House panel on fetal tissue makes 15 referrals for prosecution

Published December 22, 2016 1:18am ET



Republicans on the special House committee investigating the supply chain of aborted fetal tissue have asked authorities to investigate a total of 15 cases in which the law may have been broken.

The panel’s chairwoman, Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., released a list late Wednesday of findings over the past year she believes warrants further investigation. The list includes human tissue companies, research institutions and abortion clinics that Republicans allege may have illegally profited from aborted fetuses, violated patient privacy laws or broken other statutes.

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