Bobby Jindal announces investigation into Planned Parenthood

[TexasTowelie]

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune

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

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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.

Cross-posted in the Louisiana Group.

[TexasTowelie]

1. 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

[cynzke]

30. REALITY VS CRAP.

The problem here is Jindal is distorting the truth. The law governing "fetal Tissue" is this (NHI Revitalization Act of 1993). https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/103/s1/text

Note what is EXACTLY prohibited by law:

‘(b) SOLICITATION OR ACCEPTANCE OF TISSUE AS DIRECTED DONATION FOR USE IN TRANSPLANTATION- It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or knowingly acquire, receive, or accept a donation of human fetal tissue for the purpose of transplantation of such tissue into another person if the donation affects interstate commerce, the tissue will be or is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, and--
‘(1) the donation will be or is made pursuant to a promise to the donating individual that the donated tissue will be transplanted into a recipient specified by such individual;
‘(2) the donated tissue will be transplanted into a relative of the donating individual; or
‘(3) the person who solicits or knowingly acquires, receives, or accepts the donation has provided valuable consideration for the costs associated with such abortion.

It is not breaking the law for clinics to sell tissue and organs to research facilities FOR RESEARCH. It is against the law to sell tissue and organs for TRANSPLANTS.


Funny how those pesky little details go missing or are distorted by the right.

[C Moon]

2. One by one, the clowns are jumping into the ring!

[Chicago1980]

3. Is this that O'Keefe douche again?

[JHB]

13. It seems to be an associate of his

An individual named David Daleiden has been widely credited as the “leader” of the Center for Medical Progress. While Daleiden’s online footprint is minimal, a 2009 Claremont University article (penned by fellow conservative activist Chuck Johnson) reported:

James O’Keefe is a friend of David Daleiden’s. O’Keefe and Hannah Giles have been going coast to coast documenting instances of ACORN employees willingly giving advice on how to avoid paying taxes and shielding a would be pimp (running for congress) and a prostitutent from the watchful eye of the law. They’ve brought their investigation to New York City, Washington D.C., and Baltimore.

Read more at http://m.snopes.com/pp-baby-parts-sale/#Z3Gv4pY1Qsb3zt3X.99

[ninjanurse]

22. ACORN'ed

This is just like the ACORN hit job, will it work twice?

[Skittles]

4. seems like Bobby feels upstaged by Jade Helm 15

the cuckoo parade continues

[Lionel Mandrake]

5. Shame on Bobby Jindal.

Surely the people of Louisiana can find someone more decent than Bobby Jindal to be their next governor.

[TexasTowelie]

6. I believe that Louisiana has a term limit law.

The latest poll has Sen. Vitter barely ahead of Democratic State Rep John Bel Edwards.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1054367

[bulloney]

18. What? Vitter is running for governor?

[TexasTowelie]

20. Yes, he is and the election is this November.

[Scarsdale]

24. Diapers

Will the taxpayers have to buy him a lifetime supply of diapers if he wins? Do they pay for the prostitutes also, too? These freaks mostly run as republicans, knowing that the democrats would not vote for them once their behaviour is an open secret.

[Hoppy]

29. Shit.. Jindel ain't nothin'. I'm from New Jersey. We got Christie.

[GoneFishin]

7. What a moron that guy is.

[TexasTowelie]

8. Texas also plans to investigate.

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Abbott-Texas-to-investigate-claim-that-abortion-6384923.php

[SusanaMontana41]

15. Could ALEC be involved? Hmmm. Same target at the same time.

Because Repignicans just can't hate women enough.

[HeiressofBickworth]

9. In this case

"investigating" is just a ruse to appear to be doing something while not actually DOING anything.

They can appease their RWNJs without pissing off the independents.

Everybody Wins!!!

i.e. HYPOCRISY !!!!!

[AtheistCrusader]

10. Benghazi!

Great, Facebook's going to suck for another 4-6 years.

[Contrary1]

11. Well, of course he does!

Kudos to WhateverHisRealNameIs for thinking of this first! Gonna score some points with the pro-birther, no-brainer crowd with this sizzling hot issue!

[jmowreader]

12. So...O'Keefe has decided to ACORN Planned Parenthood

My feeling is, the people he and his cohorts have maligned have grounds for class-action suits with the goal of restraining them from making any more attack videos.

[Scarsdale]

26. Sued

O'Keefe had to pay $100,000 to some Acorn employees for his lies. Anything associated with him is a scam. He must not be able to find gainful employment. The pimp outfit he wore was the most outrageous thing I ever saw. He looked positively insane. Nobody believed he was a pimp.

[jmowreader]

33. He didn't wear the "pimp suit" to the ACORN offices

He wore a polo and slacks to the offices. The "pimp suit" was worn during the introduction part of the video.

What I will not understand if I live to 100: when O'Douchebag started talking about bringing underage females into the US to work as prostitutes, why didn't anyone call the cops on him and have him carried away for investigation? My first reaction would have been, when it became clear what he wanted, to excuse myself, go to the receptionist, tell her "there's a guy in here who's trying to set up a whorehouse, get the police in here now" and stall him until they arrived.

[wolfie001]

14. Cuckoo for cocoa puffs everybody!!!!

[SusanaMontana41]

16. I LOVE your avatars!

The one closest to the beverage looks like me after I have too many of those beverages.

>>burp<<

[wolfie001]

19. Just click on the smilies button and have at it!

I use the jester all the time when I talk about repukes.

[undiegrinder]

17. They don't call him 'Bobby Swindle' for nothin!

Never mind that the video has already been debunked, Swindle is getting some desperately-needed media glare for his laughable 'presidential campaign,' he'll soon be stuffing his pockets with anti-choicers' money, and taxpayers will foot the bill for his baseless "investigations"!

But who REALLY gets hurt? Planned Parenthood and its clients.

IMHO, the timing is SO 'convenient' that it's hard to believe Jindal had no prior knowledge of the vid before its release.

And the fact that Sarah and Bristol Palin are also hyping the vid really gives it the "Bad Housekeeping Seal of Disapproval" ...

[Scarsdale]

27. Palin

'Too bad Bristol Palin did not go to a Planned Parenthood center. Maybe she would not be pregnant with a baby whose father is unknown. It might even be a "black guy from Anchorage". With her sexual history she needs to be on birth control. Those PayMe's breed like rabbits. $carah's Pac is getting low on donations, so the family will have to start looking for jobs. They are trying to market HS dropout Bristol as an "activist" with a blog written by Nancy French.

[bucolic_frolic]

21. Bobby Jindall is always tripping over his own brilliance

His "EUREKA!!!" moments are wearing thin.

He's like a kid in 7th grade math class constantly jumping
out of his seat with earth-shaking solutions that turn out
to be not quite where geometry goes.

[Sunlei]

23. It was a Brebart style fake scam video, so this republican must have been in on the scam?

The Governor must have been in on the 'video scam' to have the legislation ready to push- right before the facility was ready to open.

America needs more Federal oversight on the States to keep health care services and benefits available to all Americans equally.

Goes for our vote rights too, Federal gov should administer our vote, without any state gov or local gov. involvement at all.

[Judi Lynn]

25. Jindahl's making the grade. Good Republicans are more devious & treacherous than the others. n/t

[Hoppy]

28. Jindel is a sick fuck --- on the other hand, if they are really selling new body parts, I can use a

new right nut.
















Yes, Agnes, the second sentence is sarcasm. The first one is not.

[jmowreader]

34. You're supposed to give your LEFT nut. Didn't you get the memo?

[cynzke]

31. Here Is A Pro-Life Group

Giving an HONEST answer in response to this hyped up crap. Take my word, this will be turned into an election year "HOT POTATO" and the GOP will be milking this for all its worth on the floor of Congress and in the debates.


http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/the-sale-of-fetal-body-parts-is-gruesomebut-its-also-legal

[d_legendary1]

32. Great! More of the state's money flushed down the toilet

investigating false allegations from someone who creates the news.