A probe of Planned Parenthood continues in Iowa, even though the abortuary chain has dropped its lawsuit against Operation Rescue.
About three months ago, Operation Rescue spokesperson Cheryl Sullinger asked the Iowa Board of Medicine to release the public records of several employees and abortionists involved with Planned Parenthood in in the state. The abortion provider then sued to block access, even though the records are public. But just before the discovery phase was to begin, it withdrew the lawsuit.
"That means that we can ask them questions and they can ask us questions, and it appeared to us that they were more afraid to answer our questions," Sullinger accounts. "They came to the conclusion [that] it was better just to let the public records be released, rather than answer the questions."
But she points out that the flow of records to Planned Parenthood, including information from the attorney general's office, has yet to be resolved.
"We know that the attorney general has very, very close ties with Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and that he has actively acted to block independent investigations into what we believe is criminal activity on their part," the Operation rescue spokesperson notes.
That is a reference to the clinic's "telemed" abortion method, which dispenses RU-486 to patients without a doctor present. Meanwhile, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is currently under an ethics investigation.
Contact: Charlie Butts
Source: OneNewsNow
Publish Date: January 18, 2011
