The House kicked off a wrestling match over the fate of Planned Parenthood with a Judiciary Committee hearing today that captured the intensity flaring on both sides of the abortion debate since the release of a series of investigative videos.
In his opening statement, Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., said the videos by the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) sparked the committee’s investigation.
The videos, which show Planned Parenthood directors discussing the trade of aborted tissue for experimentation, raised questions about the legality of Planned Parenthood’s actions and whether federal law sufficiently protects unborn babies, Goodlatte said.
"The committee is aggressively seeking answers to these questions, but there is no question that the videos are deeply disturbing on a human level,” he said. ...
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