Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Rep. Blackburn’s abortion providers panel draws fire
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn insists there’s no partisan agenda behind the investigation she’s leading into the medical procedures and business practices of abortion providers.
But the investigation has been roiled with partisan warfare for weeks, with Democrats charging that Blackburn and Republicans on the panel conducting the probe are abusing their authority and putting lives at risk.
Democrats ramped up their attacks last week when they sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan asking him to disband the panel.
“While the panel’s investigation has never been fair or fact-based, its pattern of reckless disregard for safety has escalated over the past few weeks,” said the letter, which was signed by 181 of 188 House Democrats.
The letter describes a litany of alleged abuses by Blackburn and GOP investigators, including misuse of subpoena power to intimidate scientific researchers, doctors, clinics, health-care providers, universities and others. The investigation reached “a new low” earlier this month, the letter says, when the panel issued a press release identifying an abortion provider and his clinic by name.
But the investigation has been roiled with partisan warfare for weeks, with Democrats charging that Blackburn and Republicans on the panel conducting the probe are abusing their authority and putting lives at risk.
Democrats ramped up their attacks last week when they sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan asking him to disband the panel.
“While the panel’s investigation has never been fair or fact-based, its pattern of reckless disregard for safety has escalated over the past few weeks,” said the letter, which was signed by 181 of 188 House Democrats.
The letter describes a litany of alleged abuses by Blackburn and GOP investigators, including misuse of subpoena power to intimidate scientific researchers, doctors, clinics, health-care providers, universities and others. The investigation reached “a new low” earlier this month, the letter says, when the panel issued a press release identifying an abortion provider and his clinic by name.
http://nashvilletennessean.tn.newsmemory.com/?token=cfdc530b77d246cc6ca39fd344fd2e15&cnum=4478744&fod=1111111STD&selDate=20160530&licenseType=none&
3 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
