatives of a company interested in buying fetal tissue, show Planned Parenthood officials casually discussing how they sometimes obtain tissue from aborted fetuses for medical researchers. Backed by analysts it hired, Planned Parenthood has said the videos were dishonestly edited to distort its officials' remarks and has denied any wrongdoing. In noteworthy omissions at Wednesday's hearing, chaired by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., Planned Parenthood and the Center for Medical Progress were not testifying. However, two women who say they survived failed abortions as newborns did testify. "I would ask Planned Parenthood the following questions 38 years later,I would ask them these questions -- if abortion is about women's rights, then what were mine," said Gianna Jessen, who survived a failed abortion. Their appearance underscores how the GOP is eager to use questions about fetal tissue research to personalize the broader political dispute over abortion, an issue that could fan both sides' activists during the 2016 presidential and congressional campaigns. Many conservative lawmakers and GOP presidential candidates want Congress to end federal payments to Planned Parenthood as the price for approving spending bills keeping government agencies open past Oct. 1. Top Republicans want to avoid a standoff that precipitates a federal shutdown that voters might blame on the GOP and hope showdown votes over Planned Parenthood can be isolated to separate bills not tied to financing the government. Planned Parenthood provides contraception, tests for sexually transmitted diseases and abortions in clinics across the country. It receives more than $500 million each year from federal and state governments, more than a third of its overall $1.3 billion annual budget, mostly Medicaid reimbursements for treating low-income patients. Three other congressional committees are also investigating Planned Parenthood, but have yet to hold hearings. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...