Before everyone here rushes to judgement, the fact is that (as far as all the facts can tell to this point) Planned Parenthood was quoted out of context, is highly regulated and observed on many levels by legal regulators, didn't break any laws, and has been the subject of a vile campaign to discredit their operations for reasons having little to do law and more to do with not so hidden agendas that speak more against abortion and birth control and less against any other arguments, despite any official positions to the contrary.
So, unless one can make a case that Planned Parenthood actually broke any law(s), advice as to what should be done with that organization should fall on deaf ears, unless one is willing to put the effort in to having a democratic vote on the subject. As I recall, the great majority of the American public is totally for their activities which, if not allowed, will inevitably lead to unwanted births (read, higher crime rates) and illegal, dangerous abortions (with a history to prove it).
It's one thing to believe an ideology; it's another thing to force it on unwilling subjects who are acting within the framework of the law.
Now, in case anyone here wants to misquote or partially quote another's statements, don't bother. I said my part and, frankly, heard most or all of the counter arguments which are "more of the same".
You don't like the law? Change it. Otherwise, stop acting like a lynch mob and, instead, wait until the true facts of this matter bare their fruit. If anyone in Planned Parenthood did, in fact, break the law, they should be held responsible. But defund the whole organization? That advice only comes from a place that has nothing to do with these allegations and has everything to do with your anti-abortion sentiment and religious beliefs. Justice for criminals who break the law. Doing otherwise is like eliminating the entire gun industry due to some criminals using guns illegally, or eliminating the energy industry because of some illegal polluters, etc.
quote from Congressman Randy Forbes, 4th District, VA, from his newsletter today:
https://mail.aol.com/webmail-std/en-us/suite
"...This is not about politics. This is not about Republicans or Democrats. This is about basic humanity and human dignity. We cannot with one breath argue that an unborn life is “simply tissue,” and with the next breath transfer that tissue as
human organs for research."
