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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine
Planned
Parenthood Investigation Reveals Fetal Remains Disposed of in Landfills
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that
his office has concluded its investigation into the alleged sale of
fetal tissue by Planned Parenthood affiliates. While the investigation
did not find any indication that fetal tissue was sold by Planned
Parenthood affiliates in Ohio, the investigation did reveal that that
aborted fetuses from Planned Parenthood facilities are ultimately
disposed of in landfill sites.
Earlier this year, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine directed his
Charitable Law Section to investigate whether Planned Parenthood
affiliates in Bedford Heights, Cincinnati, and Columbus were violating
Ohio law by selling fetal tissue, or abortion trafficking, in violation
of Ohio Revised Code 2919.14. The Charitable Law Section requested
documents and financial records from Planned Parenthood organizations
as well as companies they contracted with. The investigation did not
find that fetal tissue was sold by Planned Parenthood affiliates in
Ohio.
The investigation showed that the disposal methods documented by the
Planned Parenthood affiliates violate Ohio Administrative Code
3701-47-05, adopted in 1975, which requires that a “fetus shall be
disposed of in a humane manner.” Specifically:
All three Ohio Planned Parenthood affiliates have sent fetal remains to
companies which disposed of the fetuses in landfills.
Additionally, the Planned Parenthood facility in Bedford Heights stated
it uses only one company for disposal. However, that company stated to
investigators it does not accept fetal remains for disposal as a
corporate policy.
“Disposing of aborted fetuses from an abortion by sending them to a
landfill is callous and completely inhumane,” said Ohio Attorney
General Mike DeWine. “It is important the public be aware that these
practices are taking place at these Ohio facilities.”
Attorney General DeWine referred his investigative findings to the Ohio
Department of Health for further action. A copy of DeWine’s letter is
available on the Ohio Attorney General’s website.
Ohio Planned
Parenthood Update
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that
pursuant to court discussions in the federal litigation filed December
13th by Planned Parenthood, the Ohio Department of Health has agreed to
not enforce the “humane disposal” section of the Ohio Administrative
Code while the Department and the Ohio General Assembly work to further
clarify humane procedures in the Ohio Revised and Administrative Codes.
Attorney General DeWine issued the following statement:
“Today’s action reflects both the judge’s ruling Monday and the stated
intentions of the Ohio General Assembly to further clarify humane
procedures for disposing of aborted fetuses. In addition, Planned
Parenthood has stated publically it no longer contracts with a vendor
that autoclaves fetuses before sending them to a Kentucky landfill. I
am very pleased that the General Assembly intends to establish clear
standards which ensure that gruesome practice does not continue in
Ohio.”
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