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US congressman wants investigation into abortion video
ALAN FRAM nounce, and stop, these gally helps women who science, and says the vid- ing political agenda to
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The gruesome practices.” want to make not-for-profit eo was heavily edited. ban abortion and defund
searing political conflict
in the U.S. over abortion Planned Parenthood,”
flared anew Wednesday as
congressional Republicans Planned Parenthood
said they will investigate
whether Planned Parent- spokesman Eric Ferrero
hood is selling organs from
aborted fetuses. said Wednesday. He said
The leader of the House,
Speaker John Boehner, women donating fetal tis-
called for committees to
examine the matter and sue for research “should
said President Barack
Obama should condemn be honored, not attacked
and end the practice.
The Republican offensive and demeaned.”
came a day after an anti-
abortion group circulated Minutes after Boehner re-
a video it made secretly
showing a Planned Parent- leased his statement, the
hood official discussing the
disposal of body parts from House Energy and Com-
aborted fetuses.
“When an organization merce Committee said it
monetizes an unborn child
— and with the cavalier would investigate the issue
attitude portrayed in this
horrific video — we must all and “get to the bottom of
act,” Boehner said in a brief
written statement. He said this appalling situation.”
Obama and Health and
Human Services Secretary The House Judiciary Com-
Sylvia Burwell should “de-
mittee plans a review, too.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, a top
Democrat on the Judiciary
panel, called the upcom-
ing investigations “another
witch hunt” by Republi-
cans
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Commercial sale of human
searing political conflict over abortion flared anew Wednesday as congressional Republicans
said they will investigate whether Planned Parenthood is selling organs from aborted fetuses. fetal tissue is illegal under
Boehner called for committees to examine the matter and said President Barack Obama should
condemn and end the practice. federal law. Noncom-
(AP Photo/Cliff Owen) mercial tissue donation is
allowed if the woman un-
dergoing an abortion gives
her consent.
Planned Parenthood, donations of their fetus’ or- “These outrageous claims Ferrero said Planned Par-
gans for scientific research. are flat-out untrue, but that
which provides abortions It says it makes no money doesn’t matter to politi- enthood guidelines for
by donating the organs to cians with a longstand-
and other reproductive such procedures are car-
health services, says it le- ried out “just like other high-
quality health care provid-
Gambino associate arrested in alleged scrap scam ers — with full, appropriate
consent from patients,
under the highest ethical
MARK GILLISPIE the compacted vehicles to ties began after Cleveland to animals and corrupt- and legal standards, and
Associated Press an unidentified metal pro- ing sports, according to a
CLEVELAND (AP) — A reput- cessing company. Agnello police noticed a spike in news release. Tomba said with no financial benefit
ed member of the Gam- is accused of bribing em- at the news conference
bino crime family who was ployees at the processing auto thefts and realized that Agnello is accused of for the patient or Planned
once married to John Got- company to ignore the ex- injecting race horses with
ti’s daughter was arrested tra weight that increased that many of the vehicles drugs but would not pro- Parenthood.”By late after-
Wednesday over a $3 mil- the price paid for the com- vide further details.
lion scam involving stolen pacted vehicles. weren’t being recovered No attorney information for noon, the White House had
cars and scrap metal, au- Cleveland police Deputy Agnello was immediately
thorities said. Chief Ed Tomba said at as usual, Tomba said. available. not responded to requests
Carmine “The Bull” Agnello, a news conference on A detective from the New
55, was arrested at a scrap Wednesday that Agnello Detectives conducted York Police Department’s for comment.
yard he’s been operating married a woman from the organized crime division
in southeast Cleveland af- Cleveland area after prison searches at three Cleve- assisted Cleveland police On Tuesday, the video’s
ter his release from federal and lives in the village of with the 18-month investi-
prison in 2008. Police said Bentleyville, about 20 miles land scrap yards and gation. Tomba and others release was a factor as
Agnello would buy stolen (32 kilometers) southeast of said traditional organized
cars, fill them with sand to Cleveland. The investiga- Agnello’s upscale home, crime lost its foothold in Republican leaders post-
add weight and would sell tion into Agnello’s activi- Cleveland years ago.q
seizing $45,000 in cash and poned a House vote on a
guns, authorities said. Be- bill creating a commemo-
cause he’s a convicted fel- rative coin aimed at raising
on, Agnello is not allowed money for breast cancer
to own firearms. research. Conservative
Agnello is expected to lawmakers were angered
be charged with theft, because one of the groups
money laundering, con- that would have received
spiracy, drugging animals the research money is the
before competition, cruelty Susan G. Komen breast
cancer foundation.q
