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 Planned Parenthood, which denied violating any state rules, sued
Ohio in U.S. District Court, saying state Attorney General Mike
DeWine had singled out the organization over all other healthcare
providers in violation of its rights to due process and equal
protection under the U.S. Constitution.
DeWine said on Friday he would seek injunctions against Planned
Parenthood facilities in Cincinnati, Columbus and Bedford Heights,
seeking to stop the current method of disposal of fetal remains. He
said they had sent the remains to companies that disposed of them in
landfills in violation of state rules.
 DeWine announced those plans after disclosing that a state
investigation he launched after an anti-abortion group released
videos it said showed Planned Parenthood officials negotiating
prices for fetal tissue found no evidence of that in Ohio.
Republicans in the Ohio House of Representatives introduced
proposals on Monday that would require clinics to dispose of
post-abortion remains by burial or cremation and for women to chose
the method on a state health department form.
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Planned Parenthood has denied wrongdoing and has said that abortion
services account for about 3 percent of its work. The bills are
targeted to make it harder for women to seek abortions, Planned
Parenthood officials said.
(Reporting by Kim Palmer; Editing by David Bailey and Peter Cooney)
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