@shifty:
From what you posted:
"Compton told us in an email: " 'Profit' is out of the question, in my mind."
Nothing but an OPINION, from someone who works for a buyer of human body parts.

@AnneC Correct, an opinion from "the chief medical and science officer of Arizona State University's National Biomarkers Development Alliance and a former director of biorepositories and biospecimen research at the National Cancer Institute", which makes that "opinion" probably one of the foremost on this subject in the country.

So he has a vested interest in this going away so he can get PAID.

@EyeintheSky SHE. Almost all those experts Shifty cited are women. *edit...2 out of 3, anyway.

Her opinion is worth as much as anyone else's.
An investigation into the true costs associated with the harvesting and shipment of human fetal body parts will be the only way to know if illegal profit was made.

@AnneC Uh no, it's not. This is her career, biospecimens and biorepositories. I think it's safe to say that her opinion is worth more than yours or mine on the subject.In any case, as I pointed out in the earlier thread, it's not like we are talking about huge amounts of money, even if it were profit (which it's not). We all know the high cost of medical equipment and personnel, who actually thinks that $30-$100 is some kind of obscene get-rich-quick scheme??

If I consent(ed) to donating tissue, it's no one's business what happens. Individuals are giving permission for the tissue(s) to be used however the organization sees fit.

Breaking the law is breaking the law, regardless of how small or large the profit is. Besides, I'm sure they thought they could get away with it, as long as the profit wasn't outrageous enough to raise flags.
Nationally, Planned Parenthood does over 300,000 abortion per year. If they sold "parts" from one third of those, making just $30 each time, that would be three million dollars.
I don't know about you, but yeah, I'd call that "a huge amount of money".

Fine, continue to use misleadingly edited videos as a deceitful avenue to rile up the anti-abortion lobby. Just don't be surprised when it makes your cause look silly.

"Just don't be surprised when it makes your cause look silly."It's not the pro-lifers that look beyond ridiculous at this point.

Again, income is NOT profit.

smallbusiness.chron. com/sales-revenue-vs -profit-23058.htmlit was already stated that the money received wouldn't come close to even a break-even point, so IT'S NOT PROFIT. It's a sale, it's revenue, it's income... but it's not profit.

Actually the pro-lifers do look silly, jumping to form conclusions regardless of the facts, from a sensationalized bit of heavily edited video, from an organization famous for fake "journalism".

Heavily edited? That cracks me up. It's not like they were lip synching. In reality the full version was more revolting than the snips - or as you call them "heavily edited". Lol.

Yes but its playing on your emotions. How are those tissue samples any different than the samples collected at any other medical facility. Where is the hidden video from the local morgue or funeral home? The exact thing happens there too. Are you revolted by that too? Are you moved to immediately defund the morgue for collecting money for samples?