LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge has refused to block the release of an anti-abortion group’s secretly recorded videos of discussions with a company that provides fetal tissue for research.
But how soon the videos might be released is unclear. The company, Stem Express of Placerville, California, has said it will seek a stay from an appeals court.
Superior Court Judge Joanne O’Donnell on Friday finalized a ruling vacating an earlier temporary restraining order and denying a permanent injunction sought by StemExpress.
The judge says the company is likely to win its claim of privacy violations, but that doesn’t trump the First Amendment rights of anti-abortion group Center for Medical Progress.
The case arose after the center released videos of Planned Parenthood officials discussing providing aborted fetal organs for research. Stem Express then realized its officials also were recorded.
Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Guys that headline is just horrible. Very unclear what it’s trying to say.
judge keeps video been in place
Anybody here think that any ‘pro-lifer’ would refuse life saving treatment from remedies arising from stem-cell research?
Same here.
Unless the video contains some shocking new information that we haven’t heard yet, I doubt the release of this video will make much difference one way or the other. The story’s already out there, if there was a damning new revelation the anti-abortion group would already have leaked it by now.
I look forward to the lawsuits from PP over this matter. These videos have mislead the public and have harmed the organization financially.
I’m sure fox boobs will be happy to air them!