White House says would oppose Congress defunding Planned Parenthood

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday that U.S. President Barack Obama would oppose any efforts by Congress to defund Planned Parenthood, a health organization that performs abortions at its clinics.

Republicans in Congress have threatened to pull federal funding from Planned Parenthood after a group that opposes abortions released videos that suggest the health organization profits off supplying aborted fetal tissue for medical research.

(Reporting by Julia Edwards and Roberta Rampton; Editing by Emily Stephenson)

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