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Planned Parenthood hearing launches House Republicans' defunding effort
Source: The Guardian
Planned Parenthood hearing launches House Republicans' defunding effort
Lauren Gambino in New York
Wednesday 9 September 2015 22.29 BST
An hours-long committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, which was by turns provocative, hyperbolic and emotional, marked the launch of an effort by House Republicans to defund Planned Parenthood.
The hearing – the first of several planned – came in the wake of a controversy over undercover videos recorded by anti-abortion activists who claim Planned Parenthood officials illegally profited from the sale of fetal tissue, a claim the organization has wholly denied.
Among the four experts invited to speak, only one supported Planned Parenthood and the health services it provides women nationwide. Priscilla Smith, director of the program for the Study of Reproductive Justice at Yale’s law school, was questioned for hours by House Republicans over her views on abortion and her defense of the organization, which she referred to as a “beloved institution”.
During a round of questions, Representative Bob Goodlatte, who chairs the judiciary committee, asked Smith whether she believed that the dilation and evacuation abortion procedure is “humane”. Smith replied that for a fetus that could not survive outside the womb, she believed the procedure is a humane way to end a pregnancy.
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Lauren Gambino in New York
Wednesday 9 September 2015 22.29 BST
An hours-long committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, which was by turns provocative, hyperbolic and emotional, marked the launch of an effort by House Republicans to defund Planned Parenthood.
The hearing – the first of several planned – came in the wake of a controversy over undercover videos recorded by anti-abortion activists who claim Planned Parenthood officials illegally profited from the sale of fetal tissue, a claim the organization has wholly denied.
Among the four experts invited to speak, only one supported Planned Parenthood and the health services it provides women nationwide. Priscilla Smith, director of the program for the Study of Reproductive Justice at Yale’s law school, was questioned for hours by House Republicans over her views on abortion and her defense of the organization, which she referred to as a “beloved institution”.
During a round of questions, Representative Bob Goodlatte, who chairs the judiciary committee, asked Smith whether she believed that the dilation and evacuation abortion procedure is “humane”. Smith replied that for a fetus that could not survive outside the womb, she believed the procedure is a humane way to end a pregnancy.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/09/planned-parenthood-defunding-house-republicans
