[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 137 (Tuesday, September 22, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1335]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        IT'S TIME TO STOP TAXPAYER FUNDING OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD

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                           HON. BILL SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 22, 2015

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, on July 14th, 2015 pro-life activists with 
the group Center for Medical Progress released a video of a Planned 
Parenthood official discussing the sale of fetal body parts. There have 
been many other videos released since, and each one has revealed more 
terrible details about the reprehensible activities of this 
organization. When the first Planned Parenthood video was made public, 
I called it horrific and inhumane, and called for an immediate 
investigation. Sadly, we have discovered over the last few months that 
this was just the beginning. With each passing day, more information 
comes to light illustrating that the sale and profit from fetal body 
parts is central to Planned Parenthood's business model, as is the 
performance of abortions. The American taxpayer should not be forced to 
pay for this. It is time to defund Planned Parenthood, and bring a stop 
to these barbaric practices. This is not a Republican vs. Democrat 
issue. This is about protecting life and taking a stand against an 
inhumane activity that the people of this country are being forced to 
subsidize. Enough is enough. I am proud to support the Defund Planned 
Parenthood Act to put a moratorium on both mandatory and discretionary 
funding while Congress continues its investigation, and to have been a 
leader on the issue of protecting life and stopping these evil 
practices. It is time to act, and I am hopeful that we stand for life, 
and end this once and for all.

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