8 Powerful Pro-Life Messages From House Members Investigating Planned Parenthood
Former Nurse Rep. Diane Black Knows a Critical Issue When She Sees It
With over 40 years experience as a nurse, Rep. Diane Black (R-Tennessee) knows what appropriate quality care looks like; evidently Planned Parenthood isn't it.
Black underlines her convictions in a recent speech, saying, "We face many challenges in Washington today but nothing — nothing — can be more important than how we treat an innocent human life."
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Rep. Joe Pitts, Steadfast Statesman of the Pro-Life Movement
Recently announcing his retirement following the current term, Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pennsylvania) will conclude two noteworthy decades in Congress by offering his legislative expertise to this select panel.
Pitts, chairman of Congressional efforts on health care and human rights, has invested his career in saving lives through better public policies. He brings this passion to the defense of pre-born babies, saying on the House floor: "If state taxpayers do not want to include abortion providers in their Medicaid program, they should not be forced to include them."
Rep. Vicky Hartzler Provides Leadership, Speaks Out Early and Often
As one who grew up on a farm and still lives with her family on one, Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Missouri) stays connected to what ordinary citizens are thinking.
And on this issue of Planned Parenthood, she's one of the first to urgently call for taxpayers to stop funding the abortion giant: "This is human life we are talking about. We cannot stand by while aborted baby parts are being sold for profit."
Heart Surgeon Rep. Larry Bucshon Operates Out of Compassion
"I'm probably the only member of this body to have operated on babies as young as 23 weeks gestation," opened Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Indiana), who performed hundreds of heart surgeries before his tenure in Congress.
"I've spent my career caring for patients regardless of their situation, so I take access to health care very seriously," said Dr. Bucshon, echoing the panel's other medical professionals. "A radical agenda is protecting an organization that dismembers body parts and sells them for profit."
Bringing together leaders with diverse knowledge, the Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives led by Rep. Marsha Blackburn will build on the hearings already conducted when it begins public meetings in the new year.
Opposition to uncovering the truth may emerge on the select panel. Media reports indicate that, collectively, the panel's six pro-choice members have received over $80,000 in campaign donations from Planned Parenthood affiliates.
