david daleiden
In 2015, anti-abortion activist David Daleiden published edited and misleading videos that seemingly showed Planned Parenthood executives discussing the sale of fetal tissue, an accusation that the organization has vehemently denied. He and his co-conspirator now face 15 felony charges in California related to recording confidential communications without consent.
"You have this meek guy eating cheeseburgers in someone else’s house all day producing this content to put up on YouTube."
Anti-abortion activist David Daleiden faces felony charges after producing heavily-edited undercover videos purporting to show Planned Parenthood executives discussing the sale of fetal tissue.
A Planned Parenthood staffer said the decision to drop prosecution was "on a technicality."
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The family planning provider is more popular today than it was before the sting videos came out.
Anti-abortion groups are attacking California Attorney General Kamala Harris for doing her job.
The anti-abortion activists behind the videos were indicted Monday.
"There are always going to be efforts by anti-abortion activists who try to stop groups like Planned Parenthood in their tracks."
The court papers said the pair unlawfully used a fake government record "with the intent to defraud or harm others."
The provider called the series of videos an "elaborate, illegal conspiracy in order to block women’s access to safe and legal abortion."