{"id":93102,"date":"2016-04-21T12:36:30","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T16:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=93102"},"modified":"2016-09-01T16:25:18","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T20:25:18","slug":"quote-of-day-avoidance-pro-abortion-strategy-at-fetal-tissue-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/quote-of-day-avoidance-pro-abortion-strategy-at-fetal-tissue-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Quote of the day: Avoidance was pro-abortion strategy at fetal tissue hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><em>&#8220;The strenuous Democratic efforts to fight the evidence, to help those in the industry thwart investigation, and to question the very investigation into fetal organ markets were difficult to ignore.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Democratic members\u2019 strategy appeared to be 1) fight discussion of evidence; 2) say the investigation is too expensive; 3) issue Planned Parenthood talking points against The Center for Medical Progress videos (which were not a topic of discussion at this hearing); and 4) claim that the evidence of fetal organ markets didn\u2019t show fetal organ markets. When shown the drop-down order menu for fetal scalps, for instance, DeGette said it wasn\u2019t evidence of fetal organ markets. This would be akin to looking at the Amazon.com website and saying it doesn\u2019t suggest you can buy books online.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Faced with overwhelming evidence of a fetal organ market, the Democrats\u2019 response was to fight discussion of the evidence.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This strategy wasn\u2019t particularly effective at the hearing, but it does show the danger of believing one\u2019s own talking points. An independent audit showed that The Center for Medical Progress videos <a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2015\/10\/01\/media-censors-forensic-analysis-showing-planned-parenthood-videos-not-deceptively-edited\/\">were not deceptively edited<\/a>, and Planned Parenthood itself conceded that the statements by its staff featured in the video were not manipulated. But Planned Parenthood supporters (and recipients of Planned Parenthood campaign donations, such as those on the panel) and their allies in the media protested that the videos were nevertheless fraudulent. Their talking point from the very beginning has been that the whole story is made up. Faced with overwhelming evidence of a fetal organ market, the response was to fight discussion of the evidence and then to claim that the evidence didn\u2019t really show what it seemed to show.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>~ Mollie Hemingway, <a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2016\/04\/21\/11-quick-takeaways-from-house-hearing-on-aborted-baby-parts-trafficking\/\">The Federalist<\/a>, April 21, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The strenuous Democratic efforts to fight the evidence, to help those in the industry thwart investigation, and to question the very investigation into fetal organ markets were difficult to ignore. 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