Planned Parenthood Wins $2.4 Million Lawsuit Against Pro-Life Activists Who Conducted Viral Undercover #PPsellsbodyparts Investigation
A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously ruled on Friday that David Daleiden and other pro-life activists must pay $2.4 million to Planned Parenthood for conducting an undercover investigation into the abortion giant’s harvesting of fetal tissue.
Circuit Court Judge Ronald M. Gould, who authored the panel opinion, dismissed arguments that the pro-life activists’ actions were protected by the First Amendment.
“Invoking journalism and the First Amendment does not shield individuals from liability for violations of laws applicable to all members of society. None of the laws Appellants violated was aimed specifically at journalists or those holding a particular viewpoint,
“The two categories of compensatory damages permitted by the district court, infiltration damages and security damages, were awarded by the jury to reimburse Planned Parenthood for losses caused by Appellants’ violations of generally applicable laws.”
Gould also noted that the ruling “does not impose a new burden on journalists or undercover investigations using lawful means.”
“From the beginning of their scheme, Appellants engaged in illegal conduct—including forging signatures, creating and procuring fake driver’s licenses, and breaching contracts—that the jury found so objectionable as to award Planned Parenthood punitive damages.
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Editor’s Note. This article was written by Milton Quintanilla and posted at Christian Headlines.
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