Inslee stands by Planned Parenthood, rebuffs “extremist organizations” calling for defunding

Gov. Jay Inslee has sharply rebuffed a campaign demanding that the state investigate and defund Planned Parenthood, describing it as the work of “national extremist organizations” trying to eliminate a vital source of health care for women, particularly poor women. The Governor’s statement came after a letter to Inslee by seven Republican legislators demanded that the state stop funding Planned Parenthood, and a letter from 34 GOP lawmakers asking Attorney General Bob Ferguson to investigate whether Planned Parenthood has been selling organs from aborted babies for financial gain. Gov. Inslee:  He denounces “national extremist organizations” seeking to undermine Planned Parenthood. “Planned Parenthood provides millions of women across the country access [...]