The Washington, D.C., coroner’s office has canceled plans to destroy the bodies of five late-term aborted babies by the end of the week. according to to American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ).
of The Daily Signal reported that the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) told ACLJ in an email on Friday that it would not dispose of the infant’s body. report. OCME did not provide a timeline to his ACLJ, but said, “But it is a long-term According to the report, there is a line of people and organizations who have made demands on the coroner, including numerous members of Congress who have asked OCME to preserve the infant’s body. ”
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OCME General Counsel Rodney Adams did not respond to Breitbart News’ request for comment before Friday’s publication.
Earlier this week, an attorney representing pro-life activist Lauren Handy spoke to Breitbart News. The DC coroner planned to destroy the body. 5 babies aborted late term Activists believe the baby may have been partially aborted or killed after birth, in violation of federal law. Martin Cannon, a senior adviser for the Thomas More Society, told Breitbart News that the D.C. coroner’s decision to move forward with the disposal allegedly came after the Biden administration made it clear there was no need for the remains. Told.
In an emailed statement Thursday, Rodney Adams denied that the Office of the Medical Examiner and the Department of Justice (DOJ) had specifically discussed the matter and declined further questioning. The Department of Justice also declined to respond.
In addition to a pressure campaign from lawyers, Republican lawmakers, and pro-life groups, the ACLJ I sent a representative letter to the D.C. Coroner’s Office on behalf of Pastor Patrick Mahoney. Mahoney and his wife volunteered to take custody of the baby in order to give her a proper funeral and burial.
The ACLJ announced Friday that it was preparing to file an emergency warrant on Mahoney’s behalf and had contacted officials “one last time.”We have received assurances that the DC government will cancel cremations today. ”
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“What this means is that we have successfully prevented the Biden Justice Department and DC from simultaneously destroying evidence of a potential crime and respecting a young life with a proper burial,” the ACLJ said. Said In a press release.
“The D.C. government has also indicated to us that it intends to comply with Congress’ requests. We remain hopeful that D.C. will indeed conduct a formal investigation into these infant deaths. ” added the ACLJ.
ACLJ senior litigator Olivia Summers said in a statement to Breitbart News that she was pleased with OCME’s decision, but was “disappointed by the amount of effort and publicity it took to reach this outcome.” “
she said:
Due to the nature of their humanity, newborn children are entitled to dignity and respect like any other person. ACLJ works tirelessly to achieve recognition under the law of the humanity and personhood of newborn children. Efforts today to protect the bodies of these children, seek justice for their deaths, and put them to rest in the way they deserve will help protect the lives of all human beings in this country, no matter what. No one’s life is taken away without due process, whether in stage or decline, and they are respected and protected.
Abortion is one of the most divisive topics in our country today. A lot of it has to do with personal and emotional issues. But abortion is not the answer. This is an irreversible act, with untold and often unintended consequences for all involved. As the issues surrounding this issue clearly demonstrate, women and children have better rights than abortion.
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This is a welcome development. We are very grateful for the work of. @ACLJ, @PAAUNOW And for those in the pro-life movement, please stop the destruction of evidence so that these children can get justice.
Their lives mattered.the battle continues pic.twitter.com/tf4AVWWWWI
— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) February 9, 2024
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), who was among the Republicans who led his colleagues in calling on D.C. authorities to stop disposing of the infant’s remains, hailed the news as a “welcome development.” did.
“We are so grateful for the work of ACLJ, PAAUNOW, and everyone in the pro-life movement who stopped this evidence from being destroyed in order to seek justice.” [for] These are the children,” Roy’s news agency said in a statement to X.
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The baby’s possible culling comes nearly two years after it was discovered, along with 110 other premature babies. In March 2022, Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU) activist Lauren Handy and PAAU founder and former executive director Teresa Bukovinak brought an aborted baby to Foggy Bottom, an area notorious for late-term abortions. The woman was allegedly found in a trash can outside the Washington Surgical Clinic, an abortion facility in Washington, D.C. Abortion.
Activists believe that Dr. Cesare Santangelo, an abortionist at the Washington Surgical Clinic, may have aborted five late-term newborns in violation of federal law.Their belief is that in 2012 Undercover video The live-action version shows footage of Santangelo allegedly saying he would not help a baby born alive after a failed abortion.washington dc police Before Said Breitbart said in an email that Santangelo was not under investigation.
bukovinac Said At the time, the babies “suffered a variety of injuries, including a fully intact baby girl named Harriet, who had one eye opened, an incision in the back of her neck, her brain sucked out, and her skull crushed.” It also included.” Another child was found unharmed, still inside the amniotic sac, PAAU said.
Five days after the discovery, the Justice Department charged Mr. Handy and eight other activists with conspiracy against rights and violations of the Freedom of Clinic Entry Act (FACE) in a separate case involving the 2020 blockade of a Washington surgical clinic. . Activists, including Handy, was found guilty He was executed in August 2023 and is awaiting sentencing at a prison in Alexandria, Virginia. They could face up to 11 years in federal prison.
During the trial, Judge Colleen Koller-Kottery was notable. Banned Handy’s lawyers did not introduce photos of the baby’s body as evidence at trial. She also claimed that Handy’s lawyer had a “lasting influence” on Handy’s decision to become a pro-life activist, adding that she was “crucial to understanding Lauren’s motivations that day in October 2020. It also forbade the inclusion of secret live-action videos that claimed to be true.
“The condition and circumstances of death of these infants remain relevant to this case,” Cannon said. Said Daily Signal earlier this week. “That’s a sentencing thing. And I’ve been trying lately to find another pathologist and see what we can do. And of course, I’ve communicated that to the Office of the Medical Examiner.”
On Wednesday, Republican lawmakers sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking him to halt the destruction of the five infants. Cannon also sent a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, on Wednesday asking him to order a halt to the punishment. Added coalition of 35 pro-life organizations prompted Congress intervenes.
🚨Urgent: Please let me know @MayorBowser, @DCPoliceDeptthe Washington, D.C. medical examiner must not destroy the bodies of five viable infants recovered near a Washington, D.C., abortion facility.
Serious questions remain about the circumstances of their deaths: the situation requires parliamentary oversight#Justice for the Five pic.twitter.com/Ryc3eIO1Uw
— SBA ProLife America (@sbaprolife) February 9, 2024
PAAU Executive Director Caroline Taylor-Smith issued the following statement via email:The immediate outpouring of love and action for these babies this week has been overwhelming. ”
“This victory today is a testament to the fact that grassroots efforts are indeed working and are just as needed as government efforts. The imploring calls, emails, tweets and letters. Congress acts That ultimately led to this win,” Smith said. “But the fight is not over yet. The pressure will continue until these babies receive a hearing and a proper burial. Keep fighting!”
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her at @thekat_Hamilton.
