The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) announced Friday that the Washington, D.C., government has agreed not to cremate the bodies of five late-term newborn infants who may have had botched abortions and may have been neglected.
Progressive Anti-Abolition Uprising (PAAU), a pro-life advocacy group, raised On Monday, an alarm was raised that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had approved the disposal of the infant's remains by the end of the week, barring Congressional intervention. Officials said Republican elected officials on Thursday requested that the body be preserved for further investigation, but the ACLJ said the city government was “silent.” press release. (Related: Pro-life activist faces 11 years in prison after jury returns guilty verdict)
“We just received confirmation from the Washington, D.C., government that they will halt cremations today. What this means is that we successfully stopped the Biden Justice Department and D.C. from destroying potential criminal evidence. and at the same time successfully prevented the proper burial of these young lives,” the press release said. “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 the deaths of these infants. Masu.”
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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
Republican Representative Chip Roy (Texas), Representative Andy Biggs (Arizona), and Senator Ted Cruz (Texas) sent letter It called for Parliament to be allowed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the infant's death and whether it violated the law. Abortion Prohibition LawThe law prohibits doctors from performing a partial abortion and then killing a “partially delivered live fetus.”
Rodney Adams, the coroner's general counsel, told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Tuesday that “the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has not had any communication with the U.S. Department of Justice regarding this matter,” but there is no word on whether there is. did not further clarify. The body was scheduled to be cremated.
In March 2022, PAAU discovered the remains of 115 aborted infants in toxic waste containers at the Washington Surgical Center in Washington, DC. Five of the babies appeared to be in later stages of life, and PAAU claimed the bodies showed signs of life after giving birth. A failed abortion attempt.
The organization later turned over the body to Washington, D.C., police, who said they were investigating the matter but have provided few updates since then.
The coroner's office and the D.C. Police Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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