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McALLEN, Texas, June 8, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A pro-life group’s work exposing the illegal practices of abortion clinics in Texas has been vindicated by state officials who acknowledged that one clinic has violated the law and have began the process to bring the facility to justice.

Operation Rescue (OR) was notified that the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has determined that Whole Women’s Health of McAllen has violated Texas laws regarding the disposal of fetal remains from abortions. The TCEQ has now closed their investigation and referred the matter to formal enforcement.

The case stemmed from a 3-month undercover investigation conducted by Operation Rescue (OR) with the help of the Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust earlier this year.

OR investigators discovered packets containing the refuse from several abortions in an open, public dumpster behind Whole Women’s Health in McAllen. The pro-life investigators photographed the aborted baby remains, bloody cannulas, which are disposable surgical instruments used in early-term abortions, and other bloody objects, including syringes and partially used vials of drugs. OR hand-delivered evidence to the TCEQ. (Click here for OR’s full report.)

After conducting its own investigation, the commission issued a report indicating that “recognizable human body parts, tissues, fetuses, organs, and the products of human abortions” were illegally dumped by Whole Women’s Health, which constituted a violation of the Texas Administrative Code.

Penalties for the violations will now be determined by the enforcement branch of the TCEQ, and could include hefty fines, the pro-life group reports.

“The TCEQ has confirmed that Whole Women’s Health has violated the law just as we said. Our investigation has served to protect the public and bring these abortion violators to justice,” said Newman. “I am confident that similar investigations could be conducted with equal success at virtually every abortion mill in the country. We have yet to find an abortion clinic that fully complies with the law.”

In the meantime, says OR, the Texas Medical Board continues to investigate complaints filed by Operation Rescue against over a dozen Texas abortionists, which could lead to further penalties.