Statement from Attorney General Mike DeWine

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 16, 2015

MEDIA CONTACTS:
 Dan Tierney: 614-466-3840
Lisa Hackley: 614-466-3840


(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today issued the following statement:

“The video showing Planned Parenthood’s senior director of medical services calmly discussing the best way to kill an unborn child in order to preserve the condition of the baby’s internal organs is truly horrifying. Any person or abortion clinic involved in such a practice described in the video may have violated specific state or federal laws.

“Because registered non-profit corporations operate three Planned Parenthood abortion facilities in Ohio, those entities and the directors have a fiduciary duty under Ohio law to ensure their organization does not support illegal activity. My office’s Charitable Law Section is conducting an investigation to ensure that no Ohio non-profit is breaking the law or profiting from the sale of aborted babies. I encourage anyone with information about this potential illegal activity to contact my office or their local law enforcement agency.”

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