Undercover Anti-Abortion Video Showed Images of Stillborn, NOT Aborted Fetus

[lynn82md.livejournal.com]

On Friday, the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), the antiabortion activist group that has been releasing undercover videos targeting Planned Parenthood, the practice of fetal tissue donation, and later-term abortion, has admitted that images shown its most recent video of a fetus of approximately 19 weeks gestational age was not taken at a Planned Parenthood affiliate clinic, as heavily implied in the video.

The best part from the article:
"The image shown while O’Donnell describes the fetus she saw and worked with was not a recently aborted fetus from any Planned Parenthood affiliate clinic, but rather an image of a stillborn named Walter Fretz, a preterm fetus delivered two years ago by a Pennsylvania woman and used without her permission. The woman whose fetus is shown in the video believes that the Center for Medical Progress’ use of the image is illegal, though she does not plan to pursue any legal action.

“YES, the photo at the end of the newest video about Planned Parenthood is Walter. NO, they did not ask for permission to use the photo and YES that is illegal. NO I am not going to do anything about it,” according to the Pennsylvania woman’s announcement, as posted in a screengrab by ThinkProgress. "
Personally, I would've taken legal action. I think it would've been extremely wrong to use a photo of my stillborn youngin' as a way to lie and manipulate others. But, that's just me

Honestly, who here is surprised that this anti-abortion group resorted to lying to get their point acrossed? I know I'm not. And some wonder why a lot of people don't trust the anti-abortion/pro-life movement

Comments

[jem-endured-fit.livejournal.com]

I'm certain there are several attorneys who would have taken the case pro bono. Perhaps someone will sue on her behalf, though I'm not sure I agree.