Rep. Gosar to Planned Parenthood CEO Richards: "Your Organization is Profiting Off of Death"

Statement

Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after participating in a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Hearing investigating Planned Parenthood's Taxpayer Funding:

"The simple truth is that Planned Parenthood, masquerading as a non-profit, has strategically developed a business model to profit off the death of innocent unborn babies. The recent videos released by the Center for Medical Progress have lifted the curtain on this horrific operation and exposed it to the American public. With $127 million in excess revenue for 2014 alone, Planned Parenthood has become efficient in fundraising, throwing elaborate parties, funneling kickbacks and contributions to Democrats and other organizations that support their causes, and paying excessive salaries to their senior officials, all while milking taxpayers for approximately $500 million annually.

"Despite the ruthless accusations from Planned Parenthood and its accomplices claiming a "war on women', the only casualties of this "war' are the millions of innocent babies who have had the life crushed out of them. This abhorrent practice contradicts the American spirit of protecting innocent life and is only made worse by Planned Parenthood's record of giving millions in campaign donations to Democrats in order to protect this cycle of death.

"There is a very simple solution to this issue: the hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars that Planned Parenthood receives every year should go to the thousands of public health clinics around the country that provide important health services without performing abortions. Planned Parenthood has proven that it has more than enough revenue to cover the annual taxpayer dollars it receives. There is simply no justification for requiring American taxpayers to pay for aborting the lives of innocent babies."

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