The latest video , shot in Richmond, Va. Planned Parenthood fired the employee Tuesday night, hours after viewing the tape, and said that supervisors had immediately notified law enforcement of the alleged sex trafficking ring weeks earlier, after the encounter occurred. The new video was shot Jan. But unlike the first video, the Richmond clinic worker appears to act professionally and appropriately, informing the couple of their legal rights to privacy under the law, regardless of their backgrounds.
The worker also laid out legal guidelines for a minor seeking an abortion, including the requirement of parental consent or permission from a judge before one can be performed. Rose has asked state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to investigate the centers to make sure they are compliant with state law. Cuccinelli's office said it had not yet received the letter. Many states, including Virginia, require medical professionals to report evidence of alleged sex crimes involving minors.
Planned Parenthood said its Virginia clinic employee immediately did so in this case. Legal experts reached by ABC News also said the clinic worker's advice on how a minor could obtain an abortion without her parents' consent is consistent with state law.
That process allows minors who may choose to do so to contact a judge for permission to receive an abortion instead of their parents. Rose said Wednesday that Live Action , a grassroots activist group made up of college-age students, has recently conducted several stings at Planned Parenthood clinics and plans to release more evidence of alleged misconduct soon. Planned Parenthood, while condemning the New Jersey clinic manager's actions, has said that the orchestrated effort to use undercover tactics to discredit the entire organization's work is a "dirty tricks campaign.
Schear said that the organization pieced together a pattern of at least 11 similar sting incidents in six states that occurred over five days in early January. This may be happening once again. If so, this kind of activity should be firmly condemned. The Planned Parenthood Federation of America, of which the New Jersey and Virginia clinics are part, was formally created in the s as a network of health centers to provide women with greater access to birth control consulting, STD testing, cancer screenings and abortions.
