Planned Parenthood was awarded as much as $2.2 million in damages on Friday, after a federal jury in San Francisco ruled that an anti-abortion activist had broken federal and state laws when he secretly recorded workers for the organization.
The activist, David R. Daleiden , recorded the videos in 2015 in an attempt to show that Planned Parenthood was illegally selling fetal tissue, a claim that created a political uproar and mobilized conservatives against the organization.
Mr. Daleiden, the leader of a group called the Center for Medical Progress , posed as a biotechnology representative to make the recordings. The jury found that he had trespassed on private property and committed fraud, according to court papers. Planned Parenthood said in a statement that the jury had ruled in its favor on each of its claims, including a violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
Harmeet Dhillon , one of the lawyers for Mr. Daleiden, said: “We’re disappointed with the jury verdict but this is not the last word on the case. We will be appealing numerous aspects of the verdict and the judge’s ruling.”
NemoTheElf on November 17th, 2019 at 05:15 UTC »
2 million isn't going to make up for all the lost jobs, closed clinics, and lawyers that PP had to deal with after the blow-out over something that never happened.
maglen69 on November 17th, 2019 at 03:58 UTC »
Regardless of your views on Planned Parenthood I would hope that most people would agree that the best way to prevent abortions is proper sexual education and contraception. It's really not that hard of a concept to grasp.
If you really do want to lessen abortions across America, contraception is the simplest, most cost effective, best way to do it.
Edit: RIP my inbox ><
Capitan_capcaun on November 17th, 2019 at 01:06 UTC »
Yup, sounds about right.