Posted on 08/18/2015 6:27:40 PM PDT by markomalley
A loss in court and increased public outrage over fetal parts trafficking has prompted StemExpress, to sever its ties with Planned Parenthood and recalibrate its public profile to one that is “predominately” focused — at least outwardly — on adult blood and tissue procurement.
This news came in the same week that Operation Rescue obtained purchase orders that show the University of Massachusetts Medical School paid StemExpress a total of $29,000 for human fetal cadaverous tissue, (presumably harvested from Planned Parenthood abortions), for the purpose of creating “humanized” mice.
StemExpress is a biotech company in Placerville, California, that has been featured in video exposés released by the Center for Medical Progress, which show the company partnering with Planned Parenthood to harvest and profit from the sale of aborted baby parts.
StemExpress had earlier obtained an injunction barring the CMP from releasing an alleged recorded conversations with the company’s executives made on May 22, 2015. However, on August 13, a judge denied StemExpress’ efforts to obtain journalistic materials from CMP, saying that it would violate the CMP’s First Amendments rights.
Friday, StemExpress issued a statement announcing that it has severed its business relationship with Planned Parenthood, claiming that it represented only “a small percentage of our overall business activity.”
“If true, that would be welcomed news, but it still does not absolve StemExpress from responsibility for alleged legal violations that have been documented by the CMP’s undercover journalistic study. No amount of public relations spinning can distance StemExpress executives from possibly criminal acts done in concert with Planned Parenthood,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “Meanwhile StemExpress continues its unethical practice of profiting from the sale fetal remains obtained from abortion clinics, and new evidence obtained by my office only reinforces the massive profit-taking that has gone on for years.”
CMP Director David Daleiden issued the following statement in response to StemExpress’ announcement.
Earlier this week, the CEO of Planned Parenthood Northern California said they were “proud of” their baby parts program with StemExpress (http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/08/09/northern-california-planned-parenthood-counters-anti-abortion-groups-undercover-videos/). Now, StemExpress claims it is terminating its “business relationship” with Planned Parenthood (http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/planned-parenthood-fetal-tissue-company-cuts-ties-videos-121371.html). Yet StemExpress leadership confirmed to CMP investigators in May they are struggling to meet demand for intact fetal livers. Was there a dispute about money with Planned Parenthood? Or is StemExpress following orders from Planned Parenthood National to save face? Does Planned Parenthood abortion doctor Ronald Berman continue to serve as Medical Director of StemExpress? Planned Parenthood and StemExpress should both answer questions about this shady move, and the full details of their “business relationship,” under oath before Congress and the American people.
Just three days earlier, on August 12, 2015, StemExpress released a statement denouncing CMP videos and stating that it is “a life-sciences company that predominantly supplies adult cells, blood and tissue to the nation’s leading researchers.”
The focus on “adult” specimens represents a huge public relations recalibration for StemExpress, which continues to market fetal liver “products” on its online shopping page.
But among those “researchers” referred to by StemExpress is the publicly funded University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Program of Molecular Medicine.
Operation Rescue has now obtained purchase orders showing that the publicly funded University of Massachusetts has paid $29,000 to StemExpress for three shipments of “fetal cadaverous tissue.”
The purchase orders are dated between February, 2013 and July, 2014, and were slated for the research laboratory of Dale L. Greiner, Ph.D. in the Molecular Medicine with attention to Greiner’s research assistant, Darcy Reil.
According to Greiner’s profile on the UMass web site, the focus of his research includes “the use of humanized mice to study human diseases and infections.”
(copy of PO at link)
Any comments from them?
It is reprehensible what they’re doing to BABIES to start with, not to mention the abuse they’re heaping on these poor confused, suffering animals.
Sadly leftists will only care what is happening to the mice. Millions of babies aborted, untold numbers of Christians slaughtered in the middle east, but one lion gets shot in Africa and all hell breaks loose on the left.
SO let them get heat from the left, not just the right.
From the article:
“.... StemExpress had earlier obtained an injunction barring the CMP from releasing an alleged recorded conversations with the company’s executives made on May 22,2015. However,on August 13,a judge denied StemExpress’ efforts to obtain journalistic materials from CMP, saying that it would violate the CMP’s First Amendments rights. ...”
So CMP can keep releasing the vids?
I hope they release them anyway.
How much more evidence does law enforcement need before they end the racket with RICO and or any other number of laws? These are crimes against humanity.
Oh and the leftist genocidal maniacs don’t care about the mice. The only thing they care about is the blood money they are making off of this holocaust for profit.
Just when you think this can't get any more hideous....
bttt
Poor confused, suffering animals?
Lab mice?
You have got o be kidding me.
I agree on the fetal tissue end, but lab mice are not suffering nor confused. They are mice. The work performed first on lab mice has resulted in saving millions of lives.
Works fer me! Where do I sign up?
Well. Miss or Mr. Know-It-All Brilliant Swami.
I don’t kid. - You got your opinion (& it’s JUST an opinion) and I got mine. - “Work” done on lab animals is
one thing. Demented, monstrous fiddling with the human element is quite another & flies in the face of the Almighty Creator. Congratulations on defending the indefensible.
Then you should make sure any medicine you take from now on, and avoid any that is based on animal testing. Have fun dying from your next cold.
Why don’t you shut up while you’re ahead?
I concede to your dazzling brilliance.
I say “apples”, you obviously hear “oranges”.
Tone deaf & proud of it, I assume.
I’m on Page 20 & you’re stuck on Page 15 & never the twain shall meet.
Wow, aren’t you pleasant.
I am surprised you even know how to read. And a speed reader at that! Your case worker must be proud of you.
I hear the creamed corn at the home is particularly good these days. Better hurry up and get down to the dining room. The good seats go fast, and otherwise you will be stuck sitting with the woman who smells.
No, do you like the walker with the tennis balls? Or do you still have the hand power to pull the brakes?
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