8 congressmen demand major networks to cover Planned Parenthood’s scandal

There has been a shocking level of media silence on the undercover videos from the Center for Medical Progress which expose Planned Parenthood for trafficking the body parts of aborted babies. While cable networks such as CNN and Fox News have kept their viewers informed, the “big three” – CBS, NBC, and ABC – have all devoted almost no airtime to the scandal.

Now, a group of eight Congressmen have signed a letter and sent it to the presidents of all three networks, demanding that they cover the Planned Parenthood videos.

The letter was sent to Steve Burke of NBC Universal, David Rhodes of CBS News, and Ben Sherwood of Disney-ABC Television Group. It was signed by Reps. Louie Gohmert, Jeff Duncan, Randy Weber, Andy Barr, Walter Jones, Jeff Miller, Trent Franks, and Tim Huelskamp.

These eight Congressmen are among the House’s pro-life stalwarts. Rep. Trent Franks gave a particularly moving speech to members of a House Committee back in September.

Franks Statement at Planned Parenthood Hearing

Here is the text of the letter sent by Franks and the others:

Of course, there’s a really, really simple explanation for why the networks haven’t covered the videos: because Planned Parenthood told them not to. Saying these networks have shown a lack of journalistic principles and ethics would be a massive understatement.

None of the big three networks have covered any of the videos since July 31. They ignored the last seven videos – but they made sure to cover the killing of Cecil the Lion right through October. It took them over 24 hours to even mention the Planned Parenthood scandal after it broke, and as referenced in the letter, they stayed quiet on many of the details when they weren’t outright lying – calling the videos “deceptively edited,” or refusing to even say the word “baby.”

But then, none of this is particularly surprising. It took almost two months for the major news networks to cover Kermit Gosnell’s House of Horrors. What’s a little body part harvesting and trafficking, or a number of babies being killed after surviving abortion attempts? There’s no denying that these media giants are working hard to cover for Planned Parenthood. They ignored a letter from the Media Research Center; will they ignore this group of Congressmen, too?