Bills are now introduced in the House and the Senate
to cut off federal funds for Planned Parenthood, and would instead direct money
to women’s health groups. This is a proposed fix to the legal issue of Planned
Parenthood misusing federal funds to profit from harvested fetal tissue in the
name of research.
A third video released on
Tuesday continues to reveal a Planned Parenthood official negotiating with
someone believed to be a buyer of fetal tissue. The video also includes an
interview with a phlepotomist who worked for a company procuring fetal tissue
from Planned Parenthood. Phlebotomist Holly O’Donnell stated,
For whatever we could procure,
(Planned Parenthood) would get a certain percentage. The main nurse was always
trying to make sure we got our specimens. No one else really cared, but the
main nurse did because she knew that Planned Parenthood was getting
compensated.
Although Planned Parenthood claims, "We do not
make a profit on fetal tissue," the legality of Planned Parenthood’s
funding hinges on this fact. As RNLA previously reported here, laws restrict fetal tissue
research so that no one should benefit financially.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell remarked on the
Senate
floor today:
We introduced legislation last
night that would ensure taxpayer dollars for women’s health are spent on
women’s health, not a scandal-plagued political lobbying giant.
The Senate expects to vote
on the bill before August recess.
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