By Chris Boyette | CNNThe fire that destroyed a Planned Parenthood facility in Tennessee on New Year’s Eve was intentionally set, the Knoxville Fire Department said Thursday. Planned Parenthood has more than 600 health centers across the US, providing a range of reproductive health services, including abortion. Planned Parenthood described the arson as appalling and said it would rebuild. Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said the attack was about more than the building itself. “It must be made clear that these hateful acts go much further than property damage — they harm the patients who depend on safe Planned Parenthood health centers, staff, and providers to receive trusted, essential health care services,” she said.

Source: CNN January 08, 2022 01:23 UTC