Received this e-mail today on behalf of U.S. Senate candidate, Rep. Donna Edwards (D. MD) and MoveOn.org:
Rep. Donna Edwards (D. MD)Dear MoveOn member,
Earlier this week, a Texas grand jury cleared Planned Parenthood of any wrongdoing, dismissing charges raised in the wake of last year's doctored videos, which claimed that the organization illegally sold fetal tissue. What's more, the grand jury indicted two of the anti-choice activists involved in making the video!1
Congress's baseless, partisan investigative committee stemming from these videos must end. Will you join me in asking House Speaker Paul Ryan to stop wasting time and money on pointless investigations of Planned Parenthood?
This is an organized and long-planned offensive against an organization women and families depend on. It's a cynical attempt by a radical group of legislators who want nothing more than to attack women and their access to safe health care and abortion services.
Too many states have already moved to defund Planned Parenthood based on the lies propagated by these videos.2 It's time that Congress stand up for women rather than demonizing Planned Parenthood.
Planned Parenthood provides health care for millions of people every year, and I trust them to do it.3 We should not waste another dollar or another second of Congress's time on this committee.
Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.
Thanks!
—Rep. Donna Edwards
Sources:
1. "Indictment Deals Blow to G.O.P. Over Planned Parenthood Battle," The New York Times, January 26, 2016http://act.moveon.org/go/975?t=5&akid=161544.9509482.4fFa9a
2. "Planned Parenthood Faces Funding Battle in the States," U.S. News & World Report, October 19, 2015http://act.moveon.org/go/988?t=7&akid=161544.9509482.4fFa9a
3. "By the numbers," Planned Parenthood, accessed January 27, 2016 http://act.moveon.org/go/1012?t=9&akid=161544.9509482.4fFa9a
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