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Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, told Congress that her organization adheres to medical ethical standards and that just 1 percent of their budget goes to fetal research services. She also said the series of undercover videos were obtained illegally and "doctored." (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Pro-life groups to rally at Capitol Hill in wake of videos

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Rep. Elijah E. Cummings asked his colleagues in the GOP to suspend their investigations into Planned Parenthood in the wake of the recent videos released by an anti-abortion group, saying that the group's tactics may not be telling the entire story and rather backing an agenda. (Associated Press)

Dems slam ‘one-sided’ Planned Parenthood probes, demand equal treatment for pro-life group

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

The latest footage — the eighth full-length video since July 14 — shifts attention from officials at Planned Parenthood to the bioservice industry that acts as a middleman between the abortion clinics and the medical laboratories that purchase the tissue for research purposes. (Associated Press)

Planned Parenthood video shows StemExpress eager to do bulk business on fetal parts

By Valerie Richardson and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

This Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, photo shows people looking on during a rally at Utah Capitol Rotunda in Salt Lake City, organized in support of Gov. Gary Herbert's recent decision to remove the state from federal funding of Planned Parenthood. Utah’s decision to stop disbursing federal money to Planned Parenthood won’t threaten women’s access to health care, he said Thursday. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Anti-abortion supporters protest outside Planned Parenthoods nationwide

Associated Press

Thousands rally against Planned Parenthood in massive national protest

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

The entrance to a Planned Parenthood Clinic is seen here in Oklahoma City on July 24, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Planned Parenthood kept aborted babies alive to harvest heart, brain: ex-technician

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 30, 2015, file photo, U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., smiles before announcing her plans to seek a second term in Manchester, N.H. With negotiations on the state budget likely stalled until the fall, New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan's political future remains in a holding pattern. National Democrats hope to recruit her to run for U.S. Senate against Ayotte. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Planned Parenthood targets Republican senators with ads

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Gov. Doug Ducey speaks to the Classrooms First Initiative Council Group and the gathered audience at the first meeting as the council works to improve educational outcomes through school finance reform Friday, June 26, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

New abortion rule: Arizona clinics must report fate of fetal tissue

Associated Press

Fetus Brain Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JEFF ATWATER: Planned Parenthood and the consequences of speech

By Jeff Atwater

"I think Republicans have a great opportunity here in the agricultural heartland of the Midwest," Iowa Gov. Terry E. Branstad said in a Jan. 13, 2015 state of the state speech to lawmakers. He warned that anyone opposed to ethanol targets won't win the White House. (Associated Press/Charlie Neibergall/File)

Branstad says Iowa reviewing Planned Parenthood contracts

Associated Press

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson points out details on a Medicaid form at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Arkansas ending Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood

By Andrew DeMillo - Associated Press

Illustration on allegations Planned Parenthood sells fetal tissue by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

ED MARTIN: Planned Parenthood exposed: We are all complicit

By Ed Martin

W. SCOTT LAMB: Three pro-life priorities that will remain

By W. Scott Lamb

Illustration on the real spirit of abortion by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CARISSA MULDER: Abortion fetus body-part sales horrify Americans, twist logic

By Carissa Mulder

Pro-life activists call for the defunding of Planned Parenthood at a rally at the U.S. Capitol on July 28, 2015. (Cheryl Wetzstein/The Washington Times)

TIM CONSTANTINE: What is Planned Parenthood? The facts

By Tim Constantine

President Barack Obama speaks about the nuclear deal with Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015, at American University in Washington. The president said the nuclear deal with Iran builds on the tradition of strong diplomacy that won the Cold War without firing any shots. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

EDITORIAL: Obama’s discrimination on body-parts sale

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The New Hampshire vote, coming over the objections of Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan, comes as the latest example of the backlash against Planned Parenthood following the release of five undercover videos raising alarm over the organization's involvement in the trade of fetal organs from abortions. (Associated Press)

New Hampshire defunds Planned Parenthood facilities

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times