Planned Parenthood
Utah governor orders state agencies to stop disbursing federal funds to Planned Parenthood
By Michael McFall — August 17, 2015
SALT LAKE CITY -- Other government agencies and nonprofits will still provide education and prevention programs for sexually transmitted diseases, he said.
Arkansas governor cuts state contracts with Planned Parenthood
By Reuters — August 15, 2015
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson canceled the state's contracts with Planned Parenthood, making his the third Southern state to do so since anti-abortion activists released videos that they say suggests the organization sells fetal tissue.
Does Ben Carson have a blind spot on fetal tissue?
By David Gibson — August 14, 2015
(RNS) The dispute could become a political problem for Carson as he becomes a factor in the crowded GOP field.
For abortion foes, it’s now more ‘SHOCK!’ and less ‘Awwwww’ (ANALYSIS)
By David Gibson — August 7, 2015
(RNS) Many feared the bloody images that were staples of the annual March for Life may have repelled more than they converted. But the release of undercover Planned Parenthood videos suggests gruesome is back.
To some, Planned Parenthood is immoral; to others, it’s doing God’s work (COMMENTARY)
By Jay Michaelson — July 24, 2015
(RNS) Many of us have fervent religious beliefs about aborted fetuses: namely, that if utilizing them for medical research can save a life, it is a moral obligation to do so.
On Planned Parenthood controversy, New York Times swings and whiffs (COMMENTARY)
By Jonathan Merritt — July 23, 2015
(RNS) The Times editorial board did not merely get the Planned Parenthood editorial wrong; it missed it completely.
The hidden ethics battle in the Planned Parenthood fetal tissue scandal
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — July 23, 2015
(RNS) The furor is, at root, an unwinnable war over "personhood," the legality of abortion and the ethics of finding cures for life in the death of a fetus.
Maker of secret video says he prays for Planned Parenthood official, considers her a friend
By Religion News Service — July 23, 2015
(RNS) “Everyone on the investigative team who worked with Dr. (Deborah) Nucatola really liked her; she was always very personable,” he says, adding, "I hope she decides to get out and stop doing abortions."
Republicans seek probe of abortion rules after Planned Parenthood videos
By Reuters — July 23, 2015
(Reuters) Republican presidential candidates and lawmakers are calling for Planned Parenthood to be investigated and its federal funding eliminated after two videos that critics said showed the reproductive health care group is involved in the illegal sale of aborted fetal tissue.
Don’t blame Planned Parenthood for our abortion culture (COMMENTARY)
By David P. Gushee — July 22, 2015
(RNS) We are the ones who created a society in which we have become utterly dependent on abortion.
Crush Planned Parenthood (COMMENTARY)
By Kirsten Powers — July 22, 2015
A Planned Parenthood executive was caught on video talking about crushing fetus organs. Yet abortion-rights activists want us to believe the harvesting of fetus parts has no more moral value than a fingernail.
Planned Parenthood blasted after secret video purports to show fetal tissue sales
By Reuters — July 15, 2015
Planned Parenthood claims the now-viral video was heavily edited and falsely portrayed the reproductive health group's participation in providing tissue for medical research. Abortion critics call the sales an 'atrocity.'
40 years after Roe, abortion remains legal — but restricted
By Richard Wolf — January 23, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Forty years after the Supreme Court legalized abortion, the constitutional right many Americans take for granted is coming under increased scrutiny.
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