Nets Maintain Blackout on New Planned Parenthood Video; CNN Covers

Matthew Balan | July 29, 2015
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[More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.]

As of the morning of 29 July 2015, ABC, CBS, and NBC's morning and evening newscasts have yet to cover the third video from the Center for Medical Progress, which featured a whistle-blower's account of "picking" through the remains of aborted babies in order to find organs that could be sold for medical research. The Big Three networks have actually devoted more time to the slaying of a lion in Zimbabwe than all three videos from pro-life organization.

The 28 July 2015 edition of CNN's The Lead actually stood out for covering this latest video. Jake Tapper noted how "anti-abortion activists released a new undercover video purporting to show Planned Parenthood employees seeming to discuss per-organ pricing of aborted fetal tissue and body parts." Correspondent Chris Frates filed a full report on the whistle-blower's account, as well as undercover video of a "Planned Parenthood official discussing per-organ pricing."

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