STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – Senate Democratic Leader Katie Hobbs released
the following statement on today’s statements by Governor Ducey and Attorney
General Brnovich on false allegations of illegal tissue sales occurring in
Arizona:
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Sen. Hobbs |
“Today Governor Ducey and
Attorney General Brnovich released strongly-worded reactions to a stunt set up
by a political group whose goal is to damage Planned Parenthood. The group's
video was heavily edited to make it appear Planned Parenthood's voluntary tissue
donation program is illegally selling tissue, which it does not. In fact,
Planned Parenthood Arizona does not even have a tissue donation program,” said
Senator Hobbs.
“What Planned Parenthood does
do is provide health care to millions of women, including birth control, STD
testing and treatment, cancer screenings and abortion. For thousands of Arizona
women, especially working poor women, Planned Parenthood is their main source
of health care.
“It is entirely proper for
Governor Ducey and Attorney General Brnovich to raise concerns of possible
illegal activity in Arizona and their calls for investigations would be
justified if there were legitimate proof of illegal tissue sales occurring in
Arizona. But in this case there is no such evidence and a video hatchet job by
political extremists does not justify a witch hunt.
“As Governor Ducey and AG
Brnovich work to tighten up existing laws that already make tissue sales illegal,
I ask that they resist the urge to launch investigations that could harass and
intimidate Arizona women and their health care providers.”
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