For Immediate Release
April 8, 2022
Noah Brandt
Director of Government Affairs, Live Action
Email: media@liveaction.org
Congress to Department of Justice: Investigate Potential Federal Crimes
Related to Five Infant Bodies Found in DC
It is the responsibility of the Attorney General to Investigate Potential Violations of Federal Laws
Washington, D.C. – Live Action stands with 23 Senators and 46 Representatives led by Senator Mike Lee and Representative Chris Smith in urging Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice to conduct a thorough investigation into the deaths of the five infant bodies found in Washington, D.C. to find out if there has been any violation of federal law including the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. This letter from Congress to the DOJ follows a letter from earlier this week sent to the Mayor of the District of Columbia urging autopsies on the five children.
Leading up to these actions by Congress, the following has occurred:
- Last week, five children who medical experts say may have been viable were discovered by pro-life activists outside Cesare Santangelo’s Washington- Surgi Clinic. The children’s bodies were in a box being loaded onto a Curtis Bay Medical Waste truck when the driver, upon learning that the boxes may contain the remains of fetuses, gave the box to the pro-life activists.
- Nearly a dozen physicians have looked at photos and videos of these children, and several have concluded the following: One intact baby boy may have been nearly full-term, and possibly a victim of infanticide. An autopsy is necessary to determine how he was killed. One baby girl, between 28-30 weeks, had injuries consistent with an illegal partial-birth abortion –– her neck is cut and her brain removed. Another child, still in her gestational sac, may have been born alive and then left to die. The last two children, a boy, and a girl, approximately 22 weeks and 28 weeks old, were savagely dismembered and were likely the victims of D&E abortions. Autopsies should be performed on all five children by a qualified neonatal pathologist.
- This same abortionist who performed these heinous acts is on camera in a Live Action undercover investigation video stating clearly that if a child is accidentally born alive in his facility, he does not provide them with life-sustaining medical care and he allows them to die.
- The government of D.C. including the Mayor, Medical Examiner, and Chief of Police have released no comments this week as the story has spread and outrage has grown while refusing to respond to an earlier letter from Congress addressed to D.C. leadership urging autopsies for these children.
Lila Rose, Founder and President of Live Action released the following comment:
“Today, 23 senators and 46 representatives demand that the Attorney General and the Department of Justice conduct a full investigation into whether the deaths of the five precious children violated the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act and the Born Alive Infants Protection Act. As this letter from sixty-nine members of Congress points out, the medical experts who have reviewed the photos and videos of these children have expressed concern that their deaths may have violated federal law.”
Thousands have expressed outrage at the District of Columbia’s decision not to conduct autopsies, or to further investigate the deaths of the infants. In addition to Congress, pro-life organizations, activists, and media have raised awareness and created a public outcry for these children.
Rose continued, “Every preborn child who is killed by abortion is the victim of a grave atrocity but our laws fail to protect them, enabling their oppressors like late-term abortionist Cesare Santangelo. But D.C. and federal law still protect born-alive infants and victims of the particularly vicious method of partial-birth abortion. D.C. and federal authorities are blatantly failing to do their duty to enforce those laws. This is an all-out war on children, and every person of authority who ignores this crisis is complicit. The abortionist, the industry he works in, and the government of D.C. seem to think that if they can just ignore this scandal long enough, it will go away. They are wrong. We will not stop exposing these crimes and demanding justice for these children until true justice is achieved.”
About Lila Rose & Live Action – Lila Rose founded and serves as president of Live Action. Live Action is a 501(c)3 human rights non-profit and the digital leader of the global pro-life movement. Live Action exists today to shift public opinion on abortion and defend the rights of the most vulnerable. With over 5.6 million social media followers and 1.4 billion lifetime video views, Live Action reaches up to 100 million people per month – saving lives and transforming hearts, with 38% of surveyed followers saying Live Action’s content has changed their position on abortion. Through compelling educational media, human interest storytelling, investigative reporting and community activism, Live Action reveals the humanity of the preborn and exposes the abortion industry exploiting women and families for profit. Lila is also the author of ‘Fighting for Life: Becoming a Force for Change in a Wounded World. Find Lila on Twitter at @lilagracerose, and Instagram at @lilaroseofficial, and Facebook at @lilagracerose. Find out more at http://www.liveaction.org.
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