Friday, the House Oversight Committee issued a list of seven demands to Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards in response to recently released undercover videos from the Center for Medical Progress.
Authored by Representatives Jason Chaffetz and Jim Jordan, the letter demands Planned Parenthood respond to the inquiry which may have a direct effect on the organization’s federal funding no later than August 28th.
“Recently released videos implicate Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its affiliates in potentially unlawful transactions involving fetal tissue. In the videos, Planned Parenthood representatives discuss the demand for certain body parts, the manner in which patient consent is solicited, pricing considerations, and the methods by which doctors manipulate procedures to ensure that tissues remain intact. The disturbing content of these videos raises questions as to whether federal funds are being used to finance the potentially illegal conduct described therein.”
So what exactly is the House Oversight Committee’s letter demanding from Cecile Richards? Let’s take a look.
Immediately after the letter’s powerful opening statement, it requests the organization turn over a comprehensive list of what federal funding they have received, along with all of their financial statements and annual financial reports since 2010.
View the letter below:
After the financial aspects are fully covered, the letter moves on to the most damning inquiry… It asks the organization to list exactly “what procedures, services, or other medical treatments are available only or exclusively at a Planned Parenthood affiliate or health center.” A question which essentially gives Planned Parenthood the rope to hang themselves.
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“Do not include services or procedures that could otherwise be provided by a private health care provider,” the letter added.Thoughts?
The House Oversight Committee also sent a similar letterto U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Matthews Burewell.
“According to its 2013-14 Annual Report, Planned Parenthood received more than $500 million in government funding in the last fiscal last year alone, accounting for more than 40 percent of the organization’s total revenue,” it said. “The Department of Health and Human Services provided a significant portion of the federal funds that Planned Parenthood received. It is not clear whether Planned Parenthood used any federal funds to support transactions involving fetal tissue.”
The letter requested information about which agencies within HHS provide funding or support to Planned Parenthood, the total amount of federal funding given to the abortion-provider since 2010, which restrictions are used when applying the funding and a list of services exclusively offered at Planned Parenthood.
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