Planned Parenthood sues Ohio over claims of improper fetal tissue disposal
Source: The Guardian
State attorney general announces he will seek injunction against clinics as
organization accuses department of health of trying to stop legal abortion
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio has filed a federal lawsuit against the Ohio department of health’s director, after the group was cleared of selling fetal tissue and accused of improperly disposing of it in the same press conference.
The new accusation came as a six-month-long investigation by the state’s attorney general drew to a close. Ohio attorney general Mike DeWine announced that the state would seek an injunction against Planned Parenthood clinics Monday, to stop them disposing of fetal tissue remains. He accused affiliates in the state of disposing of fetal remains in landfills, which he said violates state law that requires “humane” disposal.
Planned Parenthood said it has followed protocols for disposing of fetal tissue that are standard in the medical industry, and that DeWine’s reaction is “heavy handed” given Ohio’s typical process for dealing with health code violations. The group said in the lawsuit that it first heard of the allegation that it wasn’t properly disposing of the waste on Friday, when DeWine told the press he would seek an injunction.
Though DeWine promised to file a lawsuit seeking an injunction on Monday, a lawsuit wasn’t filed as of Monday afternoon, because both Planned Parenthood and representatives of DeWine’s office were in a hearing before southern district of Ohio judge Edmund A Sargus.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/14/planned-parenthood-ohio-lawsuit-fetal-tissue-remains-disposal
Jessica Glenza in New York
Monday 14 December 2015 20.02 GMT
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