In this clip, Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund, speaks with MSNBC's Chris Matthews about a Texas grand jury investigation into Planned Parenthood that cleared the organization of wrongdoing and instead resulted in indictments for two abortion-rights opponents involved in filming misleading videos targeting Planned Parenthood.
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Richards says, "[F]inally, it felt like justice will be done." She explains, "These folks perpetrated this scam ... used false government IDs, tried to entrap people. They were totally unsuccessful, but their whole goal was to smear the reputation of Planned Parenthood."
Further, Richards notes that despite efforts by abortion-rights opponents to harm Planned Parenthood's reputation, "all of the national polling ... consistently showed support for Planned Parenthood," largely because of the organization's commitment to "continue to provide high-quality care" (Matthews, "Hardball With Chris Matthews," MSNBC, 1/26).


