Planned Parenthood Files New Federal "RICO" (Racketeering) Lawsuit against David Daleiden

Contact: Tom Ciesielka, 312-422-1333, tc@tcpr.net

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 20, 2016 /Christian Newswire/ -- Planned Parenthood has filed a federal racketeering ("RICO") lawsuit against David Daleiden and his fellow undercover investigators, adding to the National Abortion Federation's existing attempts to shut down free speech and to cover up evidence of the abortion industry's crimes in aborted baby parts trafficking.

"The true aim of these lawsuits brought by Planned Parenthood and the National Abortion Federation (NAF) against Daleiden is not justice, but rather the obstruction of justice," said Tom Brejcha, Thomas More Society President and Chief Counsel. "Planned Parenthood and NAF are working to shut down Daleiden's investigation of the abortion groups' involvement in baby parts trafficking. But equally as any other investigative journalist working for ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, or your local print or electronic media outlet may regularly resort to undercover journalism tactics to ferret out hidden crime, so too David Daleiden should have the right to penetrate the criminal underworld of America's abortion providers and report all the evidence he has uncovered of criminal wrongdoing to law enforcement and to members of the public."

Planned Parenthood's complaint alleges that Daleiden's investigation was a "criminal enterprise" and thus tries to de-emphasize the fact that Planned Parenthood's own top doctors have been caught in the horrific, criminal activity of aborted baby parts trafficking.

Planned Parenthood's complaint states that the organization simply participates in legal "organ tissue donation." This completely contradicts the evidence that Daleiden has uncovered of Planned Parenthood's doctors haggling for higher prices and even altering surgical techniques to yield more lucrative "perfect specimens" – even "intact fetal cadavers."

Brejcha added: "Thomas More Society remains committed to defending Daleiden against the abortion industry's lawsuits aimed at obstructing truth and justice, just as we defended and won the NOW v. Scheidler 'RICO' case after 28 years and three trips to the U.S. Supreme Court. The rights of freedom of speech and freedom of the press hang in the balance and must be protected."

Read Planned Parenthood's complaint here.

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