WND EXCLUSIVE
Planned Parenthood 'baby-parts' scandal goes global
European Parliament asked how it will respond to 'atrocities'
Published: 10 hours ago
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Planned Parenthood, already under investigation in nearly a dozen states, in Congress, and even facing the potential of criminal charges after an undercover video investigation revealed executives discussing the sale of body parts of unborn infants, on Friday saw its problems go global.
The Alliance Defending Freedom, a pro-life organization of thousands of lawyers who fight on behalf of life, religious rights and more, revealed that a member of the European Parliament has submitted questions to the European Commission about what that group will do with Planned Parenthood.
Miroslav Mikolášik, the ADF reported, has “asked the commission if it is aware of the videos produced by the Center for Medical Progress, if it intends to condemn Planned Parenthood’s actions and suspend funding until U.S. authorities complete a thorough investigation, and if it intends to prevent Planned Parenthood from joining the European Commission’s lawsuit against the ‘One of Us’ European Citizen Initiative, a grassroots effort to end the commission’s funding of abortion.”
The questions were posted on Facebook, and point out that Planned Parenthood is “a major recipient of EU funds for development aid.”
“As a report by European Dignity Watch revealed in 2012, these funds are heavily used to fund abortions outside the EU, including in countries where abortion is illegal,” the MEP noted.
“Is the commission aware of this practice and the video evidence published by the Center for Medical Progress?” he asks. “Will the commission condemn this practice and suspend all direct or indirect funding of Planned Parenthood facilities, projects or programs until such time as the U.S. authorities have carried out a thorough investigation into the matter?”
“No one should be forced to fund a wealthy corporation caught on camera negotiating the sale of baby parts,” said Sophia Kuby, the ADF’s spokeswoman based in Brussels. “The money of the people of Europe should not be used for such atrocities. We hope the commission will respond to the MEP’s questions by saying that it will act immediately to suspend funding for Planned Parenthood in light of these developments.”
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ADF said the questions were submitted under Rule 130 of the parliament’s rules of procedure, and question whether the commission will “condemn this practice.”
Three U.S. states already have suspended funding of the group.
WND only just reported on a letter that was sent by one member of the board of the CMP to Planned Parenthood demanding a retraction of statements by its president, Cecil Richards.
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