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IN all honesty, I'll take your and Diam's word for it.. But really, I didn't see any videos on Fox, CNN or any of the normal stations.

Planned Parenthood Investigations Find No Fetal Tissue Sales

January 28, 201612:47 PM ET

Once again this week, an investigation into Planned Parenthood's alleged sale of fetal tissue came up empty.

A grand jury in Harris County, Texas, voted to indict in a state investigation of Planned Parenthood. But it didn't indict the reproductive rights organization. In an unexpected turn, the grand jury indicted two anti-abortion activists from the Center for Medical Progress. That is the organization that famously last year released videos that it said depicted Planned Parenthood illegally trying to sell fetal body parts.

The videos served as a major rallying point for Americans opposed to abortion. They fueled a threat to shut down the government as well as a push in several states to cut funding to Planned Parenthood.

They also inspired a wave of investigations. After the videos' release last summer, a number of states quickly decided to look into whether the tissue sale the videos purported to show was happening within their borders.

Despite all the worry, state investigations have yet to find any evidence that Planned Parenthood was selling or profiting off fetal tissue. Twelve states have completed investigations into Planned Parenthood following the videos' release, according to the organization.

Here's what happened in each of those cases:

Florida

In July 2015, Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott ordered a state investigation to see whether Planned Parenthood was "selling body parts," Politico Florida reported at the time. On Aug. 5, the agency investigating the clinics released its findings, saying that none of the state's Planned Parenthood sites had been selling tissue or body parts. However, the investigation did find that one clinic out of Florida's 16 wasn't correctly keeping its records of fetal remains. In addition, three were found to have been performing second-trimester abortions while only being licensed to perform abortions in the first trimester, according to Politico. Planned Parenthood disputed this, arguing that the state had changed the rules on how it measured the first trimester, as Reuters reported. Though it briefly looked like the state and Planned Parenthood agreed on the issue, Politico reported, the organization was fined in September 2015.

Georgia

Republican Gov. Nathan Deal on July 16, 2015, asked the state's Departments of Community Health and Public Health to investigate whether Planned Parenthood was engaging in the "horrific practice" that the CMP's videos claimed to depict. On Aug. 13, the Department of Public Health reported that all five of the clinics had "proper procedures in place for burial or internment of [fetal] remains," as NPR member station WABE reported.


Indiana

In July 2015, Republican Gov. Mike Pence asked the state Department of Health to investigate the state's Planned Parenthood clinics, to see whether they were engaging in any sale of fetal tissue, local TV station WTHR reported. Weeks later, the department said it had "concluded there was no evidence of this type of activity" at three Planned Parenthood facilities in the state, as the Indianapolis Star reported.
Kansas

On July 21, 2015, Republican Gov. Sam Brownback asked his state's Board of Healing Arts "to address the issue of sale of tissue and organs from the unborn" at Planned Parenthood facilities, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported. This month, the board said it had "determined no further action would be taken at this time," per the Associated Press.

Massachusetts

On July 17, 2015, Republican state Rep. James Lyons sent a letter to Democratic state Attorney General Maura Healey, asking her to launch an investigation into whether Planned Parenthood was participating in fetal tissue sales like those the CMP video purported to show, as the Boston Herald reported. On July 29, Healey responded in a statement that the state's Planned Parenthood sites were "fully compliant with state and federal laws regarding the disposition of fetal tissue" and were not participating in any fetal tissue donation, though it is legal in that state, as the Boston Globe reported.

Michigan

On July 16, 2015, Republican state Sen. Phil Pavlov asked the state to investigate "to determine whether or not any Michigan-based facilities have participated in the horrifying sale of babies' body parts," MLive reported. In October, the two departments handling the investigations issued a statement, saying that "there is no evidence to date that illegal practices are occurring," MLive reported.

Missouri

On July 21, 2015, Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster started an investigation, saying that "the questions raised by [CMP's] videos require careful review," local TV station KMBC reported. In September, a release from Koster's office said the investigation turned up no "irregularities involving the transmission, examination, or disposal of the fetal organs and tissue" from abortions at the state's one clinic that performed surgical abortions, as the New York Times reported.

Nevada

In September 2015, Nevada Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt sent a letter to Nevada Planned Parenthood facilities. Mentioning the videos, the letter asked the sites about their abortion procedures and also asked if they donate fetal tissue, as the AP reported. In December 2015, his office closed the investigation, saying that the facilities weren't performing surgical abortions and that there also wasn't evidence of tissue donation, according to the AP.

Ohio

In mid-July 2015, Ohio Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that he was launching an investigation into whether any Planned Parenthood clinics in the state were selling fetal parts, according to Cleveland.com. In December, the state released the investigation, revealing that there was no evidence of any such sales. However, investigators did find that fetal remains were disposed of via incinerators or landfills, which, while not illegal, DeWine claimed "violate[d] Ohio administrative code," as Cleveland.com reported. (An Ohio Planned Parenthood official disputed his claim.)

Pennsylvania

In July, two Republican state legislators asked the state attorney general to investigate whether Planned Parenthood in Pennsylvania was selling fetal tissue, Philly.com reported. In August, state Health Secretary Karen Murphy responded in a letter that there was no evidence that any Pennsylvania facilities were buying, selling or donating fetal tissue, as The Hill reports.

South Dakota

In July 2015, Republican state Attorney General Marty Jackley instructed the state Health Department to investigate whether fetal tissue sales were occurring at Planned Parenthood, the AP reported. On Aug. 11, 2015, Jackley told the Associated Press that "there are no reports, complaints or inspection records that would demonstrate any evidence (of) illegal activity in South Dakota at this time."

Washington

In late July 2015, 34 Republican lawmakers wrote a letter asking Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson to investigate whether the state's Planned Parenthood clinics were selling fetal parts, the Seattle Times reported. In November, Ferguson reported that the state had found no evidence that the state's affiliates were selling fetal tissue. Washington is home to one of only two clinics (the other being in California) that Planned Parenthood says currently donate any fetal tissue to researchers.

In addition, eight states (California, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Virginia) decided not to pursue investigations into the videos' allegations.

Investigations Still Ongoing

Not that the investigations are over — Arizona and Louisiana, for example, still have investigations in progress, according to Planned Parenthood. And in Texas, Abbott likewise said after this week's indictment that a state investigation into Planned Parenthood will continue.

"The Health and Human Service Commission's inspector general and the attorney general's office have an ongoing investigation into Planned Parenthood's actions," Abbott said. "Nothing about today's announcement in Harris County impacts the state's ongoing investigation."

In addition, the Ohio Senate this week voted to block government funding to Planned Parenthood. CMP's videos factored heavily into the debate over that bill, which will go to Republican Gov. John Kasich, who is firmly anti-abortion and is expected to sign it.

So you answered one question, what about the good they do, or do you just want to be one sided?

They'll just call it fake news because it doesn't support what they want to believe. Haven't you learned that yet?

You mean like the Drug Dealer who gives out free samples good?

You mean like Hitler good who helped his people through the depression and returned pride to them after their WWI defeat but murdered Jews?

I wonder if these are the same polls that had libs ljumping for joy .... even the EXIT POLLS were wrong ....

I take anything I've ever said nice about you,,,, and anything in the future I might be inclined to say.

Because you can't read...

Yes and they should be punished for the rest of their lives by struggling to raise a child while they themselves are borderline children with no work experience or training. That'll teach them a good life lesson. And the child they raise will obviously be raised in such stability it surely will have a great life plan in its teens too. Utopia achieved!

All purple. Deeeeep deeeeep purple.

I'm not so sure the ends justify the means here. By that I mean justifying the legality of an abortion so the mother can have a less dangerous means of getting the operation performed. That same logic applied elsewhere in the law would be akin to justifying meth addicts receive an injection from a licensed physician to ensure a clean needle and the proper dosage. In the end, someone is still getting meth.

I'm not so sure the ends justify the means here. By that I mean justifying the legality of an abortion so the mother can have a less dangerous means of getting the operation performed. That same logic applied elsewhere in the law would be akin to justifying meth addicts receive an injection from a licensed physician to ensure a clean needle and the proper dosage. In the end, someone is still getting meth.

The whole hot debate that I've seen in the abortion realm revolves around whether a fetus can be considered a human being or not. That would be the borderline of their constitutional protection. For me, considering that corporations are "people" yet a fetus is not a human being is baffling.

Roe was justified on a woman's right to privacy with the backing that "human being" was not clearly defined. It's an emotionally charged topic for me, personally, because I have kids and I remember what it was like to see their hearts beat on the monitor. I do understand and respect that not everyone shares this view.

As far as struggling to raise a child or the upbringing of a child, there are alternative options which would allow the child to be raised elsewhere. I know that nothing is ideal here. On the flip side of your argument are the many teens who live a lifetime of regret after going through the procedure. It's a very tough situation. However, justifying it as a means to allow the pregnant mother a clear path forward I also feel is an inadequate solution. If a teen makes a bad decision and drives a car while texting, and kills someone, there's no clear path forward.

I apologize for going on and on, but I view the fetus as a constitutionally protected person, and I don't view the end as justifying the means. JMHO.

Yes and they should be punished for the rest of their lives by struggling to raise a child while they themselves are borderline children with no work experience or training. That'll teach them a good life lesson. And the child they raise will obviously be raised in such stability it surely will have a great life plan in its teens too. Utopia achieved!

That and he's never heard of ADOPTION .... theres only 2 choices according to him and his liberal buds ...

1. Death to the baby ...
2. Life of MISERY for both mom and baby ...

Thank god we have the self righteous libs to do our thinking for us and to try and make us smarter ...

Did CNN have Hillary winning in November 400 - 138 or was it 385 - 153 ....

So you prefer that instead of teaching our kids that there are consequences for their actions, and they need to do the mature thing and be responsible for their actions. You would rather teach them that it's perfectly fine to murder somebody if it makes your life easier.

I could go pull up 10 articles talking about how theres lines and lines of americans waiting to adopt and that some if not most go overseas and adopt foriegn babies cause theres a plentiful supply and its easier ...

But i know who u are and ain't going to waste my time trying to have a debate with someone only interested in being a .... well u know ...

Play your game ... it may work on some but not this particular DOLT .... *LOL* ...

All the polls did, but what does that have to do with Trumps abysmal numbers and him losing support in his own party? Do you honestly think all the polls are lying to support an agenda? If so, you need to take off the tin foil hat and take a sip of reality.

Sure, polls can be wrong but they are the best measure we have on things like this. The fact that the polls got it wrong on election night had more to do with the electoral college system than anything else, remember Hillary had 3 MILLION more votes. But twist that anyway you can to fit your agenda.

End of the day, Trump is losing, he is/was/always has been inept. And you believe in a loser, so what does that make you? Terrible reality to face without scapegoating or making up excuses huh?

Dolt? I'm a dolt?
Dude you can't use there, they're, and their correctly. You don't know the difference between too, to, and two. Your spelling is atrocious and your grammar non existent.
But I'm a dolt?
Good god you are a joke of a human.
I'm glad to have you be done with me.

I said I'm a DOLT ... i left what u are blank cause i don't want to get suspended ...

I can't spell and my grammar stinks .. no doubt ... u may want to check your reading comprehension skills ....

I can now ad JOKE OF A HUMAN BEING to the long list of compliments from your budddies Clem ...

I said I'm a DOLT ... i left what u are blank cause i don't want to get suspended ...

I can't spell and my grammar stinks .. no doubt ... u may want to check your reading comprehension skills ....

I can now ad JOKE OF A HUMAN BEING to the long list of compliments from your budddies Clem ...

Sad, but not unexpected in today's climate.

LOL .... blame it on global warming.

You teach a child a lesson of consequences when they throw a ball through the neighbor's windshield and you make them knock on the door to confess and tell the neighbor they'll pay for it with their allowance money. Not by having your child have a child then struggle to raise it. Not only is this a crazy notion in my mind, it's child abuse x2./quote]

Child abuse LMFAO, child abuse is teaching your children that it's OK to murder babies. That IS child abuse to the 10th degree.

Look around the NFL, hell look around the USA. There are millions of children that were raised in a single parent household who are thriving. There are millions of woman who are so glad they didn't murder their own children because they love them so much that they can't imagine life without them. Since when did a little hardship in a persons life doom them to a ruined life?

[quote]I'm done with this conversation. We all have our opinions. No one is going to change.

I want people to have the choice.

You don't feel it's morally correct for you. I'd encourage you to never have an abortion.