WA Attorney General Says No ‘Smoking Gun’ With Planned Parenthood

Following national stories about undercover videos and other evidence showing Planned Parenthood violated federal law by selling aborted fetal body parts for profit, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced he would investigate the group's Washington state branches.

Monday, Ferguson released a statement saying "no evidence" was found indicating this kind of activity took place in our state. His statement read in part as follows:

“Unfounded allegations against Planned Parenthood are troubling. They seek to discredit the organization and divert resources away from patient services, making it more difficult for Washington women to exercise their constitutional rights.
 
We conducted a review and found no evidence of any violations and no basis for further review.”

While allegations against Washington state branches may have not had substance, numerous videos and other evidence have created a very condemning picture of the group admitting aborted fetal body parts were indeed sold for profit.

Federal law prohibits the sale for profit, it is allowed for non-profit research purposes however.