Court Blocks the Release of Any More Videos Exposing Planned Parenthood

News Staff : Jul 30, 2015
LifeSiteNews

But at the end of the day, what happened in the courtroom may actually be a victory for the pro-life group. Here's why...

(Sacramento, CA)—The California Superior Court has issued a narrow temporary restraining order preventing the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), a pro-life group, from releasing further undercover video footage taken of three top-level staff of StemExpress. (Photo: David Daleiden, the lead researcher with CMP/via LifeSiteNews)

CMP is the organization behind the series of three videos released over the past three weeks exposing the alleged harvesting and sale of body parts from aborted babies by Planned Parenthood—body parts that are then purchased by StemExpress.

CMP has alleged that the fees paid by StemExpress to Planned Parenthood violate federal law prohibiting the sale and trafficking of human tissue.

While Planned Parenthood has claimed that the fees paid to them by StemExpress merely cover their costs, and fall within the bounds of the law, the video footage released so far has appeared to show Planned Parenthood employees seeking profit as part of the transaction.

In the most recent video, released Tuesday, a Planned Parenthood affiliate vice president was caught on video describing how the abortion organization can maximize profit. "I think a per-item thing works a little better, just because we can see how much we can get out of it," Dr. Savita Sinde said of the aborted baby.

The Associated Press, which broke the news about the court order, reports that the undercover videos of the Stem Express staff were filmed at a restaurant in May.

It is unclear just how significant an impact the court order will have on the release of subsequent videos in the series. David Daleiden, the lead researcher with CMP, has said that at least nine more videos are slated for release.

The restraining order reportedly only pertains to the footage of the Stem Express employees, meaning that any other footage, including that featuring Planned Parenthood employees, can still be released as planned.

In an exclusive comment to LifeSiteNews after the release of the court order, Daleiden said that, at the end of the day, what happened in the courtroom may actually be a victory for the pro-life group.

"The ruling is very narrow, concerning only one specific meeting, and it is temporary and contingent pending further litigation," he said. "The judge actually threw out completely the part of StemExpress' case where they were asking to suppress the documents on their baby parts sales."

"It was a much better day for us than it was for them and Planned Parenthood."

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