Late-term abortionist: Congressional investigation a ‘witch hunt,’ every day a ‘struggle for survival’

Late-term abortion may be legal in some states, but a congressional committee is investigating the protocol of yet another abortionist who takes the lives of viable preborn babies. Warren Hern is infamous as one of the few doctors in the nation who will abort a baby late into the third trimester. Now the House Select Panel on Infant Lives has requested documents from him, and Hern is crying foul.

In a letter from Panel Chair, Marsha Blackburn, the Panel requests various documentation consistent with its investigation on fetal parts procurement business. The Panel’s purpose is to “gather information and get the facts about medical practices of abortion service providers and the business practices of the procurement organizations who sell baby body parts.” Thus, requesting Hern’s documentation is an appropriate task for the committee, as authorized by H. Res. 461; however, Hern says it’s a witch hunt.

In an article in Stat, Hern writes of Blackburn’s letter:

And despite the fact that the Panel was authorized in October of 2015, Hern manages to also blame President-elect Trump as the cause of what he sees as more trouble ahead for him in his line of work. Hern writes:

As a matter of fact, the infamous abortionist tips his hand of fear with a Republican administration at hand. He says (emphasis added):

The tragic irony of his argument seems to be lost on Hern, the man who has aborted babies in the ninth month who, no doubt since they were viable, struggled to survive, as Hern asserts he must do as an abortionist….

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Hern continues:

What Hern conveniently ignores in his political insinuations is that the Panel letter was dated before the election, and is part of a committee that was formed more than a year before the election. The Panel investigation has nothing to do with Trump’s election or with Hern’s personal safety, but his level of fear for his career, he insists, has increased since the Republican administration was elected.

The request for information from Hern is the latest in a long series of investigations from the congressional panel, and will likely not be the last one. The Panel has been systematically looking at the implicated parties from the videos released in 2015 by the Center for Medical Progress. However, since Hern and others assert they are conducting business within the boundaries of the law, their documents should sufficiently show this. Hern appears to have doubts, however, since he says:

Why a late-term abortionist would suddenly fear for his life and his family’s life is unclear, since Hern’s career has spanned multiple Republican administrations. No laws have changed, and the Panel’s investigation will certainly show if laws have been broken in the abortion industry. If Hern is operating in compliance of the law, as he asserts, then he should not have any concerns about submitting his documentation to the Panel.