PLANNED PARENTHOOD “VIOLATED LAW” SAYS TEXAS

PLANNED PARENTHOOD “VIOLATED LAW” SAYS TEXAS 

SEE: http://the-trumpet-online.com/planned-parenthood-violated-law-says-texas/; 

republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:

The OIG says the “unedited video footage indicates that Planned
Parenthood follows a policy of agreeing to procure fetal tissue,
potentially for valuable consideration, even if it means altering the
timing or method of an abortion. These practices violate accepted
medical standards, as reflected in federal and state law, and are
Medicaid program violations that justify termination.”

The OIG said that the undercover video taken at Planned Parenthood
Gulf Coast in Houston “reveals numerous violations of generally accepted
standards of medical practice.” They detail the examples in their
letter saying the violations include:

1. a history of deviating from accepted standards to procure samples that meet researcher’s needs;
2. a history of permitting staff physicians to alter procedures to
   obtain targeted tissue samples needed for their specific outside
   research;
3. a willingness to convert normal pregnancies to the breech position to ensure researchers receive intact specimens;
4. an admission that “we get what we need to do to alter the standard
   of care where we are still maintaining patient safety, still maintaining
   efficiency in clinic operations, but we integrate research into it”;
5. an admission that Planned Parenthood gets requests for “information
   from our study sponsor on what data they need that is not our standard
   of care,” and that you provide what is needed by creating a separate
   research protocol or template that can include medically unnecessary
   testing; and
6. willingness to charge more than the costs incurred for procuring fetal tissue.

It is a violation of the law to sell fetal remains for profit. The
sale or purchase of human fetal tissue is a felony punishable by up to
10 years in prison or a fine of up to $500,000 (42 U.S.C. 289g-2), as
previously reported by Breitbart News.

The damning letter of the OIG also stated that “HHSC-IG has evidence
that you engaged in misrepresentations about your activity related to
fetal tissue procurements, as revealed by evidence provided by the House
Investigative Panel.”

As reported
by Breitbart Texas, the OIG sent the final notice letter to: Planned
Parenthood Gulf Coast, Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas/Planned
Parenthood of North Texas, Planned Parenthood in San Antonio and Cameron
and Willacy Counties, and the Planned Parenthood South Texas Surgical
Center. The letter has been attached below.

The OIG of the HHSC issued an order in October 2015, banning Planned Parenthood from participating in Medicaid programs, as reported
by Breitbart Texas at the time. The action notified Planned Parenthood
that its affiliates in Texas would have their Medicaid participation
cut-off for alleged Medicaid violations. The letter also called for the
end to funding by state and local taxpayers of other abortion providers.

Last fiscal year (FY2015) Planned Parenthood affiliates across Texas received $4,223,598.69 in Medicaid funding.

The termination of Planned Parenthood’s enrollment in Texas means, as
set out in the OIG’s letter, that Planned Parenthood’s contract with
the Texas Medicaid program is “nullified on the effective date of the
termination.”

Breitbart News reported on August 4, 2015, that “A video just released by
the Center for Medical Progress taken undercover in Texas shows a
Planned Parenthood research director discussing the sale of whole intact
aborted babies to a company that resells them to medical researchers.”
The video was of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast’s Director of Research
Melissa Farrell. PPGC is a mega-abortion facility located in Houston.
One of the claims that Farrell makes on the tape is that PPGC in Houston
has more revenue from research proceeds than all the other Planned
Parenthood facilities combined.

Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick publicly condemned the video, and asked Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson to conduct an investigation, as reported by
Breitbart Texas. Anderson never brought an indictment against the
mega-abortion provider; instead, the grand jury indicted the undercover
videographers David Daleiden and Susan (Sandra) Merritt for felony tampering with a government record (a false drivers license). Daleiden was also indicted for the misdemeanor charge
of offering to buy fetal tissue. The charges were later dismissed by a
judge. Anderson lost her election in November 2016 after she had
offended pro-lifers and jailed a rape victim in order to guarantee her
testimony at trial, as reported by Breitbart Texas.

Planned Parenthood may appeal the Medicaid enrollment termination if
it files a written request with HHSC-IG asking for an administrative
hearing on or before the 15th day after they received the final notice
of termination. If HHSC-IG does not receive a timely written response
from them by that date, the final notice of termination will be
unappealable.