--- title: Hillary Clinton: Planned Parenthood Video "Disturbing" description: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said that undercover videos of Planned Parenthood officials discussing fetal tissue were "disturbing." canonical: https://time.com/3976736/hillary-clinton-planned-parenthood-video/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-29T16:52:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:47:58.174Z article:section: Politics og:title: Hillary Clinton Calls Planned Parenthood Video 'Disturbing' og:description: "This raises not questions about Planned Parenthood so much as it raises questions about the whole process." og:url: https://time.com/3976736/hillary-clinton-planned-parenthood-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbfa1586e1f3228b7/69885d2735ba6f6a80c0e6b6/hillary-clinton13.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 6828 og:image:height: 3841 og:image:alt: Secretary Hillary Clinton speaks to journalists after a town hall meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire, on July 28, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hillary Clinton Calls Planned Parenthood Video 'Disturbing' twitter:description: "This raises not questions about Planned Parenthood so much as it raises questions about the whole process." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbfa1586e1f3228b7/69885d2735ba6f6a80c0e6b6/hillary-clinton13.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hillary Clinton Calls Planned Parenthood Video 'Disturbing' > Sponsored content. 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Secretary Hillary Clinton speaks to journalists after a town hall meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire, on July 28, 2015. Melina Mara—The Washington Post/Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Jul 29, 2015 4:52 PM UTC Hillary Clinton on Tuesday called the undercover videos of a Planned Parenthood official discussing aborted fetal tissue “disturbing,” though she defended the women’s health organization in an interview with the [New Hampshire _Union Leader_](http://www.unionleader.com/article/20150729/NEWS0605/150729073&template=mobileart). “I have seen pictures from them and obviously find them disturbing,” the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination said in an interview with the newspaper. “Planned Parenthood is answering questions and will continue to answer questions. I think there are two points to make,” Clinton said. “One, Planned Parenthood for more than a century has done a lot of really good work for women: cancer screenings, family planning, all kinds of health services. And this raises not questions about Planned Parenthood so much as it raises questions about the whole process, that is, not just involving Planned Parenthood, but many institutions in our country.” The Center for Medical Progress released videos this month showing a Planned Parenthood official discussing fetal tissue extraction and reimbursements for clinic costs. Republicans have alleged Planned Parenthood is illegally selling fetal parts and have called for a public defunding of the health service. Planned Parenthood says it received reimbursement legally and only to cover minor expenses. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is among the Republican presidential candidates seeking to make this a 2016 issue as well. “I call upon mainstream reporters to ask Hillary Clinton if she supports Planned Parenthood’s sale of body parts in direct violation of federal criminal law,” he said, according to [Politico](http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-questions-planned-parenthood-videos-disturbing-120768.html). \[[_Union Leader_](http://www.unionleader.com/article/20150729/NEWS0605/150729073&template=mobileart)\] ## Transcript You know, I'm not sittin' here some little woman standing here by my man like Tammy Wynette. I'm sittin' here because I love him, and I respect him. Now is our chance to beat the historical odds, and give the American people the health security they need. If there is one message that echoes forth from this. Let it be that human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights once and for all. The great story here for anybody willing to find it and write about it and explain it is this vast right- wing conspiracy that has been conspiring. Against my husband since the day he announced for president. I would be happy to, when you give me the signed letters. Well, right here. Right here. When you give me. Right here. Sign it right now. We'll shake. We'll shake on this, Ray. No, no, I want your signature, cause I think that everybody wants to see you signing something that you said you were for. You know, I have so many opportunities from this country. I just don't wanna see us fall backwards. Although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it's got about 18 million cracks in it. The battle to stop Al Qaeda and its affiliates. Does not end with one death. What difference, at this point, does it make? It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, Senator. 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