The Republican Planned Parenthood Committee - Yet Another Political Witch Hunt
On Friday, House Speaker John Boehner announced the eight Republican members of the new “Select Investigative Panel” the GOP is launching to continue their election-season persecution of Planned Parenthood and other women’s health providers. Would you be surprised to learn that all eight of them are anti-choice fanatics? Or that all eight of them received 100% ratings from the extreme anti-choice National Right to Life Committee?
And you thought the Benghazi committee was bad.
Samantha Lachman at Huffington Post has a helpful run-down of the latest Republican sham investigation.
“Recent videos exposing the abortion-for-baby-parts business have shocked the nation, and demanded action,” Boehner said in a statement. “At my request, three House committees have been investigating the abortion business, but we still don’t have the full truth. Chairman [Marsha] Blackburn and our members will have the resources and the subpoena power to get to the bottom of these horrific practices, and build on our work to protect the sanctity of all human life.”
Planned Parenthood responded to the announcement by saying that it is cooperating with the investigations even though they are the result of “false and discredited claims.”
“Regardless of whether these investigations are focused on uncovering facts or pursuing a political agenda, we will continue to share the facts with all of these committees, which include that fetal tissue donation for medical research is an important but tiny part of Planned Parenthood’s work in just two states, that we’ve had guidance in place for more than a decade that goes well beyond the legal requirements, and that even doctored and discredited videos show no wrongdoing by Planned Parenthood,” said Eric Ferrero, the organization’s vice president for communications.
Democrats have not yet decided whether they’re going to boycott this absurd, dishonest panel. The Republican fanatics appointed by Boehner (see the article linked above for details on their shabby anti-choice records):
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.)
Rep. Joe Pitts (Penn.)
Rep. Diane Black (Tenn.)
Rep. Larry Bucshon (Ind.)
Rep. Sean Duffy (Wis.)
Rep. Andy Harris (Md.)
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (Mo.)
Rep. Mia Love (Utah)