Planned Parenthood Protesters Rally Across the Country

Author: Kresta in the Afternoon Published on: August 24, 2015 Published in: A World in Pain

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Here’s one example of mainstream media coverage of the Planned Parenthood protest. Time magazine dedicated less than 100 words to reporting on the protests and then supplemented it with a story recommendation “why we still need fetal tissue research.” Then they added a 32 word statement from Planned Parenthood. Finally they tacked on a video entitled “Study Finds Most Women Don’t Regret Getting an Abortion.”

Protesters held signs reading ‘Planned Parenthood Sells Baby Parts’

Protesters gathered at 320 Planned Parenthood clinics around the country on Saturday calling for the end to federal funding for the health care provider.

The Washington Post reports the protesters held signs reading ‘Planned Parenthood Sells Baby Parts’ and participated in prayers and chants.

Controversy over the organization, which provides health services including abortion, erupted recently when undercover videos by anti-abortion activists purported to show Planned Parenthood personnel engaging in illegal activity and selling fetal tissue for profit. Planned Parenthood has denied the allegations, arguing the videos were heavily edited and taken out of context.