Alabama Defunds PParenthood

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) is cutting off funds for Planned Parenthood under Medicaid, the latest in a string of state moves against the organization. Alabama’s move, announced Thursday, follows a similar move in Louisiana by Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican presidential candidate, to cancel the Medicaid contract there. Separately, New Hampshire’s executive council rejected a family planning contract for Planned Parenthood on Wednesday. The actions come in the wake of controversial undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing the price of fetal tissue for medical research. Planned Parenthood strongly denies wrongdoing and points to statements in the videos that what is being discussed is legal compensation for expenses, not profit/ The Hill . More here .