Austin, Texas, Feb 23, 2017 / 20:02 pm
Amid the controversy over investigative videos appearing to show illegal activities at Planned Parenthood, a federal judge has temporarily barred Texas from denying Medicaid funding to the abortion provider.
Attorney General Ken Paxton said the decision is "disappointing" and "flies in the face of basic human decency."
"The raw, unedited footage from undercover videos exposed a brazen willingness by Planned Parenthood officials to traffic in fetal body parts, as well as manipulate the timing and method of an abortion," he said Feb. 21. "Even the remains of the most vicious criminals are treated with respect."
"No taxpayer in Texas should have to subsidize this repugnant and illegal conduct," Paxton added. "We should never lose sight of the fact that, as long as abortion is legal in the United States, the potential for these types of horrors will continue."