Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the pro-life activists who produced undercover videos targeting the handling of fetal tissue at the organization’s clinics.
But while America’s largest abortion provider is turning to the courts for redemption, it looks like its strategy could backfire and cause even more damage to its public image.
The problem? Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit is simply challenging the circumstances under which the videos were made, seeking damages for “making recordings without consent” and “registering false identities with state agencies.”
But the group seems to no longer be challenging the authenticity of the shocking videos.
The pro-life activists, who named their group the Center for Medical Progress, began releasing a series of covertly recorded videos in July alleging that Planned Parenthood sold fetal tissue to researchers for a profit in violation of federal law.
David Daleiden, a founder of the Center for Medical Progress, said he looked forward to confronting Planned Parenthood officials in court. The civil lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco.
“My response is: Game on,” he said in an email. “I look forward to deposing all the CEOs, medical directors, and their co-conspirators who participated in Planned Parenthood’s illegal baby body parts racket.”
According to the suit, Daleiden and other defendants used aliases, obtained fake government IDs and formed a fake tissue procurement company, Biomax, in order to gain access to private medical conferences and health care centers, and to tape private professional conversations of medical providers.
The videos provoked an outcry from the pro-life movement, and prompted numerous investigations of Planned Parenthood by Republican-led committees in Congress and by GOP-led state governments. In response, Republicans in Congress and in several states are seeking to cut off government funding to the organization.
The Associated Press contributed to this article
They are suing folks who revealed the truth. What can you say about folks who try to silence truth?
They are undesirable elements of a civilized Society and must be eradicated with great prejudice!
That’s what you can say!
And your justifying murder of people performing a legal medical procedure is……..”civilized” how?
“LEGAL”….Under the Third Reichs Laws, Killing those of the Jewish Faith, was “LEGAL”…I don’tSPEAK Cambodian, but I’m SURE, Pol Pot had “LEGAL” documents, authorizing the GENOCIDE of those who were Deemed “ILLEGAL”. ANY in that “INDUSTRY”, who could CONTINUE “Legally” performing their “JOBS””after the EVIDENCEwas presentedto them, WILL answer to “the HIGHEST LEGALITY”…..Mans law is just a convenience.. to do SUCH AS THEY did,”for thTheir Lamborghinis”..
Their called obummer, hitlary, lynch, kerry and the list goes on and on
PUT IT IN YOUR EAR PLANED PARENT HODE YOUR ALL MURDERS KILLERS OF BABYS
What would I say? Have at it, you filthy, blood thirsty ghouls. The whole sordid (and illegal) practice of selling baby body parts and keeping babies alive ’til certain organs can be harvested after birth has been pretty much swept under the rug, so maybe this will help to reignite action against the most vile ‘business’ in this country.
Then the Nazis can sue too they can sue because all these movies they made about the terrible killings of millions of of people and children they always denied it . but they had a exuus they where forged to kill them . Bevel ich bevel. they are now rotting in hell ! just think you stinking baby killers god will have your soul and destroy it . Now have your salad and chock
She is the largest killer of life as head satantic worshipper of death. She should be put on trail then executed for the amount of life lossed by her leading the charge. She looks cold hearted, and is
These DESPICABLE BABY TORTURERS should be behind BARS, like their advocate Kilary!!!
Exactly!
THEY NEED MORE THAN JAIL, what they need is to be run through a tree mulching machine, and let it spit them out on the other side, kind of like adult scum abortion, to get rid of these murders of innocent lives. Allowing them to feel the same pain they have done to all those unborn babies. Yeah, an adult mulching machine for abortionist. I want the job operating the machine. I’ll do it for free.
Amen!
I agree whole hearty with you!!
No, ‘behind bars’ is way too soft. . . they need to have done to them what they have brazenly and mercilessly done to thousands upon thousands of BABIES!! And they fight for such a HORRID right!!
abortion is first degree murder in every sense period
And must be dealt with on an Eye For An Eye basis!
Yeah, they all need to be “terminated” so to speak, like they have done to all those innocent lives!!!!!!
Never fear, God WILL deal with these wretched people in His own good time and in a manner they aren’t going to like a little bit.
Yes God will deal with them! Remember when Jesus was preaching and the children gathered around him? He said (para.) If anyone should hurt a child, it would be better to have a millstone put around your neck and killed then have the anger of God against you.
PP is trying to use Censorship over videos.
Deny 1st Amend rights to CMP.
Make more videos Public then.
Leave no stone unturned to prosecute PP & allies even Hillary
And the despicable judges that cover up the TRUTH!
If planned parenthood isn’t the best reason for bringing back Public Hangings, I’d like to know what is!
Totally agree!!
It’s all about GOVERNMENT funding! Let them fund it privately…period.
That might be a bit hard sinc most of the public wouldn’t contribute to it.
O yes that will make it so right (public funding .not our tax monies . You are sick too!!!!
Now here is a idea lets all tap in on our public funding and fund these people who showed this filth doing there killing s set up a fund and let us know how we all can help to get rid of these scum . they need to defend them selfs from hillary baby killers.
Its amazing most of them are woman who are the killers .
Law enforcement uses covert operations all the time to catch illegal activity. Let’s face it, Planned Parenthood would not have consented to anyone investigating its participating in an illegal operation.
Planned Parenthood makes its profit off slaughtering unborn babies. The videos showed that it also makes money off selling its murder victims to other organizations. Planned Parenthood has killed more people than Hitler’s Third Reich. Pulling their federal funds should just be the starting point. PP should face a RICO investigation. Abortion supporters, such as Hillary Clinton, should be forced to confront the fact that they are just as morally depraved as the concentration camp employees in Hitler’s Germany. We may be spared the sight and smells of the ovens of the concentration camps, but each aborted body represents a life that God created and an evil person took.
Planned Parenthood should let the issue rest and hope the general public forgets about it. I don’t see how any sane person would think they are going to benefit by reminding people they murder babies and selling their bodies for a profit. Hopefully such a trial will open the eyes of the American people to the brutal practice of abortion and how Planned Parenthood is exploiting women to build its bottom line.
I agree!
Well said!
Wow!!! The lunch on mentality on here is amazing when you take account that most of these idiots probably consider themselves “Christians.”
WWJD? These people don’t have a clue. Of course, I guess they really believe those fabricated videos are real. Still, they feel so pious as to think they are so righteous they can cast stones(?). Clean up your own back yard people. Work within the legal system. It sucks….but then as they say, a Democracy IS the worst form of Government in the World…….except for all the others. ????
Wow!!! The lunch on mentality on here is amazing when you take account that most of these idiots probably consider themselves “Christians.”
WWJD? These people don’t have a clue. Of course, I guess they really believe those fabricated videos are real. Still, they feel so pious as to think they are so righteous they can cast stones(?). Clean up your own back yard people. Work within the legal system. It sucks….but then as they say, a Democracy IS the worst form of Government in the World…….except for all the others. ????
You asked what Jesus would do? Have you ever read your Bible? He has already said the Wrath of God would be upon them. Why do you think God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah? NOT just for Homosexuality- they were offering their children to pagan gods- a sin against God Almighty- He sent fire down from Heaven and destroyed them! their is many more verses in The Bible about this-you need to find them yourself so you can learn all about it. Plus one of the Ten Commandments says ” Thou shall not kill”
@Sue: Well said, Sue!!
Sounds like you have some Back Yard Work to do yourself.
Wow!!! The lunch on mentality on here is amazing when you take account that most of these idiots probably consider themselves “Christians.”
WWJD? These people don’t have a clue. Of course, I guess they really believe those fabricated videos are real. Still, they feel so pious as to think they are so righteous they can cast stones(?). Clean up your own back yard people. Work within the legal system. It sucks….but then as they say, a Democracy IS the worst form of Government in the World…….except for all the others. ????
Wow!!! The lunch on mentality on here is amazing when you take account that most of these idiots probably consider themselves “Christians.”
WWJD? These people don’t have a clue. Of course, I guess they really believe those fabricated videos are real. Still, they feel so pious as to think they are so righteous they can cast stones(?). Clean up your own back yard people. Work within the legal system. It sucks….but then as they say, a Democracy IS the worst form of Government in the World…….except for all the others. ????
Wow!!! The lunch on mentality on here is amazing when you take account that most of these idiots probably consider themselves “Christians.”
WWJD? These people don’t have a clue. Of course, I guess they really believe those fabricated videos are real. Still, they feel so pious as to think they are so righteous they can cast stones(?). Clean up your own back yard people. Work within the legal system. It sucks….but then as they say, a Democracy IS the worst form of Government in the World…….except for all the others. ????
Good grief! Give it a rest! You really think posting numerous times makes a difference????
Wehms, how many times are you going to post the exact, same thing?
I, also, do not appreciate the vengeance called for in many of the comments. But it sounds to me like you’re not a Christian either, are you?
As for “What Would Jesus Do?” Probably not at all what you would think. Jesus would ask his Father what to do (John 5:19, 30; 8:28, et al). And we Christians bring about more godliness faster when we ask God what to do in every situation.
You see, Christianity is not about sin or trying to be good. You don’t get to heaven by being good. No one can truly be good, anyway. And if you look at people as sinner or not sinner, good person or bad, you’ll never understand what’s actually going on.
What you need to know is:
1. Jesus is lord (master; ruler; commander; boss; the one from whom you, personally, take orders).
2. God raised him from the dead.
Knowing those two things, you can work with God and He will work with you.
Right on.
Why would abortion be so ‘necessary’ to so many people? If you don’t want a baby, as the saying used to go: take oranges, NOT before or after, but INSTEAD…
The philosophy behind this activity and the support it gets from the left is mind boggling. This philosophy is carried out in so many ways not as obvious in our society as in this case and successfully contaminated our minds and souls from what’s right and wrong. Case in point…legalizing pot, etc. etc
I find it very odd that a person could be sentenced to life in prison for taking the life of a 6-month old baby – yet justify killing a six month old fetus in the womb! If that fetus is not a living being, I don’t know what is!
They are supported by obama and the senate and congress so they feel real good about them selfs. sorry but I will be voting for the take down of this scum
Me Too. And that bitch on the picture taking home 600 grand a year??? Comes out my check. I don’t use or never went to PP. Fuck that bitch crying about and suing someone. Let’s see her in the unemployment line. Old baglet. Lining her pockets with tax payer money. She can eat shit and die. Sell her nasty wrinkly body parts.
‘Wehms’ Posting your point 5 times just proves that you are a shill. Repeat the lie five times and it becomes the truth eh? Hard to “fabricate” those recordings. Take the BS somewhere else.
Absolutely!!
Poor Planned “Parenthood”! And they were formed as an organization to stop the spread of “inferior” races – like the Blacks, the Chinese, the Mexicans…
PP sends millions to Killary campaign that supposedly is tax payer money!! Where did these milli0ons come from???? IF they have THAT much money and ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE COMES FROM US??? I guess their sasying they have money to burn!!! I guess 65 million dead babies is really a hedge for their future!! Again HOW MANY LIVES DID THE 65,000,000 ABORTION ACTUALLY SAVE????
Hit Planned Parenthood back with an anti-SLAPP (anti – strategic litigation against public participation) suit for trying to stop their first amendment rights to blow the whistle in public.
While I agree that abortion is evil, sick, torture (fill in the blank), and I know this first hand, Consider this; who has an abortion? Generally a woman who has never been taught to think for herself and has no esteem for herself or the life she co-created. In other words , a liberal ! Conservatives, mormons, Hispanics and Muslims tend not to kill their own (well, maybe Muslims in the middle east do). Liberals, atheists and communists do abort as much as possible . Anyone without a moral code, moral relativists who can justify it as another “life experience “. I’m sorry, but the loss of the next generation of liberals and communists does not greatly concern me anymore. We are seeing it daily, the vanguard of both factions (really one and the same) is aging and they are not replacing themselves. I see it every year in young liberals and lefties clients , they are not having children (thanks be to allah) but pets! Pets don’t vote, yet. 10 years from now there won’t be anyone left to vote Democrat , problem solved . Be of good cheer , libs are their own best enemy. Shalom:)
Good point Chuck!
That bitch right there is REAL WORRIED cause she pockets 600 grand a year. No sense in her or anyone else make that much. Government money that comes out my check. Screw her and planned parenthood. It’s a joke. They don’t do much health care for women. No mammograms. Just freaking birth control and “abortions” is what they really specialize in. That old bag can find out what it’s like to walk in my shoes. Strip her off that giant paycheck she taking home weekly. I’m not going to miss her or planned parenthood.
Middle class that’s shrinking cause of money GREEDY bags like her. Yuk!!
Although I do not agree with the majority of the things PP does, I certainly do not agree with the majority of the people who are writing in criticizing our Public Officials calling them stupid names. They talk of ignorant people, when in reality they are doing nothing but showing their ignorance. I certainly shows up in their language, spelling etc. Disagree with anything you desire but learn how to do it in an educated way. Do not continue to show your ignorance. I admit I am not a full Christian, but someone continually saying the Bible says this and Jesus and God did and said this is delusional. It is a know fact that the Bible is a story book and should be taken as such. Now, go ahead and bash my thoughts just as you want to. It will only show up your ignorance further. I am no atheist, just someone who wishes people would wake up and think their thoughts through before printing them. Also if you really digest these writings, or most of them, you will see they are entered by the same people. Have a great day.
Isn’t taking a video a form of freedom of speech?
Mr. Daleiden, Another Idiot Savant minus the Savant! A DEM-wit I presume.
I would like to see those videos played in open court. After all, this is evidence for the defendants. Or would those sissies at Planned Parenthood try to get the videos thrown out, alleging they were obtained under false pretenses?
If kilray is elected president.She already said she would give more money to these killers. We better pray that Donald trump gets in there to stop it.
Cecile Richards is the prime example of an Idiot Savant minus the Savant! Of course this DEM-wit nut doesn’t fall far from the tree. IE: Ann Richards, Former Incompetent DEM-wit Gov. of Texas.