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A pro-life activist and journalist who secretly recorded videos of Planned Parenthood officials allegedly negotiating the sale of aborted fetal fabric is celebrating after establishing himself with the state of California and moving away without any prison time or fines.
“The Office of the Attorney General of California, after nine years of pursuing this case in a very vigorous, very abrupt and very selective way, is moving away with nothing,” said the founder and independent journalist of the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) , David Daleiden Fox News Digital.
Last week, Daleiden and his associate Sandra Merritt agreed to an “not answered” plea agreement for a single position, which did not result in fines or prison sentences, in a result that Daleiden called an “incredible” victory. California prosecutors had pursued at a time 15 countless crimes.
The charges derive from explosive undercover videos published by CMP in 2015, supposedly showing Planned Parenthood figures discussing the alleged sale of fetal fabric, a violation of the federal law. The videos activated the state and Federal Research in the accusations against the abortion giant.
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David Daleiden, founder of The Center for Medical Progress, spoke with Fox News Digital about California prosecution against him for Planned Parenthood’s videos arriving in his last weekend. (Charles Ommanney/The Washington Post through Getty Images)
In April 2016, with the authorities of General Aid Kamala Harris, California attacked Daleiden’s house For evidence, causing questions about Harris’s relationship with Planned Parenthood, which has donated to his campaigns and many other Democrats.
The case of the State against Daleiden continued under the successor of Harris, Xavier Becerra, who presented 15 charges of serious crime against Delaiden and Merritt in 2017 for the secret recordings.
Daleiden said that his case was the “first and only” time that the office of the State Attorney General had followed a case against a undercover journalist under his recording law.
“It is really a case of discrimination of point of view and weapons of the law” to “silence” the pro-life voices, he argued.
“They were harming the speech, not a crime. They tried to put an asterisk next to my name and work to try to discredit me and prevent the message from coming out. And I feel that at this time we could overcome the asterisk because the videos are still available,” he added Give them.
STREET. Paul, mn. – March 2024: Vice President Kamala Harris talks to the media after touring Planned Parenthood. (Getty images)
As the State’s case against Daleiden comes to an end, the pro-life activist acknowledged that last decade in the court has been difficult, but has been grateful for the support he has received and sees the agreement as a “great victory”.
“They tried to use the law to cover up the videos, to cover up the irregularities in Planned Parenthood, to force taxpayers to continue sponsoring the abortion industry in the late time and experiments in the baby aborted later. They tried to do all that, and I think They have failed, “he said.
“But it is definitely difficult for nine years living with that cloud on you, trying to work with that asterisk with your work and in a jurisdiction like San Francisco and California, it’s like trying to fight with a hand tied behind your back all the time all the time .
The activist and journalist sees hope on the horizon of the pro-life movement with actions already taken by the administration of President Donald Trump.
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On January 24, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that restored the “policy of Mexico City.” (Sossford/The Washington Post through Getty Images)
Last week, Trump restored the Policy of Mexico City, that prohibits the dollars of taxpayers who finance non -governmental organizations or programs “that support or participate in the management of a coercive abortion program or involuntary sterilization.”
Trump also issued an executive order that applies the Hyde amendment, which avoids the federal financing of elective abortions, and tThe HHS announced It would be to reassess all programs, regulations and guidelines to ensure that they meet the Hyde amendment.
“Finally, we are beginning to see the justice that the Federal Government will disable its sponsorship of the abortion industry,” Daleiden said to Fox News Digital. “It is really incredible to see the results of what so many people have been working for so long.”
In statementThe State Attorney General of California, Rob Bonta, said on the guilt agreement with Daleiden: “While the Trump administration is issuing pardons to people convicted of damaging clinics and reproductive health providers, my office is ensuring criminal convictions to ensure that Californians can exercise their constitutional rights to reproductive medical care. “
“We will not hesitate to continue taking measures against those who threaten access to abortion care, either by registering confidential conversations or other means,” he said.
The pro-life and independent journalist David Daleiden concludes his agreement in accordance with the State of California, which did not result in prison or fines. (Bob Levey, Archive)
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The guilt agreement of Daleiden and Merritt with the State of California does not require contact with the victims, there is no public identification of them, and the fulfillment of all laws, including recording restrictions, according to the Office of Bonta.
Planned Parenthood You have previously criticized CMP videos As “highly edited” and “misleading”, claiming that they were acquired “fraudulent” and “illegal.”
Kamala Harris and Planned Parenthood did not respond to the request for comments from Fox News Digital.
Jamie Joseph de Fox News contributed to this article.
