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Vote in the house does not actually defund planned parenthood. it's 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 understands that the house has passed two abortion related bills, one of which would strip federal fun...

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 don't perform abortions but offer other services. >> we have almost 35 years delivering life affirming health care. >> it's an alternative to planned parenthood. we offer everything from pregnancy tests and ultra sounds to cancer screenings, hiv testing. std testing and treatment. as well as pre-natal care. we treat women where they are emotionally. we want to make sure th...

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 don't 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's very short, a six-second clip that captures the essence of what people believe the videos repres...

Joining me now, the executive vice president of planned parenthood. let's start with the most allegation that's 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 what's going on in cincinnati and that tragic situation. a lot of people forget that planned parenthood is for 99 years, america's largest reproductive health organization, providing health care to 2.5 million men and women a year in our health centers. that...

Parenthood. let's start with the most allegation that's 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 what's going on in cincinnati and that tragic situation. a lot of people forget that planned parenthood is for 99 years, america's largest reproductive health organization, providing health care to 2.5 million men and women a year in our health centers. that's birth control, cancer screenings, std testing, aborti...