No sign that issue of Planned Parenthood videos is fading

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2014, file photo, Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood president, speaks in Orono, Maine. wo stealthily recorded videos of Planned Parenthood officials casually discussing how they provide aborted fetal organs for research have pushed the group and its Democratic allies onto the defensive. Yet it’s unclear how lasting any political damage will be, or if abortion foes’ charges that the organization has broken federal laws are valid. The business-like way the Planned Parenthood officials are seen discussing abortions, at times in grisly terms, has people from all camps wincing. Richards has apologized for the "tone and statements." (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

By Associated Press July 27, 2015 5 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – Two stealthily recorded videos show Planned Parenthood officials discussing how they provide aborted fetal organs for research. The videos have put the group and its Democratic allies on the defensive.

It’s unclear how long the political damage may last or whether Planned Parenthood has broken federal law – as abortion foes contend.

What is clear is that Republicans and anti-abortion groups are giving no signs of letting the issue fade quickly. A look of what’s happened and what may be ahead:

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