Planned Parenthood Not Invited to Congressional Hearing on Organization

Conservative lawmakers who demanded Planned Parenthood executives answer for “alleged atrocities” are holding the first in a series of congressional hearings on Wednesday on the video controversy that has rallied anti-abortion Republicans and could become the flashpoint in a battle over government shutdown.

Noticeably absent from the hearing, however, is Planned Parenthood itself.

The House judiciary committee will hear from “experts on the issues surrounding the alleged acts of Planned Parenthood,” including two women described as “abortion survivors,” but declined to invite representatives from the women’s health care organization.

The anti-abortion activist group behind the videos, the Center for Medical Progress, claims they show Planned Parenthood illegally profited from its fetal tissue donations.