Bobby Jindal announces investigation into Planned Parenthood

[TexasTowelie]

Gov. Bobby Jindal on Tuesday announced he's directed the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals to investigate Planned Parenthood activities in the state after a video surfaced that claims the organization is selling fetal body parts.

The video, which was posted to YouTube by the Center for Medical Progress, shows a woman discussing the harvest of fetal organs and body parts from partial-birth abortions. The Center for Medical Progress identifies the woman as Dr. Deborah Nucatola, who is Planned Parenthood Federation of America's national medical director.

The Washington Post described the Center for Medical Progress as an anti-abortion group.

There was no indication that the video or the activities described in it had ties to Louisiana, and Planned Parenthood does not operate abortion clinics in Louisiana. But Jindal said he was ordering an investigation in part because Planned Parenthood is planning to open a clinic in New Orleans.

Read more: http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/07/bobby_jindal_planned_parenthoo.html

An update to the story has a link to the response by Planned Parenthood. The $4 million clinic planned for New Orleans will not be able to open because Jindal's order includes suspending the issuance of new licenses.

[sgtbenobo]

1. This is called implosion.

good luck bobby.

[TexasTowelie]

2. A portion of PP response.

The Planned Parenthood Federation of America has issued a statement saying the video cited by Gov. Bobby Jindal in launching an investigation into the group's practices is deceptively edited and false.

Jindal issued a statement earlier Tuesday calling for a Department investigation into Planned Parenthood, saying the video appears to show the discussion of a "systematic harvesting and trafficking of human body parts." But Planned Parenthood says that what's actually being discussed is the donation of tissue for scientific research.

"A well funded group established for the purpose of damaging Planned Parenthood's mission and services has promoted a heavily edited, secretly recorded videotape that falsely portrays Planned Parenthood's participation in tissue donation programs that support lifesaving scientific research," Planned Parenthood said. "Similar false accusations have been put forth by opponents of abortion services for decades. These groups have been widely discredited and their claims fall apart on closer examination, just as they do in this case."

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/07/planned_parenthood_bobby_jinda.html

[Warpy]

3. What a moron!

I know they'll believe just about anything in the Fetusphere but Jindal's got to know better, that the tape was heavily edited and doctored.

This is going to blow up in his smug, stupid face and the sooner the better.