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The searing political conflict over abortion flared anew Wednesday as three Republican-led congressional committees said they will investigate whether Planned Parenthood is selling organs from aborted fetuses. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, criticized the group and said President Barack Obama should condemn and end the practice. Other GOP lawmakers and 2016 presidential hopefuls joined in, including some who said Congress should end federal aid to the organization. (Fram, 7/15)

House Speaker John Boehner is calling for an investigation of Planned Parenthood after a sting video alleged the organization sells aborted fetal body parts, which is illegal. (Ludden, 7/15)

A video showing a Planned Parenthood doctor discussing the sale of body parts from aborted fetuses has ignited a firestorm for the organization, just as it is about to seek funding from New Hampshire. Planned Parenthood says the secretly recorded video from July 25, 2014, which surfaced Tuesday on the Internet, falsely portrays the reproductive health group’s role in the sale of fetal tissue and body parts from abortions. (Solomon, 7/15)

Republicans are furious about an undercover video they say shows a Planned Parenthood executive discussing the sale of fetal organs, and they’re calling for investigations. (Collins, 7/15)

Two committees of the Republican-led House of Representatives will look into whether a clip of video shows an official with Planned Parenthood discussing the sale of human organs from aborted fetuses. Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Ballwin, is one of several lawmakers asking both the House Judiciary Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee to investigate allegations made by an anti-abortion group. A spokesman for Planned Parenthood said the video is edited out of context and distorts the meaning of what was said. The video was shot more than a year ago by an anti-abortion group that has released several undercover videos aimed at discrediting Planned Parenthood. (Howard, 7/15)

StemExpress, a Placerville biotech firm specializing in stem cell procurement for scientific research, is under fire after being mentioned in a viral YouTube video created by abortion opponents. The video, posted Tuesday, shows footage of Dr. Deborah Nucatola, senior director of medical services at the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, discussing over lunch the harvesting of fetal organs for research. She’s talking with two actors from the anti-abortion group Center for Medical Progress, who were posing as representatives from a biotech firm. (Caiola, 7/15)