Daleiden recently came under heavy scrutiny for his work in The Center for Medical Progress. During 2015, CMP released controversial videos that allegedly depicted persons who work for Planned Parenthood attempting to sale the body parts of aborted fetuses. The videos are from a series titled, "Human Capital." One undercover sting concerned Doctor Deborah Nucatola (Senior Director of Medical Services for Planned Parenthood.)
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During his interview in July of 2015 on the O'Reilly Factor, Daleiden was asked about said sting:
O'Reilly: "What did you tell her about why you wanted to speak with her?"
Daleiden: "Our investigators from CMP were posing as representatives of a middle-man biotech company that was wanting to partner with Planned Parenthood clinics in order to purchase the body parts of the babies they abort, and in doing that, we were modeling ourselves after real life middle-man biotech companies, multiple ones that are partnered with Planned Parenthood clinics across the country."
O'Reilly goes on to ask if Nucatola actually said she (or Planned Parenthood) would sell the body parts, to which Daleiden gives an extensive denial, insisting that she detailed how the clinic she worked for in LA was indeed partnered with a biotech company and had been supplying aborted fetal parts to said company.
An article published by Huffington Post yesterday says, "Eleven agents [from the California Department of Justice] seized four computers and hundreds of hours of video footage from David Daleiden's apartment." Because of the controversial nature of the videos released in 2015, a "political uproar" has ensued. "Several Republican-controlled states as well as Republicans in the U.S. Congress [are trying] to halt funding for the women's health organization. They also renewed debate over abortion rights."
The undercover videos are currently under review, and Daleiden is under criminal investigation in Texas. In February, "he was indicted for tampering with a government record and violating prohibition on the purchase and sale of human body parts."
Charles LiMandri, a civil attorney in California, insisted the seizure came "out of nowhere." Until now, Daleiden had apparently been cooperative with authorities during civil investigations. Daleiden and the CMP believe Planned Parenthood are breaking the law. They have been working on the expose for three years and had plans to take their findings to law enforcement. The videos they posted, however, brought the controversy down on their heads a little premature to that plan.
"Under federal law, donated human fetal tissue may be used for research, but profiting from its sale is prohibited." -Huffington Post
To date, Planned Parenthood have denied the accusations by the CMP, and have labeled the investigation "politically motivated."Huffington Post Article
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