Fetal tissue panel recommends prosecution for Planned Parenthood

By Paige Winfield Cunningham

Published December 1, 2016 8:50pm ET

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Fetal tissue panel recommends prosecution for Planned Parenthood — "Many years we'll look back on this practice as a dark and horrible time," said Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Pa., a member of the panel. (AP Photo) | Andrew Harnik

Republicans are recommending that authorities prosecute a Planned Parenthood affiliate and eight more human tissue companies, abortion clinics and research centers involved in supplying and buying fetal tissue.

The special committee formed last year to investigate the supply chain of fetal tissue is recommending criminal prosecution for Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, StemExpress, DaVinci Biosciences and Advanced Bioscience Resources, among others, Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, said on the House floor Thursday.

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