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| Film-makers who targeted Planned Parenthood face charges | |
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| A Texas grand jury has cleared Planned Parenthood of misconduct after the abortion provider was accused of selling foetal body parts for profit. | A Texas grand jury has cleared Planned Parenthood of misconduct after the abortion provider was accused of selling foetal body parts for profit. |
| Instead, the panel charged the film-makers behind the accusations with tampering with government records. | |
| The Center for Medical Progress (CMP) secretly filmed videos that set off an effort to withdraw the Planned Parenthood's federal funding. | The Center for Medical Progress (CMP) secretly filmed videos that set off an effort to withdraw the Planned Parenthood's federal funding. |
| CMP founder David Daleiden was also charged with buying human organs. | CMP founder David Daleiden was also charged with buying human organs. |
| "We were called upon to investigate allegations of criminal conduct by Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast," said Devon Anderson, the prosecutor who is now in charge of the case. | "We were called upon to investigate allegations of criminal conduct by Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast," said Devon Anderson, the prosecutor who is now in charge of the case. |
| "As I stated at the outset of this investigation, we must go where the evidence leads us." | "As I stated at the outset of this investigation, we must go where the evidence leads us." |
| Planned Parenthood is a non-profit group that provides reproductive health services to mostly lower-income Americans. Some of its locations perform abortions. | Planned Parenthood is a non-profit group that provides reproductive health services to mostly lower-income Americans. Some of its locations perform abortions. |
| Mr Daleiden and members of the Center for Medical Progress posed as medical researchers and discussed buying foetal tissue from Planned Parenthood staff. | Mr Daleiden and members of the Center for Medical Progress posed as medical researchers and discussed buying foetal tissue from Planned Parenthood staff. |
| Critics said the videos were heavily edited in an effort to discredit Planned Parenthood. | Critics said the videos were heavily edited in an effort to discredit Planned Parenthood. |
| Planned Parenthood said it charged small fees to process the foetal tissue donations and did not profit from the exchanges. The group has since stopped charging the processing fees. | Planned Parenthood said it charged small fees to process the foetal tissue donations and did not profit from the exchanges. The group has since stopped charging the processing fees. |
| Republicans members of Congress pointed to the videos as they sought to ban federal funding for Planned Parenthood. | Republicans members of Congress pointed to the videos as they sought to ban federal funding for Planned Parenthood. |
| Democrats have stopped those efforts and President Barack Obama has promised to veto any bill that stripped the healthcare provider of funding. | Democrats have stopped those efforts and President Barack Obama has promised to veto any bill that stripped the healthcare provider of funding. |
| Eleven states - including Texas - launched investigations after the release of the videos. Nine have determined Planned Parenthood did nothing wrong. The inquiries have yet to finish in Arizona and Louisiana. | Eleven states - including Texas - launched investigations after the release of the videos. Nine have determined Planned Parenthood did nothing wrong. The inquiries have yet to finish in Arizona and Louisiana. |