The founder of the Center for Medical Progress, the organization behind the undercover Planned Parenthood videos, has been indicted by a grand jury.
David Daleiden, the 27-year-old pro-life activist, has been accused of
the felony charge of tampering with a governmental record, as well as a
misdemeanor count related to purchasing human organs, which, ironically,
he only did as part of his videos meant to expose Planned Parenthood
for allegedly harvesting and selling fetal body parts.
Daleiden has been indicted along with another pro-life activist,
according to Life News. If convicted, Daleiden could face 20 years in
prison.
The Center for Medical Progress’ undercover videos purport to show
Director of Research for Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast headquarters in
Houston, Melissa Ferrell, discussing the extraction and sale of fetal
body parts.
In the videos, Ferrell appears to say that Planned Parenthood
purposefully aborts babies with their bodies intact so that their body
parts can be sold to research companies.
Though Daleiden has been indicted, Harris County District Attorney
Devon Anderson said that “the grand jury cleared Planned Parenthood of
any wrongdoing.”
However, Texas Governor Greg Abbott stated, “The Health and Human
Service Commission’s Inspector General and the Attorney General’s office
have an ongoing investigation into Planned Parenthood’s actions,” said
Governor Abbott. “Nothing about today’s announcement in Harris County
impacts the state’s ongoing investigation. The State of Texas will
continue to protect life, and I will continue to support legislation
prohibiting the sale or transfer of fetal tissue.”
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