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1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
Prison employee who aided New York escapees pleads guilty-Reuters By Pete DeMola-JULY 29,15-YAHOONEWS
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (Reuters) - A female prison employee pleaded guilty to one felony and one misdemeanor charge in a deal with prosecutors on Tuesday in connection with helping two convicted murderers in their daring June escape from a maximum security prison in upstate New York.Joyce Mitchell, 51, faces up to seven years in prison for her role in the breakout by inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat from Clinton Correctional Facility on June 6.Appearing in Plattsburgh County Court in shackles and a black and white jail uniform, Mitchell wiped away tears as she signed legal documents before Judge Kevin Ryan."She realizes that she made a horrible mistake," her attorney Stephen Johnston told reporters.Under the plea deal, she will not face any possible sexual assault or rape charges stemming from allegations that she had sexual relations with Matt or Sweat, Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie said at a news conference.Mitchell, the training supervisor in the prison's tailor shop, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of promoting prison contraband and a misdemeanor charge of criminal facilitation.Mitchell was accused of smuggling hacksaw blades and a screwdriver bit to the pair to help facilitate their escape.Her husband Lyle Mitchell was seated in the front row in the courtroom.In making their escape, the inmates cut through the steel walls of their cells, climbed down a catwalk and through a steam pipe and emerged from a manhole outside the prison in Dannemora, New York.After a manhunt, Matt, 49, was fatally shot by a federal agent on June 26 about 27 miles (43 km) away from the prison. Sweat, 35, was captured two days later about 2 miles (3 km) from the Canadian border.“Matt got her to feeling good about herself, better than she had in a long period of time, and she was swept off her feet a bit,” Johnston said. “Then when she realized who she was dealing with, everything changed.”Under terms of her plea deal, Mitchell will cooperate with an investigation by the state inspector general ordered by Governor Andrew Cuomo, Wylie said."She wanted to expedite her case proceedings and move on," he said.Mitchell had agreed to drive a getaway car in the escape but got cold feet and checked herself into a hospital with symptoms of a panic attack, authorities have said.Sentencing was scheduled for Sept. 28.Charges against prison employee Gene Palmer will be presented to a grand jury in August, Wylie said. Palmer is accused of helping give contraband to the inmates.No one else has been identified as connected to the escape, Wylie said, adding he does not expect to charge the 12 prison staffers placed on leave after the escape.An escape charge against Sweat will be presented to a grand jury, he said.While Sweat is serving life in prison without parole for murder, an escape conviction would help keep him in special restricted housing, confined to his cell 23 hours a day, Wylie said.(Editing by Ellen Wulfhorst, Matthew Lewis and Will Dunham)
HOMOSEXUALS.(SODOMITE RAINBOW GROUPERS)
LEVITICUS 20:13
13 If a man also lie with mankind,(ANOTHER MAN) as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
LEVITICUS 18:22
22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind,(ANOTHER MAN) as with womankind: it is abomination.
2 TIMOTHY 3:3
3 Without natural affection,(HOMOSEXUALS) trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
1 CORINTHIANS 6:9,
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate,(HARDENED SODOMITE RAINBOW GROUPERRS) nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
PSALMS 14:1
1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
ROMANS 1:18-32
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:(HOMOSEXUALITY,AND ALL SEX SINS)
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:(LESBIENS)
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly,(SODOMITES) and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.(AIDS ETC)
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Baptists, rights group both slam Boy Scouts over gay leader move-Reuters By Marice Richter-JULY 29,15-YAHOONEWS
DALLAS (Reuters) - A decision by the Boy Scouts of America to allow gay leaders was met with indignation by the largest U.S. Protestant group on Tuesday along with criticism from a leading gay rights group that the move did not go far enough.About 70 percent of the roughly 100,000 U.S. Boy Scout units are sponsored by religious institutions, and many said the Monday decision runs counter to the moral standards set by the 105-year-old youth organization."We express consummate sadness that this once vibrant organization continues to cave to social pressure, compromising its long-held, constitutionally protected tenets," said Roger “Sing” Oldham, a spokesman for the Nashville-based Southern Baptist Convention.Even though the decision permits religious organizations to exclude gay adults in keeping with their beliefs, other major conservative church groups also criticized the change, which took effect with the vote Monday by the National Executive Board.The largest sponsor of Boy Scout units, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has said it was "deeply troubled" by the move, adding the Mormons' "century-long association with Scouting will need to be examined."The Catholic Church, another leading sponsor of troops, on Tuesday said in a statement it was concerned with the “practical implications” of allowing gay leaders but remains committed to its relationship with the Irving, Texas-based Scouts.The policy, backed by 79 percent of board members, removes a prohibition on gay adult leaders, but allows religious groups to bar them.The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, called for the Scouts to drop the opt-out religious exemption and become fully non-discriminatory."Including an exemption for troops sponsored by religious organizations undermines and diminishes the historic nature of (the) decision,” said Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign.The Boy Scouts' president, former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, called for the change in May, saying continuation of the blanket ban on gay Scout leaders was "unsustainable".Gates helped end the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that barred openly gay individuals from serving. Earlier, corporate sponsors such as Lockheed Martin and Intel dropped funding for the organization to protest policies considered discriminatory.Membership in the Boy Scouts has been steadily declining over the past decade, but the 2013 decision to allow gay youth contributed to a steeper drop of 7.4 percent from 2013 to 2014, according to organization figures.(Writing by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Eric Walsh)
MURDER
JEREMIAH 1:5
5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee;(GOD ORDAINED OR LIVES BEFORE WE WERE EVEN CREATED IN A WOMANS BODY)(GOD NEVER CREATED ANYONE HOMOSEXUAL)(AND THIS TELLS US ABORTION IS MURDER) and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
GENESIS 4:8-11 (THE FIRST MURDER)
8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
GENESIS 6:11-13 (EARTH DESTROYED BECAUSE OF TERRORISM,MURDERS)
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
JOHN 8:44
44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
EXODUS 20:13
13 Thou shalt not kill.(Murder)(THAT INCLUDES ABORTION)
MATTHEW 18:6
6 But whoso shall offend (HURT) one of these little ones (CHILDREN) which believe in me,(JESUS) it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.(THATS THE DEATH PENALTY FOLKS)
EXODUS 21:12
12 He that smiteth (MURDER)a man,(OR BABY) so that he die, shall be surely put to death.(THATS THE DEATH PENALTY PEOPLE)
REVELATION 9:20-21
20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils,(OCCULT) and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries,(DRUG ADDICTIONS) nor of their fornication,(SEX OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE) nor of their thefts.(STEALING)
After videos, Senate Republicans target Planned Parenthood vote-Reuters By Richard Cowan and Megan Cassella-JULY 29,15-YAHOONEWS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans are planning a vote in coming days on legislation to cut $500 million in annual federal funding for Planned Parenthood, reigniting a fight in Congress over abortion that has long been dormant.For years a target of conservatives, Planned Parenthood has come under increasing scrutiny recently due to secretly recorded videos about its role in supplying aborted fetal tissue for medical research.Anti-abortion group Center for Medical Progress on Tuesday released the third of a series of videos that it says prove Planned Parenthood staff sell fetal material from abortions for profit.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters he was holding meetings with Senator Rand Paul, a fellow Republican, and others to "see if we can have a meeting of the minds on the best way to craft a measure to deal with the horrendous videos that we've all been viewing."A vote could come before the Senate enters a five-week summer break, as early as this week, but Republicans might struggle to get the 60 votes needed for approval.Paul, who is also a presidential candidate, has introduced legislation to prohibit federal funds for Planned Parenthood, which provides screening, contraception services and abortions at clinics nationally.It receives about $500 million annually in federal funding, although that money cannot be used for abortions. Planned Parenthood says the videos are the latest attack in a campaign against it and denies any wrongdoing. It says abortions comprise only 3 percent of its services.-GRAPHIC VIDEO-The latest video shows what appears to be a Planned Parenthood doctor in a clinic discussing the price of fetal tissue with an actor pretending to be a potential buyer.Someone in the video pokes flesh-like material with tweezers in a glass and the undercover actor points out what he says are tiny intact kidneys that a medical assistant describes as worthy of "five stars."They discuss prices for fetal tissue."If we were doing like $50 to $75 per specimen, that'd be like $200 to $300 (total), and we'd be comfortable with that," the actor says.The woman identified as a doctor replies, "I think a per-item thing works a little better just because we can see how much we can get out of it."Federal law prohibits the trade of fetal tissue for profit but allows for donations for research or transplantation. Donors can receive "reasonable payments" for expenses such as transportation, processing and storage of the material."It's outrageous, not to mention wildly unpopular, that politicians are using this widely discredited attack against Planned Parenthood to push through legislation rolling back women's access to healthcare," Dawn Laguens, a Planned Parenthood executive, said in a statement. Republicans have been gunning for the group for years, but do not want to be seen as anti-women with the 2016 presidential election approaching.The Republican-controlled House of Representatives in 2011 voted to starve Planned Parenthood of money but the measure was never enacted into law.While public opinion has swung clearly in favor of liberals on one front in the culture wars - gay marriage - Americans remain divided over abortion.A total of 44.5 percent of Americans think abortion should be legal in most or all cases, compared to 42.3 percent who believe it should be illegal in most or all cases, according to a Reuters/Ipsos online poll.Advances in ultrasound technology in recent decades have helped shore up opposition to abortion, said Lila Rose, a leading anti-abortion campaigner."Having the ultrasound on the fridge, baby pictures from the womb onward, is extremely compelling for millennials and shows the humanity of the child from the beginning," she said.(Writing by Alistair Bell; Editing by Tom Brown)
Prison employee who aided New York escapees pleads guilty-Reuters By Pete DeMola-JULY 29,15-YAHOONEWS
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (Reuters) - A female prison employee pleaded guilty to one felony and one misdemeanor charge in a deal with prosecutors on Tuesday in connection with helping two convicted murderers in their daring June escape from a maximum security prison in upstate New York.Joyce Mitchell, 51, faces up to seven years in prison for her role in the breakout by inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat from Clinton Correctional Facility on June 6.Appearing in Plattsburgh County Court in shackles and a black and white jail uniform, Mitchell wiped away tears as she signed legal documents before Judge Kevin Ryan."She realizes that she made a horrible mistake," her attorney Stephen Johnston told reporters.Under the plea deal, she will not face any possible sexual assault or rape charges stemming from allegations that she had sexual relations with Matt or Sweat, Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie said at a news conference.Mitchell, the training supervisor in the prison's tailor shop, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of promoting prison contraband and a misdemeanor charge of criminal facilitation.Mitchell was accused of smuggling hacksaw blades and a screwdriver bit to the pair to help facilitate their escape.Her husband Lyle Mitchell was seated in the front row in the courtroom.In making their escape, the inmates cut through the steel walls of their cells, climbed down a catwalk and through a steam pipe and emerged from a manhole outside the prison in Dannemora, New York.After a manhunt, Matt, 49, was fatally shot by a federal agent on June 26 about 27 miles (43 km) away from the prison. Sweat, 35, was captured two days later about 2 miles (3 km) from the Canadian border.“Matt got her to feeling good about herself, better than she had in a long period of time, and she was swept off her feet a bit,” Johnston said. “Then when she realized who she was dealing with, everything changed.”Under terms of her plea deal, Mitchell will cooperate with an investigation by the state inspector general ordered by Governor Andrew Cuomo, Wylie said."She wanted to expedite her case proceedings and move on," he said.Mitchell had agreed to drive a getaway car in the escape but got cold feet and checked herself into a hospital with symptoms of a panic attack, authorities have said.Sentencing was scheduled for Sept. 28.Charges against prison employee Gene Palmer will be presented to a grand jury in August, Wylie said. Palmer is accused of helping give contraband to the inmates.No one else has been identified as connected to the escape, Wylie said, adding he does not expect to charge the 12 prison staffers placed on leave after the escape.An escape charge against Sweat will be presented to a grand jury, he said.While Sweat is serving life in prison without parole for murder, an escape conviction would help keep him in special restricted housing, confined to his cell 23 hours a day, Wylie said.(Editing by Ellen Wulfhorst, Matthew Lewis and Will Dunham)
HOMOSEXUALS.(SODOMITE RAINBOW GROUPERS)
LEVITICUS 20:13
13 If a man also lie with mankind,(ANOTHER MAN) as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
LEVITICUS 18:22
22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind,(ANOTHER MAN) as with womankind: it is abomination.
2 TIMOTHY 3:3
3 Without natural affection,(HOMOSEXUALS) trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
1 CORINTHIANS 6:9,
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate,(HARDENED SODOMITE RAINBOW GROUPERRS) nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
PSALMS 14:1
1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
ROMANS 1:18-32
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:(HOMOSEXUALITY,AND ALL SEX SINS)
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:(LESBIENS)
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly,(SODOMITES) and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.(AIDS ETC)
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Baptists, rights group both slam Boy Scouts over gay leader move-Reuters By Marice Richter-JULY 29,15-YAHOONEWS
DALLAS (Reuters) - A decision by the Boy Scouts of America to allow gay leaders was met with indignation by the largest U.S. Protestant group on Tuesday along with criticism from a leading gay rights group that the move did not go far enough.About 70 percent of the roughly 100,000 U.S. Boy Scout units are sponsored by religious institutions, and many said the Monday decision runs counter to the moral standards set by the 105-year-old youth organization."We express consummate sadness that this once vibrant organization continues to cave to social pressure, compromising its long-held, constitutionally protected tenets," said Roger “Sing” Oldham, a spokesman for the Nashville-based Southern Baptist Convention.Even though the decision permits religious organizations to exclude gay adults in keeping with their beliefs, other major conservative church groups also criticized the change, which took effect with the vote Monday by the National Executive Board.The largest sponsor of Boy Scout units, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has said it was "deeply troubled" by the move, adding the Mormons' "century-long association with Scouting will need to be examined."The Catholic Church, another leading sponsor of troops, on Tuesday said in a statement it was concerned with the “practical implications” of allowing gay leaders but remains committed to its relationship with the Irving, Texas-based Scouts.The policy, backed by 79 percent of board members, removes a prohibition on gay adult leaders, but allows religious groups to bar them.The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, called for the Scouts to drop the opt-out religious exemption and become fully non-discriminatory."Including an exemption for troops sponsored by religious organizations undermines and diminishes the historic nature of (the) decision,” said Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign.The Boy Scouts' president, former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, called for the change in May, saying continuation of the blanket ban on gay Scout leaders was "unsustainable".Gates helped end the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that barred openly gay individuals from serving. Earlier, corporate sponsors such as Lockheed Martin and Intel dropped funding for the organization to protest policies considered discriminatory.Membership in the Boy Scouts has been steadily declining over the past decade, but the 2013 decision to allow gay youth contributed to a steeper drop of 7.4 percent from 2013 to 2014, according to organization figures.(Writing by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Eric Walsh)
MURDER
JEREMIAH 1:5
5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee;(GOD ORDAINED OR LIVES BEFORE WE WERE EVEN CREATED IN A WOMANS BODY)(GOD NEVER CREATED ANYONE HOMOSEXUAL)(AND THIS TELLS US ABORTION IS MURDER) and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
GENESIS 4:8-11 (THE FIRST MURDER)
8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
GENESIS 6:11-13 (EARTH DESTROYED BECAUSE OF TERRORISM,MURDERS)
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
JOHN 8:44
44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
EXODUS 20:13
13 Thou shalt not kill.(Murder)(THAT INCLUDES ABORTION)
MATTHEW 18:6
6 But whoso shall offend (HURT) one of these little ones (CHILDREN) which believe in me,(JESUS) it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.(THATS THE DEATH PENALTY FOLKS)
EXODUS 21:12
12 He that smiteth (MURDER)a man,(OR BABY) so that he die, shall be surely put to death.(THATS THE DEATH PENALTY PEOPLE)
REVELATION 9:20-21
20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils,(OCCULT) and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries,(DRUG ADDICTIONS) nor of their fornication,(SEX OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE) nor of their thefts.(STEALING)
After videos, Senate Republicans target Planned Parenthood vote-Reuters By Richard Cowan and Megan Cassella-JULY 29,15-YAHOONEWS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans are planning a vote in coming days on legislation to cut $500 million in annual federal funding for Planned Parenthood, reigniting a fight in Congress over abortion that has long been dormant.For years a target of conservatives, Planned Parenthood has come under increasing scrutiny recently due to secretly recorded videos about its role in supplying aborted fetal tissue for medical research.Anti-abortion group Center for Medical Progress on Tuesday released the third of a series of videos that it says prove Planned Parenthood staff sell fetal material from abortions for profit.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters he was holding meetings with Senator Rand Paul, a fellow Republican, and others to "see if we can have a meeting of the minds on the best way to craft a measure to deal with the horrendous videos that we've all been viewing."A vote could come before the Senate enters a five-week summer break, as early as this week, but Republicans might struggle to get the 60 votes needed for approval.Paul, who is also a presidential candidate, has introduced legislation to prohibit federal funds for Planned Parenthood, which provides screening, contraception services and abortions at clinics nationally.It receives about $500 million annually in federal funding, although that money cannot be used for abortions. Planned Parenthood says the videos are the latest attack in a campaign against it and denies any wrongdoing. It says abortions comprise only 3 percent of its services.-GRAPHIC VIDEO-The latest video shows what appears to be a Planned Parenthood doctor in a clinic discussing the price of fetal tissue with an actor pretending to be a potential buyer.Someone in the video pokes flesh-like material with tweezers in a glass and the undercover actor points out what he says are tiny intact kidneys that a medical assistant describes as worthy of "five stars."They discuss prices for fetal tissue."If we were doing like $50 to $75 per specimen, that'd be like $200 to $300 (total), and we'd be comfortable with that," the actor says.The woman identified as a doctor replies, "I think a per-item thing works a little better just because we can see how much we can get out of it."Federal law prohibits the trade of fetal tissue for profit but allows for donations for research or transplantation. Donors can receive "reasonable payments" for expenses such as transportation, processing and storage of the material."It's outrageous, not to mention wildly unpopular, that politicians are using this widely discredited attack against Planned Parenthood to push through legislation rolling back women's access to healthcare," Dawn Laguens, a Planned Parenthood executive, said in a statement. Republicans have been gunning for the group for years, but do not want to be seen as anti-women with the 2016 presidential election approaching.The Republican-controlled House of Representatives in 2011 voted to starve Planned Parenthood of money but the measure was never enacted into law.While public opinion has swung clearly in favor of liberals on one front in the culture wars - gay marriage - Americans remain divided over abortion.A total of 44.5 percent of Americans think abortion should be legal in most or all cases, compared to 42.3 percent who believe it should be illegal in most or all cases, according to a Reuters/Ipsos online poll.Advances in ultrasound technology in recent decades have helped shore up opposition to abortion, said Lila Rose, a leading anti-abortion campaigner."Having the ultrasound on the fridge, baby pictures from the womb onward, is extremely compelling for millennials and shows the humanity of the child from the beginning," she said.(Writing by Alistair Bell; Editing by Tom Brown)
