dr. willie parker, welcome to democracy now! dr. llie parker, can you talk about what is at the heart of the story, the allegations that planned parenthood is selling fetal tissue. dr. parker: amy, it is a pleasure to be back on your show. as i think about what is happening, two things come to mind -- i had a photographer in alabama that would take our picture and in order to get us to pose he would say watch the birdie which was to distract us from what he was trying to do, take a great pitcher, and in that regard what is happening here is a high-stakes game of "watch the birdie." the picture is the cell of -- sale of fetal parts and impugning of planned parenthood, but the real thing is to outlaw abortion. the second thing is the fact that in a court of law, you know, the credibility of the witness goes a long way. if you do not have a credible witness, nothing that they say counts. we know what is happening here is an attempt to him p.m. the integrity of planned parenthood using the allegation of the sale of fetal parts with the u

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