Zoe Lofgren in Kamala's Way

On Abortion: Planned Parenthood well-respected, important organization

In 2015, Planned Parenthood's work--providing reproductive healthcare to women including contraceptives--became more complicated after the release of tapes [made by anti-abortion activists] supposedly depicting Planned Parenthood officials agreeing to the sale of fetal parts. They led to inquiries by the Republican-controlled Congress and new demands that Planned Parenthood be sanctioned. In the months that followed, there was a wave of threats and violence directed at Planned Parenthood.

Democrats in Congress, including Zoe Lofgren, came to their defense. "Planned Parenthood is a well-respected and important organization in my community," Lofgren wrote. She urged {CA DA] Kamala Harris to investigate, saying, "the recent recorded video in the latest iteration of harassment and partisan attacks on Planned Parenthood which have become far to common, and raises serious legal questions that merit an investigation into whether the [anti-abortion activists] had broken the law."

Source: Kamala's Way, by Dan Morain, p.147-8 Jan 12, 2021

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