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Since the release of the first incriminating Planned Parenthood video from the Center for Medical Progress<\/a>, a flurry of investigations have ensued. These videos at least\u00a0show evidence indicating a strong likelihood of illegal activity, and at worst show despicable, callous disregard for the law, human life, and women. Here are\u00a0the ongoing official investigations and government actions taken against Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n

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As of Wednesday, five states have made moves to defund Planned Parenthood, or end participation in the funneling of federal money to the unscrupulous organization. These states are New Hampshire, Utah, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama. Thirteen states have launched investigations into Planned Parenthood, including Florida; this investigation<\/a> caught Planned Parenthood\u00a0illegally performing second\u00a0trimester abortions. South Carolina also announced a probe into state abortion facilities.<\/p>\n

As states continue to launch investigations and take appropriate action, the federal government remains largely divided on the issue. A\u00a0Senate effort to\u00a0defund Planned Parenthood was blocked earlier this month, although a majority<\/a> of senators voted in favor of ending forced taxpayer funding. The Centers for Medicare and\u00a0Medicaid Services, a federal agency, has threatened\u00a0several states that their \u201cplans to terminate Medicaid provider agreements with Planned Parenthood may illegally restrict beneficiary access to services.\u201d<\/p>\n

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On the other hand, a handful of\u00a0congressional committees\u00a0have announced probes\u00a0into the abortion corporation. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform\u00a0has\u00a0begun to investigate<\/a> whether\u00a0the Obama administration provided any federal grants to Planned Parenthood that\u00a0were ultimately used in relation to the illegal\u00a0sale of aborted baby body parts. The Department of Justice has also committed to review the videos and investigate.<\/a>\u00a0Meanwhile, in a predictable display of indifference, the White House seems unwilling<\/a> to even watch the videos.<\/p>\n

The issue will likely come to\u00a0intense conflict in Congress\u00a0this fall, as lawmakers attempt to move forward with plans for the new fiscal year, which begins October 1st. Regardless of how state and federal bickering and political jockeying play out, attention is being called to the unethical and illegal practices of Planned Parenthood, and the American people are watching.<\/p>\n

Attempts to discredit the Center for Medical Progress lack the coherence and facts needed to convince honest and open-minded citizens that a full and unbiased\u00a0investigation into Planned Parenthood is not needed. Some writers have even tried to draw attention to the \u201cillegal\u201d<\/a> nature of states\u2019 actions to defund Planned Parenthood \u2013 a laughably silly notion, considering the grave nature of the truly illegal and disturbing actions taken by Planned Parenthood, which led to the states\u2019 decision to defund.\u00a0Needless to say,\u00a0that tactic is called a smokescreen – and it rarely works.<\/p>\n

In the words of California attorney\u00a0Kristi Burton Brown<\/a>,<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith such a situation, rife with illegalities, continuing to brew, it is little wonder that a number of states are choosing to defund Planned Parenthood or distance themselves from the abortion giant in other legal ways. If Planned Parenthood affiliates want to stand together \u2013 despite laws being broken, women being harmed, and babies being killed and sold for profit \u2013 they will likely fall together, under the law, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since the release of the first incriminating Planned Parenthood video from the Center for Medical Progress, a flurry of investigations have ensued. These videos at least\u00a0show evidence indicating a strong likelihood of illegal activity, and at worst show despicable, callous disregard for the law, human life, and women. 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