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Vote in the house does not actually defund planned parenthood. its a show vote related to all of the politics in the house and the shutdown threat that is looming as you describe. so this was a vote that the american people reject, that the white house has said they would never stand for, to take away these critical health services, breast cancer screenings, std testing, birth control, all of those kinds of services, but it actually does not defund planned parenthood. >> so just so everybody und...

Opponents note that while planned parenthood has 700 clinics across the country, there are 10,000 clinics available to women, with 1200 of them federally supported. one place operates six clinics in southern california. they dont perform abortions but offer other services. >> we have almost 35 years delivering life affirming health care. >> its an alternative to planned parenthood. we offer everything from pregnancy tests and ultra sounds to cancer screenings, hiv testing. std testing and treatm...

Std testing, teen pregnancy prevention cancer screenings. this is how you know it has nothing to do with abortion in terms of the votes they were taking. >> dawn, you know the argument on the other side. what republicans say, who dont want to fund planned parenthood. funds are fungible. if you give a half billion dollars to planned parenthood they can do whatever they want with it. i want to get back to the videos. it does appear from the snippets as though something unscrupulous is happening. i...

Joining me now, the executive vice president of planned parenthood. lets start with the most allegation thats made. that planned parenthood is engaging in the illegal practice of selling fetal tissue. is that true? >> well, chris, thank you for having me. i have to say, thank you for covering those two other important stories. especially whats going on in cincinnati and that tragic situation. a lot of people forget that planned parenthood is for 99 years, americas largest reproductive health org...

Parenthood. lets start with the most allegation thats made. that planned parenthood is engaging in the illegal practice of selling fetal tissue. is that true? >> well, chris, thank you for having me. i have to say, thank you for covering those two other important stories. especially whats going on in cincinnati and that tragic situation. a lot of people forget that planned parenthood is for 99 years, americas largest reproductive health organization, providing health care to 2.5 million men and ...

Research, there is no financial benefit. joining me now, the executive vice president of planned parenthood. lets start with the most allegation thats made. that planned parenthood is engaging in the illegal practice of selling fetal tissue. is that true? >> well, chris, thank you for having me. i have to say, thank you for covering those two other important stories. especially whats going on in cincinnati and that tragic situation. a lot of people forget that planned parenthood is for 99 years,...

Tissue. it sounds like they are negotiating. why are the representatives negotiating? >> alisyn i think context setting is important to start here at 7:00 a.m. planned parenthood for 99 years has been the nations leading reproductive health care organization. we provide care birth control, std testing, cancer screenings abortion to 2.5 million men and women a year in this country. a million young people get sex education from us. people know us well and know that in fact -- >> its not those serv...

Here. we always appreciate you popping by. you spoke at the rally, as we saw in the report. i want you to take a listen to what the executive vice president of planned parenthood said to cnn earlier today. >> when they talk about defunding, americans need to know what rear talking about is cutting women off of cancer screenings breast exams. birth control, all std testing and treatment, abortion doesnt come into play at all with federal funding. >> the argument is that none of the federal money ...

But the money goes into one pot. they dont believe theres a line between funding for abortion mammograms and birth control. what is the answer? >> there are very strict rule that is govern abortion providers including the very unfair amendment that prohibits federal funding for going to abortions. >> why is that unfair? >> because poor women are denied abortion care in this country as a result of the high demand. that is the law of the land and we follow the law of the land at planned parenthood...

Fight for its life from opponents of abortion. they are used to being an under investigation and targeted. this particular group spent three years. they have thousands of hours of footage every week. planned parenthood is in a vulnerable position because its the largest provider of services in this country. its a target for folks who oppose abortion. it also receives fund inging from the federal government for nonabortion related services like std testing and contraception. for a long time group...