Congress may still be out on recess, but one pro-life group is calling on staffers to take the time to watch videos from the Center for Medical Progress. The videos feature top Planned Parenthood employees and allege that the abortion provider is illegally profiting from the sale of fetal parts.
Susan B. Anthony List is a pro-life group which aims to elect pro-life candidates. The group’s president Marjorie Dannenfelser sent a letter to staffers, focusing particularly on Democrats.
In part the letter reads:
In closing the letter expressed a “hope that during this August recess you will join us in viewing the videos that have shaken the American conscience and reignited the abortion debate.”
The screening took place Thursday morning at the Captiol in HC-5. The press was also invited to attend.
Kelsey Harkness of The Daily Signal was present, and tweeted that Democrats did not heed the call to watch the videos.
There are officially more reporters at @SBAList‘s #PlannedParenthood screening than Dem staffers. 11 v 9.
— Kelsey Harkness (@kelseyjharkness) September 3, 2015
Mallory Quigley, the Communications Director for the pro-life group tweeted statements from Dannenfelser.
“Horror is hard to look at” says @marjoriesba when asked why Dem staffers did not show up to PP video screening
— mallory quigley (@mallorytq) September 3, 2015
She and Harkness also tweeted pictures of Planned Parenthood staffers who were present but refused to talk to media.
PP staff keep their eyes on their phones while brutal reality exposed from @CtrMedProgress vids pic.twitter.com/lCIlTQGORx
— mallory quigley (@mallorytq) September 3, 2015
#PlannedParenthood employees are staked outside @SBAList screening room but refuse to talk on the record with media. pic.twitter.com/tmlBMuGqi4
— Kelsey Harkness (@kelseyjharkness) September 3, 2015
The letter acknowledges that the timing of the event occurred during the August recess. This may explain why so few attended.
Another unfortunate explanation may be though that members of Congress have already made up their mind on the issue.
