A US House committee will soon start investigating the abortion industry and organisations that receive organs from aborted babies.
Republican House Speaker John Boehner announced the committee would be headed by Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn.
"We want to look at the procurement organisations, the selling of baby body parts, and big abortion and see what the relationship is between the two and look at the abortion practices involved with the abortion providers and then look at the business practices of the procurement organisations," Blackburn said, according to WND.
She vowed to dig deeper into issues.
"We anticipate digging down into those issues, taking the time necessary to get to the facts and then following where the facts lead us. I certainly don't want to do anything that would predetermine any outcome or any expectation of the investigation," Blackburn said.
She added, "Let's have an investigation as to exactly what has taken place and how it was taking place and how, under the existing law, they were able to establish a business model."
The committee was formed after attempts to investigate Planned Parenthood's abortion services following the release of undercover videos by the Center for Medical Progress (CMP).
"The videos brought to light to the American people that sale of baby body parts was taking place in the United States," she said. "They have expressed concern about that and a majority of Americans feel like, especially when they see the videos, that there should be a review of this and get to the bottom of it."
The CMP released another video, this time showing Texas abortionist Dr. Amna Dermish allegedly admitting that she performs illegal partial-birth abortion to obtain intact organs.
Blackburn said, "business practices is one portfolio of issues.
"The other is going to be the medical practices. In looking at these second and third trimester, the partial-birth abortions, some of these procedures (and) manipulations of abortions, all of that will come up for review," she said.
Blackburn said she's seeking the cooperation of all concerned citizens. "I would hope that everybody would want to get to the facts in this to see what has transpired with the sale of the baby body parts. It's not as if people are denying it has taken place," she said.
She added, "When you look at the videos and you hear the casual, callous nature of the conversations surrounding the sale of the baby body parts, it behooves you to say, 'OK, we're going to work with you all to root out the bad actors and to make certain that we get the correct answers.'"
The panel will be composed of eight Republicans including four women.
