Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is looking for a federal investigation into whether or not Deliberate Parenthood illegally supplied tissues from aborted infants to the College of California-San Diego.
“If confirmed, this relationship constitutes a flagrant violation of federal legislation that expressly prohibits the switch of fetal tissue for any compensation,” Rubio wrote in a letter to Justice Division Lawyer Common Merrick Garland and the U.S. Division of Well being and Human Companies inspector normal. Christi Grimm. “I ask that you just each open an investigation into this matter, launch your findings for the American folks to see, and maintain all these accountable accountable to the fullest extent of the legislation.”
“Most notably, the contract between UCSD and Deliberate Parenthood was entered into for a “worthwhile consideration.'' ” the letter added. “Violation of this legislation is punishable by a wonderful or as much as 10 years in jail.”
The senator's letter calls for that the Justice Division disclose the variety of aborted infants supplied to the college.
“What did Deliberate Parenthood get in money from its management of fetal tissue mental property rights given to UCSD?” it additionally asks, and equally asks, whether or not different federal businesses have supplied funding for fetal tissue analysis.
Rubio's letter comes as lately launched paperwork reveal that Deliberate Parenthood and UC San Diego agreed to swap components of aborted infants. The abortion supplier was to show over the tissues to the college for patents and “different mental property rights.”
A 2009 contract for a “worthwhile payment” permits UC San Diego “entry” to “fetal and placental tissue,” supplies belonging to Deliberate Parenthood.
In line with public databases, UC San Diego created patents utilizing tissue from aborted infants. “The College of California's whole income from patented innovations in 2021-2022 exceeded $127 million,” wrote David Daleiden, founder and president of the Heart for Medical Progress, who reported on the change.
“This new proof reveals that Deliberate Parenthood is promoting the physique components of prematurely aborted infants in violation of federal legislation for much extra money than has ever been mentioned,” Daleiden mentioned. “Deliberate Parenthood's nationwide headquarters knew about these gross sales of aborted infants and permitted them for worthwhile consideration as a part of government-funded analysis grants.”