The recent undercover videos by the Center for Medical Progress showing Planned Parenthood physicians discussing the sale of fetal body parts have sent the mainstream media spin machine into overdrive. As Congress debated legislation to defund Planned Parenthood, there has been a concerted effort by many media outlets to change the subject.

Some commentators have emphasized the health care services provided by various Planned Parenthood affiliates. Another defense offered by pundits, most notably Dana Milbank in The Washington Post, is that cutting off federal funding for Planned Parenthood’s contraceptive programs would result in more unintended pregnancies and more abortions.