Congress Launches Historic Investigation into Planned Parenthood

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards could not have been happy on September 15 when she was served with a letter from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce announcing the opening of an official investigation and demanding financial and other documentation dating back 20 years  in an effort to ascertain if the company is misusing federal funds and violating the law regarding the reporting of suspected sexual abuse and the aiding and abetting of sex traffickers.

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Lawmakers Admit They Want to Change Existing Law on Abortion-Funding

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

The Congressman responsible for forcing the U.S. House to withdraw abortion funding form its health care reform package last year says Democratic leaders have admitted to wanting to change the “status quo” by allowing taxpayer funding of abortion.

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