Citation From the September 18, 2019, edition of Fox News' Fox News @ Night

SHANNON BREAM (ANCHOR): Dr. Wen and Planned Parenthood reportedly parting ways over the organization's abortion-first philosophy. Wen also accusing the group of hypocrisy for, she says, trying to silence her. Let's get a reaction from Republic Sen. from Tennessee Marsha Blackburn, who serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator, good to have you with us.

SEN. MARSHA BLACKBURN (R-TN): Good to be with you.

BREAM: Of course you have a deep knowledge of this as well because you were part of an investigation over on the House side when you were a member there into Planned Parenthood's practices. What do you make of what we've heard from the now ex-president, saying, basically, she wanted to have an overall health care philosophy; they didn’t want to give up the fight of abortion-first as their philosophy?

BLACKBURN: Right, and they are abortion first. This gets to the heart of the argument about Title X funding, and the legislation, S105, that I’d filed at the first of the year, which says, look, if you do abortion services, then you cannot get Title X, which are women's health care funds. And so, Planned Parenthood couldn't get those funds and because of an executive order from President Trump and that cost them about $60 million because they were not willing to give up abortion-first. But I've got to tell you, listening to the statement from Dr. Wen and following the story, don't you find it so ironic that they are trying to silence her voice and she's complaining about her voice being silenced when Planned Parenthood has silenced the voices of millions of babies. And I just find this so ironic.

BREAM: Yeah, and of course, their side of the story, what some sources are saying is it was a management issue, her management style, that kind of thing, so this is her side of the story. They also -- you mentioned Title X -- they say they've been forced out of being able to receive federal funding because the family-planning money and the health care money will go to those clinics that do not perform abortions or refer for abortions. Here's what they say on their web site, Planned Parenthood Action Fund: "When politicians talk about ‘defunding’ Planned Parenthood, they really mean blocking patients who depend on public health care funds from getting their care at Planned Parenthood's health centers." How do you respond?

BLACKBURN: There are a few hundred Planned Parenthood clinics in this country. There are over 13,000 women's health clinics, community health clinics, in this country, and when Planned Parenthood doesn't get money -- and that money is fungible -- then those dollars are going to end up going to those community health centers. That is where the greatest need is. Our goal is to make certain that women who are underserved have the ability to receive access to health care.

BREAM: OK. We know that that legal fight on their part is not over.