Posted on 08/07/2015 8:55:42 AM PDT by Morgana
FULL TITLE: Newman Seeks Apology, Retraction from Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood, and ABC for Malicious, False Statements
Washington D.C. – Cease and Desist letters are going out to Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards and ABC News on behalf of Operation Rescue President Troy Newman seeking an apology and retraction of false, defaming statements made by Richards during an interview that aired on the July 26 edition of “This Week with George Stephanopoulus.”
Richards attacked Newman and wrongly accused him of being “behind” acts of violence, including “the bombing of clinics, the murder of doctors in their homes, and in their churches.”
“I cannot stand by while Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards and ABC News air false allegations against me that are now being repeated as fact in numerous news sources. I have never condoned violence against abortion providers or businesses and Richards’ patently false statements against me must be retracted,” said Newman.
Operation Rescue began as a peaceful protest movement that engaged in non-violent civil disobedience at abortion facilities. Since then, under Newman’s leadership, Operation Rescue has evolved into a well-respected watchdog group that focuses on documenting and reporting substandard and unlawful practices within the abortion industry and seeking enforcement of existing abortion laws.
The demand letter, sent by Operation Rescue’s Chief Counsel, Brian Chavez-Ochoa, stated that Richards’ statements on the ABC News show hosted by George Stephanopoulus were “reckless and malicious. Its reckless and malicious conduct gives rise to substantial liability for defamation.”
The interview was prompted by the release of undercover videos made by the Center for Medical Progress that show evidence of Planned Parenthood’s involvement in the illegal selling of aborted baby remains. Newman appears to have been targeted by Richards because he serves as a Board Member for the Center for Medical Progress.
The videos also show evidence that Planned Parenthood’s abortionists illegally alter abortion procedures to ensure that marketable organs are protected during the abortion process.
At least one video describes the use of the banned Partial Birth Abortion method in which living babies are extracted from the birth canal and killed before they can be fully birthed. This gives rise to concerns that some of the babies have been born alive then killed for their organs, which can fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars for Planned Parenthood affiliates.
“Planned Parenthood is lashing out and trying to deflect from their own appalling and allegedly illegal behavior by attacking me. With ongoing criminal investigations in at least 11 states, Planned Parenthood is desperate to change the subject. I cannot allow Richards to make statements that damage my good name just so she can shift public attention away from what is really going on inside her abortion clinics,” said Newman.
http://operationrescue.org/pdfs/Cecile%20Richards%20PPFA%20and%20PPA%20Demand%20Letter.pdf
http://operationrescue.org/pdfs/ABC%20Demand%20Letter.pdf
Message has been clear for some time: the Left can, the Right can’t.
Neeewman!
Maybe this babykiller needs to speak to the Roe in Roe v Wade who is now a pro-life Christian as a result of her interaction with Operation Rescue.
Retraction my arse, sue the heck out of Planned Parenthood. Being the CEO of Planned Parenthood makes them liable for her words.
That is great news and perfect timing. I really think these videos are changing the hearts and minds of SOME Americans. Even the language used at the debates last night regarding abortion was much stronger than I’ve ever heard before.
In case anyone missed the memo:
Bible believing Christian now = “Violent Extremist™”
Margaret Sanger founded the American Birth Control League, which later became the Planned Parenthood.
Margaret Sanger was a eugenics proponent who thought that the human race would be better off without “minorities”. Her goal was the gradual and soft genocide of what she deemed the racially inferior through birth control, sterilization and abortion.
Sanger should be put in the same class as Hitler and Stalin.
Planned Parenthood is a eugenics driven organization that should not be allowed to exist.
Good for Newman; he’s handled this well... Hopefully, an apology from Cecile Richards, is in the near future.
Wonder when the women who had abortions say to themselves, that money their making off my baby should be mine?
So she defamed him. So what? He’s a right winger, so he deserves it.
Besides, how else do you expect them to win the argument?
Thanks Morgana.
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