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Undercover videos similar to the ones that brought down ACORN are causing big problems for Planned Parenthood, fueling an effort in Congress to defund the nation's largest abortion provider.

Two sting videos have so far been released allegedly showing local Planned Parenthood managers giving advice to a couple posing as a pimp and prostitute on how to obtain services for underage sex workers.

The first video, shot at a clinic in Perth Amboy, N.J., was released Tuesday. The anti-abortion group Live Action released a second video Thursday showing a similar scene at a clinic in Richmond, Va.

The manager in the first video, identified as Amy Woodruff, was fired by Planned Parenthood after the video was released.

But Live Action is calling for an investigation in both cases. It's not clear how many videos the group will release, but it claims it has enough footage to demonstrate a "pattern" of illicit activity.

"We wanted to demonstrate how severe this problem was," said Live Action President Lila Rose. "People are really starting to pay attention. ... This is institutional."

The video released Tuesday quickly gave momentum to Rep. Mike Pence's, R-Ind., effort to strip federal funding for abortion providers. With Planned Parenthood the biggest recipient of those funds, Pence said Americans should be "shocked" that the organization "has been recorded aiding and abetting underage sex trafficking."

The Susan B. Anthony List also announced that it was banding together with other anti-abortion groups to kick off a campaign to build congressional support for Pence's proposal in light of the footage. And Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., a co-sponsor on that bill, linked to the first Planned Parenthood video on her Facebook page, vowing to introduce her own bill "that would prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving any future federal money directly or indirectly."

The undercover videos bear similarities to those that united lawmakers in opposition to low-income advocacy group ACORN. The New Jersey Planned Parenthood video showed a couple walking into the Perth Amboy clinic for help with their "sex work."

The employee said her clinic wants "as little information as possible" and later tells the couple to come talk to her if there are any problems. She urges any underage girls to lie about their age.

"Worse ever comes to worst, you guys come see me," she says. "I'll jump in ... with nobody looking."

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To their credit, they did fire at least one employee over this.  But it seems Planned Parenthood ought to take steps to be more diligent with this sort of thing.  Perhaps their supervisors should make random inspections / evaluations from time to time?  Or maybe there should always be at least two people in the room giving advice?  OR maybe all consultations should be videoed?

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Rep. Mike Pence, Indiana Republican, on Wednesday said undercover videotapes that appear to show Planned Parenthood clinic employees offering advice to a “pimp” and services for underage prostitutes are just the latest evidence that Congress needs to cut funding to the organization.

Mr. Pence said he is pushing Congress to support the Title 10 Abortion Providers Prohibition Act, which would “cut off what is in excess of $350 million in taxpayer money that flows into Planned Parenthood through Title 10.”

“We shouldn’t have the leading abortion provider in America or any organization that also provides abortions be in the business of operating and doing the important work of Title 10 clinics,” he stated.

so, if federal dough isn't supposed to go toward abortion, should it then be going to an organization that performs abortions? isn't that kind of the same? or should these companies be forced to split? one company for title X clinics, and a separate company for abortion work. this would keep all the money from going into the same pot.

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No.  I dont think we should be funding any of these type of groups.