DC Police have not announced any arrests in connection with the fetuses, but said the investigation is ongoing. CNN affiliate WUSA was on the scene and reported that the home was occupied by Lauren Handy, an anti-abortion activist. DC Police Executive Assistant Chief Ashan Benedict told reporters on Thursday that the fetuses were aborted in accordance with DC law. Indicted for allegedly blocking a clinic providing abortion servicesSeparately, Handy and eight other anti-abortion activists were indicted last week by a federal grand jury for allegedly blocking access in 2020 to a DC clinic that provides abortion services. The defendants traveled to DC from other states and used deception and force to gain access to the clinic, according to the indictment.

Source: CNN April 01, 2022 16:00 UTC