Official in Ninth Undercover Video: Abortion is “Where We Get Our Tissue”

In a ninth undercover video released by the Center for Medical Progress, an official with a company that performs research on aborted babies states plainly, “they’re trying to make abortion illegal, and that’s where we get our tissue.”

The video comes as light continues to be shed on stem cell research that uses aborted fetal remains and the process by which Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers “donate” aborted babies to researchers in exchange for money–something CMP and other pro-life groups are decrying plainly “as selling baby parts.”

You can watch the ninth video below. Warning: The content is disturbing.

Arkansas Awards $724,000 to Abortion Providers in 3 Years

On Friday Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the state will terminate its Medicaid contracts with Planned Parenthood’s affiliates in Arkansas. This will help further ensure the State of Arkansas does not award public dollars to abortion providers.

Many people are wondering exactly how much money the state has awarded to groups like Planned Parenthood.

Using Information compiled from Arkansas’ transparency website, we have determined the state has awarded nearly $724,000 to abortion providers in the past 3 years.

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Former Technician: Abortion Clinic Failed to Obtain Consent for “Tissue Procurement”

Two weeks ago the Center for Medical Progress released a video featuring Holly O’Donnell, a former tissue procurement technician who worked in Planned Parenthood clinics in California. The video is part of a series revealing how Planned Parenthood receives money for “donating” aborted fetal remains to researchers.

This week the Center for Medical Progress has released a new video in which O’Donnell describes how Planned Parenthood obtains aborted fetal tissue for researchers. In some cases, she says, the clinic at which she was assigned failed to obtain proper consent from the women.

O’Donnell says, (more…)