Planned Parenthood Goes On Offense With Mammoth Lawsuit Over Sting Vids

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 29: Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in Rayburn Building on whether PPFA sho... UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 29: Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in Rayburn Building on whether PPFA should be federally funded, September 29, 2015. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images) MORE LESS
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Planned Parenthood has filed a lawsuit against the Center for Medical Progress — the anti-abortion group behind a series of “sting videos” targeting the reproductive health organization — alleging that the group violated the Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO Act) and engaged in wire fraud, mail fraud, invasion of privacy, illegal secret recording, and trespassing.

“The is action is brought to expose the falsity and illegality of Defendants’ methods and to recover damages for the ongoing harm to Planned Parenthood emanating from the video smear campaign,” the complaint said.

The legal action is being brought by both the national organization and its California affiliates, whose employees were among the subjects in the undercover videos. It was filed in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California.

The complaint alleged that the videos brought harassment and threats to Planned Parenthood employees, including the shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado in November.

The makers of the videos alleged that the footage revealed the Planned Parenthood was illegally profiting off its participation in fetal tissue donation programs. Planned Parenthood has vehemently denied the claim and argues the videos are heavily doctored. Nevertheless, state and national lawmakers have launched investigations into the health care organization, and the the GOP-controlled Congress flirted with a government shutdown over the allegations.

According to The Hill, the president of the Center for Medical Progress, David Daleiden said “game on” in a statement responding to the lawsuit.

“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,” he said.

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  1. Avatar for wtf1 wtf1 says:

    Good for them! Kick their a**es Ceclia!

  2. What better evidence then the videos. Guilty as charged,case closed.

  3. Avatar for chammy chammy says:

    Brava . Go after the sonsofbitches.

  4. Avatar for estamm estamm says:

    How much are they suing for? Gotta be well over a hundred million.

  5. Good! Get em, girl. Bankrupt and permanently discredit these lying maniacs. Come after them so relentlessly that no organization will ever even think about coming after PP again. No Quarter (sorry, Snifft)!

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