Planned Parenthood responded to this weekend's local protest events by reiterating their commitment to providing reproductive health services and calling claims that they profit from fetal tissue untrue "political attacks" from right-leaning "extremists."

"These politically-motivated attacks claiming that Planned Parenthood profits in any way from tissue donation are simply not true,” read a statement from Tanya Riordan, vice president of community outreach for Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho.

The statement echoes the position of the national organization, which has criticized a series of videos released by an organization opposed to abortion as heavily edited and sensationalized. Riordan emphasized that Planned Parenthood offers a variety of health care services to low-income patrons.

"These protests and attacks on Planned Parenthood are meant to harass and intimidate patients from seeking vital health care services, including lifesaving cancer screenings and treatment, infection testing and treatment, family planning and birth control, and much more," the local chapter of the nonprofit said in its statement. "Make no mistake: These are fundamentalist extremist groups that gain attention and gratification from obstructing women’s access to health care, birth control, and honest education.”

At the protest on Saturday morning, state Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane Valley, called the group an "evil organization" that was committing acts on par with Nazi Germany.

Planned Parenthood's annual report shows that 3 percent of its operations last year were related to abortion services. Many protesters said Saturday they were concerned about taxpayer dollars funding abortion. There are several state and federal laws that prohibit public funding of abortions, except in rare circumstances.

"Planned Parenthood will continue to be here for our patients no matter what," the local chapter said in its statement.