Rep. Michele Bachmann accuses Planned Parenthood of corruption, turning a blind eye to trafficking of young girls

Rep. Michele Bachmann

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Updated 5:37 p.m. Eastern Time

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann on Friday accused Planned Parenthood of turning a blind eye to the trafficking of underage girls and committing unspecified crimes that she said were "so disgusting" she could not articulate them.

"We are giving money to corrupt organizations like Planned Parenthood that are committing crimes and enabling young minor girls and covering up issues I don't even want to talk about it because it is so disgusting," Bachmann said to an audience of conservatives at the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference in Washington.

"This organization has by their own records performed 324,008 abortions in 2008 and 2009 and that is in addition to the trafficking of underage girls that has gone on under Planned Parenthood's nose," Bachmann added. She called for Congress to withdraw funds from the health services organization.

Asked to elaborate on Bachmann's claims, a spokesman pointed to the work of conservative activist Lila Rose. Rose's undercover videos, the spokesman said, show a Planned Parenthood employee "giving tacit endorsement of sex trafficking, and offering testing and other services to an apparent pimp's underage girls." Planned Parenthood fired the employee after the video was released.

Planned Parenthood cannot use federal money to pay for abortions, though conservatives suggest the distinction is irrelevant. It receives federal funding to provide family planning services, annual exams, cancer screenings, contraception visits and testing and treatments for sexually transmitted infections.

"The Huffington Post investigated the Live Action videos and found that a 'thorough, frame-by-frame reviews of the full-length videos show that what is posted on YouTube often bears little relation to what happened in reality, due to heavy editing that alters the meaning of conversations,'" said Planned Parenthood spokesman Tait Sye.

"The health and safety of patients is our number one priority and Planned Parenthood has a zero-tolerance policy for any staff member who does not comply with the law in reporting threats to the welfare of a minor," Sye said.

[agnesdeo]

Where have all your crazies on the socialistic left been these past years, haven't you seen the videos on Planned Parenthood, where they encourage pimps to lie and cheat about their professions? "You have eyes but don't see, you have ears but don't hear!"

[robinbrand123]

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[nearl451]

What would she know about theworkingsof Planned Parenthood....Nothing, except what soemone else told her.

[CarlBoatsman]

This from a woman that thinks the world was created 6,000 years ago. Lies are part of her nature.

[ladyang]

All she and thrump have are lists and findings that would blow your minds or too disturbing.

WHAT A TOOL!

[yeeoflittlefaith]

So disgusting I don't want to talk about it. Reminds me of Senator Joe McCarthy, "I have a list." Go ahead, tell us all about it. We're adults. You don't have jack!

[WeHappyFew]

What a f@cking b!t@h this woman really is. Men have made money pimping underage girls since time immemorial. We don't need Bachmann to a) point out this is happening b) tell us its disgusting.

Planned parenthood is merely keeping these children as clean, healthy and fertile as possible should they be so lucky as to get out and get a shot at a life of their own.

She knows very well if planned parenthood rats out the people bringing the girls in they will simply stop coming and let the girls become riddled with every nastiness imaginable, suffer the horror of repeated rape pregnancies yielding damaged abandoned or removed babies, consigned to a fate of diseases that will leave them infertile and ultimately dead.

Don't be naive. If one removes one set of girls the next shipment will be smuggled in. It's already happening they can't stay underage forever. Take down the pimps by all means but if Planned Parenthood tries it, G*d help those children on the street.

[Ericnliberty]

I'm always amazed when I hear "Christian conservatives" campaign on a GOP platform that would penalize the old, the sick and the poor in favor of the rich and powerful. I can only ask....What would Jesus do?

[agnesdeo]

He would pay his taxes, so unlike many wealthy democrats!

[tudognight]

How is it that Bachman and her converted from bi sexual husband( ps. they get federal money for a clinic they run where they use the power of Jesus to convert gay men to hetros)have 18 adopted formerly foster kids (they got government money for that too)can find this organization that promotes birth control information and sexual health involved in exploiting and running a sales center for young women into prostitution? And it seems they are using the old Breibart trick of editing videos...damn we got fooled again. How does she manage 18 kids and spend so damn much time trying to take away our social security and medicare for the elderly.....OH yea...She is one of those Christians who have a direct line to the mind of GOD. Folks you have to believe.

[slatep]

We have been giving money to corrupt criminals for years.

They are called Congressmen, Senators and the President of the United States.