AUL Applauds Rep. Cliff Stearns and Energy and Commerce Committee for Beginning Investigation of the Abortion Mega-provider Planned Parenthood

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest called the news that Rep. Cliff Stearns of the House Energy and Commerce Committee would be subpoenaing records from Planned Parenthood as part of an investigation into the abortion mega-provider "a historic first step in getting the American taxpayer out of the business of subsidizing abortion."

Following news of a letter from Rep. Stearns to Planned Parenthood, as well as a letter from ranking member Henry Waxman opposing the investigation, Dr. Yoest made the following statement:

"AUL welcomes the news that Congress is investigating the abortion mega-provider Planned Parenthood for financial improprieties and its poor handling of the public trust. AUL's groundbreaking report on Planned Parenthood released this summer outlines a template for investigators and provides extensive information on the abortion giant. The American taxpayer does not want to be in the business of abortion, and this investigation is an important first step toward ending public funding of the nation's largest abortion provider. 

"We also want to congratulate Rep. Cliff Stearns , chairman of the House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, for his leadership on this issue and for his willingness to look more closely at Planned Parenthood and its affiliates for their fraudulent use of taxpayer dollars, as outlined in AUL's report."

To read Rep. Stearns' letter, click here.
To read Rep. Waxman's response, click here.
To read the AUL report on Planned Parenthood, click here.

SOURCE Americans United for Life