She was then asked about using digoxin, a feticide sometimes used to kill the baby before an abortion procedure, which could render the fetal tissue unsuitable for harvesting.
Taylor said, "that really presents an issue because in Arizona, if the fetus comes out with any signs of life, we're supposed to transport it … to the hospital." Digoxin, she said, ensures the baby is dead after an abortion procedure.
Taylor was asked if her clinic had a procedure for determining if a baby showed signs of life after an abortion. She replied that "the key is you need to pay attention to who's in the room, right?"
She continued, explaining the law's requirements as a reason for why she mostly uses digoxin to ensure the baby is dead in an abortion.
"Because the thing is, the law states that you're not supposed to do any maneuvers after the fact to try to cause demise so it's really tricky," she said, adding that "most of the time we do dig[oxin], and it usually works. And then we don't have to worry about that because Arizona state law says if there's signs of life, then we're supposed to transport them. To the hospital."
"Yeah, it's a mess, it's a mess," she said.
Daleiden accused Taylor of breaking the law.
"This footage shows a longtime Planned Parenthood abortion doctor willing to sell baby parts for profit, use criminal abortion methods to get more intact body parts, and even cover up infanticide. This doctor was trained by Planned Parenthood's Senior Director of Medical Services, and encouraged by her to participate in the fetal body parts market."
Taylor clarified in the video that she no longer worked at Planned Parenthood, but had her own clinic.
"Well I used to work for them [Planned Parenthood Arizona], and then I left them, and so they're still recovering," she said to laughter, when asked why she sees referrals from Planned Parenthood.
Also in the video, she expressed her concern when a dead baby is delivered intact after an abortion procedure. "Arizona is so conservative, I just don't even want to send a full fetus to – for cremation, or any of that," she said.
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Taylor also went into graphic detail on obtaining intact body parts from abortion procedures, especially through induction.
She noted that "we're going to start the procedure before we get to that point" of where the baby's head comes out with enough dilation. "So it's really like, in order to get you an intact calvarium, the patient's really going to have to go into labor," she added.
"So, ideally, you know the patient would have dilated in the E-phase enough that it's all just going to come out," she said.
She joked about going to the gym to better perform more strenuous late-term abortions.
"Research shows that dig[oxin] doesn't make the procedure easier in someone who is well-trained, but I have to tell you anecdotally, my biceps appreciate when the dig works," she said of procedures where digoxin kills the baby in an abortion.
"So I remember when I was a fellow and I was training and I was like 'oh, I have to hit the gym for this … I need to hit the gym," she said. When asked "at what age does it start getting really difficult?" she responded "at 20 weeks [gestation]."