Inspectors Find Violations At Florida Planned Parenthood Clinics
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TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — Three of 16 Planned Parenthood facilities performed procedures beyond their licensing authority, according to Florida officials.
Last week's inspections of the facilities also indicated one of them was not keeping proper logs relating to fetal remains.
The Agency for Health Care Administration released its report Wednesday. It says clinics in St. Petersburg, Fort Myers and Naples were performing second-trimester abortions when they were only licensed to perform first-trimester abortions. The report also found that a Pembroke Pines clinic was not following its own procedures for the labeling and dating of the disposal of fetal remains.
Gov. Rick Scott ordered the inspections last week. He said he was troubled by recent videos describing the organization's procedures for providing tissue from aborted fetuses for research.
Planned Parenthood didn't immediately respond Wednesday to a request for comment.
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