Arizona Attorney General to Investigate Sexual Abuse Cover Up at Planned Parenthood...

Arizona Attorney General to Investigate Sexual Abuse Cover Up at Planned
Parenthood Clinics

PHOENIX, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Arizona Attorney General's
Office has opened an investigation into Planned Parenthood after the
student-led nonprofit Live Action released videos with undercover footage from
three Planned Parenthood of Arizona clinics. The footage shows two Planned
Parenthood clinics in Phoenix, AZ and one in Tucson, AZ deliberately
disregarding mandatory reporting laws for sexual abuse, and offering secret
abortions to sexually abused minors. The videos can be viewed at
www.LiveAction.org.

Live Action has sent complete footage from all three clinics to County
Attorneys in Pima and Maricopa and to the Arizona Attorney General for use in
prosecution. In response to receiving footage from the Tucson clinic, the
office of the Pima County Attorney stated in a letter to Live Action that
"this matter is under review and consideration by the Attorney General."

State courts have found Planned Parenthood of Arizona negligent before for
failing to report sexual abuse. Arizona law requires state authorities to be
contacted immediately if an adult-child sexual relationship is revealed. In
response to Planned Parenthood's repeated violations, Arizona Right to Life is
organizing a major protest on Sunday to draw attention to the abortion
provider's disregard for the law.

Similar investigations conducted by Live Action through its "Mona Lisa
Project" have resulted in state investigations and employment terminations at
Planned Parenthood. One Planned Parenthood of Indiana employee was fired and
another was suspended and then resigned after both were taped covering up
sexual abuse. Also, the Indiana Attorney General opened a full investigation
of the abortion provider. In contrast, Planned Parenthood of Arizona has
appeared non-responsive, neither recognizing the severity of its sexual abuse
reporting violations nor offering a public apology.

Rose, 20-year-old student president of Live Action, emphasizes the importance
of enforcing the laws that protect minors from sexual abuse. "We expect the
Arizona Attorney General to uphold the law and prosecute Planned Parenthood
for returning victimized young girls into the arms of their abusers, rather
than notifying the responsible authorities as required by law. When compared
to all of the responsible organizations that carefully follow reporting laws,
Planned Parenthood's negligent and outright subversive conduct stands out as
both shameful and criminal."

Live Action's undercover videos can be viewed at www.LiveAction.org

SOURCE Live Action

Lila Rose of Live Action, +1-408-497-3982, lilarose@liveaction.org