Georgia’s Governor Nathan Deal today ordered a review of Planned Parenthood clinics operating in Savannah, Atlanta and Augusta.
According to a release, “Gov. Nathan Deal is committed to protecting life at all stages, particularly the most vulnerable and defenseless among us. In light of recent revelations regarding alleged illegal Planned Parenthood activity and to ensure this horrific practice is not occurring here, the governor is directing the Department of Community Health and the Department of Public Health to conduct a joint review of the clinics run by Planned Parenthood Southeast in Georgia.”
The “horrific practice” he’s talking about came to light in a video showing a Planned Parenthood official discussing the sale of body parts from aborted fetuses.
The video shows Dr. Deborah Nucatola, senior director of medical services at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, discussing pricing for body parts from aborted fetuses. She was talking to actors pretending to be from a biological company that wanted to pay for the body parts. The exchange was secretly recorded.
The Center for Medical Progress, a California-based anti-abortion group, released the video on Tuesday. They claim it is evidence that Planned Parenthood illegally sells aborted fetuses and conducts illegal partial-birth abortions.
Planned Parenthood claims they help women who want to make not-for-profit donations of their fetus’ organs legally for scientific research and does not profit from the practice.
There are 5 Planned Parenthood-branded clinics currently operating in Georgia.
