White House backs Planned Parenthood's explanation
On Friday, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the group's explanation was good enough for the White House.
"I did read the news reports indicating that the policies that are followed by Planned Parenthood are entirely consistent with the strictest ethical guidelines that have been established in the healthcare industry," Earnest said.
He then tried to refer questions about Planned Parenthood's compliance with those standards to the group itself, and deflected when a reporter pressed him on whether the president believes it is ethical to sell aborted fetus remains....