One Year Later: Planned Parenthood Videos and Lawsuits

Contact: Alexandra Snyder, Life Legal Defense Foundation, 202-717-7371



NAPA, Calif., July 14, 2016 /Christian Newswire/ -- Exactly one year ago today, July 14, 2015, David Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress released the first video exposing Planned Parenthood's illegal sale of the bodies of babies dismembered in its abortion facilities.



Since that time, Congress has taken a number of actions to investigate the nation's largest abortion provider, including:

Demanding that US Attorney General Loretta Lynch investigate Planned Parenthood's violations of federal law, including the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act.



Holding hearings examining Planned Parenthood's sale of baby body parts and the altering of abortion methods to procure intact babies for sale.



Establishing a Select Investigative Panel responsible for investigating Planned Parenthood and human tissue brokers like StemExpress.



Issuing dozens of subpoenas to Planned Parenthood, fetal tissue brokers, and fetal body part researchers seeking information about the abortion industry's practice of pricing and selling aborted babies.

In addition, the videos served as the catalyst for initiatives to defund Planned Parenthood in 24 states.



Daleiden's undercover investigation did not come without challenges. He faces three lawsuits, the first of which was filed by StemExpress just two weeks after the release of the first video. Daleiden was then sued by the National Abortion Federation in federal court to keep any further evidence exposing its members' role in the trafficking of fetal tissue out of the public view. Earlier this year, Planned Parenthood Federation of American filed a federal lawsuit seeking millions of dollars in damages in order to put the Center for Medical Progress out of business. In addition, Daleiden was indicted by a Harris County Texas grand jury on two baseless criminal charges, one of which was recently dismissed. His one-bedroom apartment was raided by twelve California state agents representing California's Attorney General Kamala Harris. The agents seized David's computers, papers, and other personal effects.



While the Congressional investigations have yielded additional evidence of illegal activity, no one from Planned Parenthood has been fired or charged with criminal activity.



"Life Legal has represented David from the beginning, fighting for his freedom to publish information gained through his undercover investigations," noted Life Legal Defense Foundation executive director Alexandra Snyder. "Our attorneys have invested hundreds of hours writing motions and briefs, providing counsel on criminal investigations into David's activities, and arguing in state and federal court. The National Abortion Federation and Planned Parenthood filed their lawsuits for no other reason than to silence David by forcing him to defend lawsuits that consume a huge amount of time and resources."



The firms representing the abortion cartel rake in over $1.5 billion annually. Planned Parenthood's annual revenue is $1.3 billion.



This is truly a battle between Goliath—who is well-connected and well-funded—and David Daleiden, whose only goal is to take down the abortion giant that claims the lives of over a million unborn human beings every year and then sells the parts of those babies for profit.



Life Legal Defense Foundation was established in 1989, and is a nonprofit organization composed of attorneys and other concerned citizens committed to giving helpless and innocent human beings of any age, and their advocates, a trained and committed voice in the courtrooms of our nation. For more information about the Life Legal Defense Foundation, visit www.lldf.org.