Texas raids several Planned Parenthood facilities, group says

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Texas officials raided several Planned Parenthood facilities on Thursday, the group said, in a move that comes days after the state's Republicans leaders barred the women's health group from receiving state Medicaid money.

The raids were carried out at Planned Parenthood health centers in Houston, Dallas and San Antonio by representatives from the Texas Office of the Inspector General.

The Inspector General's office declined to comment. Its agents were seen on local news reports entering a Planned Parenthood facility in San Antonio.

Texas, the most populous Republican-controlled U.S. state, said it would launch a probe of Planned Parenthood after the release of videos in July by anti-abortion activist group Center for Medical Progress in which a Planned Parenthood official is seen talking about transactions involving fetal tissue.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/22/us-texas-plannedparenthood-idUSKCN0SG2B120151022

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US | Thu Oct 22, 2015 1:33pm EDT
AUSTIN, TEXAS | BY JON HERSKOVITZ

[PatrickforO]

1. Yep, the Texas Evangelical 'Christians' at work!

Those scalawags!

[randys1]

2. I want federal troops sent it right this fucking MINUTE

GOD DAMMIT

[geardaddy]

25. + a brazillion

[hollysmom]

3. I hope they sue the state for harassment , win and then dedicate that money to

free abortions in that state. There have to be limits on bad behavior.

[jtuck004]

4. Brownshirts with badges. How many defenseless women did they scare?

det var helt texas.

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. They are demanding medical records...

...and I am disgusted.

[Democrats_win]

8. I thought that the law made these records sacrosanct

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. I did too, but they had subpoenas for medical records in hand

We are watching with our breaths held. The only positive is that I know a lot of moderate to R-voting women down here who feel the GOP is crossing a line in Texas.

[skepticscott]

18. And exactly what the fuck did they expect?

What "line" did they think the fundy right wing nutballs in Texas would respect? This is nothing new or surprising. These people are dedicated to stamping out legal abortions by ANY means necessary, and have been for decades, and still they voted for them. A little late for these women to be seeing the light, don't you think?

[ScreamingMeemie]

29. Sorry, better late than never.

You are preaching to the choir here. Take a breath.

[Marrah_G]

28. This has to be fucking illegal

[Democrats_win]

6. And so it begins: the jack-booted thugs of the GOP ala SS style?

That's what the GOP wanted all along. Pat Robertson surely has a John Boehner now. The GOP death squads are here to stay. The false-xtian/neoliberal paradise utopia cannot give women the right to control their own bodies. Hello Stalin, hello Hitler.

It's natural law. Never mind that the Bible doesn't include it and that nature aborts babies too. It's about control and their really freaky base.

[glinda]

7. Harassment. Fear mongering liars all. I think our Government is too lax in allowing this to happen.

POTUS and all of them just roll over on their backs. It is out of control how much crap happens like this. Cops shooting pets and people, raids based on lies, taking over of State Government functions and allowing firings and cuts to programs, water or services....the list goes on yet no one does a damned thing about it.
This is why I want massive change in Government. It just keep getting worse and worse.

[NonMetro]

16. The videos by David Daleiden were a three year project to smear PP

Personally, I think Cruz, Perry, and other top Republicans, as well RTL and the RNC were either in on the planning, or planned it themselves and hired Daleiden to do the dirty work. Especially Cruz, because he's been leading the crusade, and it looks to me like this May have been done to propel him to the White House in 2016. Raiding the clinics on these obviously trumped up charges, probably with search warrants, would also indicate some corrupt attorneys and judges to go along with it. IMO, It's been done to intimidate women, and also to give GOPer politicians something to grandstand about.

[Nitram]

9. Lookin' for dirty pictures, no doubt.

Those good ol' Texas boys know how to conduct a good raid of the frat boy panty kind.

[Dustlawyer]

10. My wife worked, until recently, for the Texas OIG.

They just had a house cleaning after catching the Rick Perry appointees up to no good. The new crop seems to have the same problem. OIG is nothing but a dis-functional attack dog of the Texas Republicans.

They started a new food stamp fraud unit and hired 27 people, only two were women. The new supervisor who did not do the hiring (he was hired last), immediately fired one woman and kept trying to fire my wife, except she had filed FMLA paperwork. After threatening her multiple times he finally did it and just did not list a reason. No exit interview, nothing. He even left out the HR Dept., and legal. After we hired an attorney he was suddenly fired himself and his supervisor was re-assigned. Now they have a unit of all men, mostly white ex-cops, who are supposed to go into the suspected stores and pose as food stamp recipients wanting to sell their food stamp credits illegally. Most of the suspected stores are in poor neighborhoods (heavy minority areas). Good luck! Our tax dollars at work, NOT!

[Rose Siding]

11. Bastards don't get letter OR spirit of law

[Melissa G]

13. I cannot even express how upset I am about this!

[turbinetree]

14. I just wonder if Abbott and his cronies in the legislature understand this Amendment....completely..

http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-rights/search-and-seizure-and-the-fourth-amendment.html


Because if this warrant is based on a video that was falsely presented as fact, then that group and that individuals(s) will have to appear in court and testify, on how the tape was made who edited the tape, ect......including everyone in the tape.
Since the congressional right wing hypocrites did not call the individual(s) that made this tape were not called to testify, then Planned Parenthood has a right to meet there accuser in a court of law





Honk-------------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016

[Gregorian]

15. Margaret and Helen, and contact information for asshat

http://margaretandhelen.com/2015/10/21/women-have-always-had-to-work-twice-as-hard-to-get-half-the-respect-and-for-99-years-planned-parenthood-has-stood-by-us-today-we-stand-by-them-istandwithplannedparenthood/

Margaret, in our day women were expected to sit down and be quiet about most things and especially about politics. As you know, I was never very good at being a woman in my day.

Greg Abbott has decided his personal religious beliefs are more important than the health of poor women. His lies should tell you how little moral conviction he really has. That man makes about as much sense as tits on a bull.

Women of Texas put on your big girl panties and prepare to roar!

Here is the number to call if you have comments for that Asshat Governor Greg Abbott: 512-463-1782.

[Gregorian]

27. Margaret and Helen are all over this. New post

http://margaretandhelen.com/2015/10/22/even-when-i-watch-my-ps-qs-i-can-still-spell-bullshit/

This is affecting women all across the spectrum.

[SoapBox]

17. Domestic Terrorists

Wake the fuck up America.

These Storm Troopers will be raiding your home and hauling you away some day.

[muriel_volestrangler]

19. They did this at a site that doesn't even perform abortions

Officials with the inspector general's office at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission went to two facilities in Houston as well as clinics in Dallas, San Antonio and Brownsville. The Brownsville center does not perform abortions.

http://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Texas-officials-serve-subpoenas-on-five-Planned-6584311.php

A fishing expedition, designed to frighten women into not using PP clinics since their medical records may be seized.

[Javaman]

20. handmaids tale. nt

[Le Taz Hot]

21. Uh, Texas Women:

WTF????

Every pro-choice Texas woman should be mobilizing to get these asshats out of office AND to protect Planned Parenthood. If this happened ANYWHERE in California impeachment proceedings would follow the next HOUR.

Is EVERYONE in Texas fundamentalist right-wing nutjob batshit crazy or what?

[Dont call me Shirley]

22. Maybe the DoJ will get involved now that TX has completely gone off the rails.

[TexasTowelie]

23. It will be interesting to see what "evidence" they fabricate from these raids.

I've refrained from calling the governor "Assbutt" at the request of one member of the Texas Group, but if the diaper fits, then ... oh well.

[Politicub]

24. And I thought Georgia is a scary place

Texas takes the cake.

[Comrade Grumpy]

26. This is outrageous. I loved Austin, but am glad to be in a civilized state now.