Dr. Michael J. O’Connell, New Hampshire recently commented that there was yet another release of secretly filmed videos at Planned Parenthood (PP)….the videos reveal rather unseemly and certainly less than tactful behavior among physicians and administrators at Planned Parenthood, though no even remotely illegal activity. See: https://michaeloconnellmdnh.wordpress.com/

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Dr. Michael J. O’Connell, Healthcare Consultant, Barrington, New Hampshire recently
commented that there was yet another release of secretly filmed videos at Planned Parenthood
(PP)....the videos reveal rather unseemly and certainly less than tactful behavior among
physicians and administrators at Planned Parenthood, though no even remotely illegal activity.
The videos have instigated many Republicans, and even some Democrats, to call for an end to
federal funding of Planned Parenthood.
Some things never change. This grandstanding will of course continue, as will the video
releases, probably for months, and in the end will have (and should have in my opinion) no effect
whatsoever. The well-orchestrated releases appear to have a singular goal - to shut down PP.
The accusation that PP ‘profits’ from sale of tissues removed during abortions is specious at best.
PP is a non-profit organization, which submits
annual returns to the IRS, and those reports must
demonstrate no profit. It’s the law.
When tissue extracted from abortions is sold to
private entities, those monies thus generated are
poured very temporarily into the coffers of PP. As
costs of operating PP increase with inflation,
charges for services must also increase. Monies
collected from sale of placental or fetal tissue
serves to slow the increases in charges for services,
including abortion. PP does not ‘profit,’ there is
no bank account somewhere for PP to deposit
surplus funds that carry over and grow from one year to another. Surpluses must be plowed into
services; it’s the law.
I thoroughly understand and sympathize with both sides of the abortion debate. But these videos
are no way to orchestrate a conservative agenda.