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TexasTowelie

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2. A portion of PP response.
Wed Jul 15, 2015, 01:27 AM
Jul 2015

The Planned Parenthood Federation of America has issued a statement saying the video cited by Gov. Bobby Jindal in launching an investigation into the group's practices is deceptively edited and false.

Jindal issued a statement earlier Tuesday calling for a Department investigation into Planned Parenthood, saying the video appears to show the discussion of a "systematic harvesting and trafficking of human body parts." But Planned Parenthood says that what's actually being discussed is the donation of tissue for scientific research.

"A well funded group established for the purpose of damaging Planned Parenthood's mission and services has promoted a heavily edited, secretly recorded videotape that falsely portrays Planned Parenthood's participation in tissue donation programs that support lifesaving scientific research," Planned Parenthood said. "Similar false accusations have been put forth by opponents of abortion services for decades. These groups have been widely discredited and their claims fall apart on closer examination, just as they do in this case."

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/07/planned_parenthood_bobby_jinda.html

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This is called implosion. sgtbenobo Jul 2015 #1
A portion of PP response. TexasTowelie Jul 2015 #2
What a moron! Warpy Jul 2015 #3
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