Posted on 02/12/2023 5:56:27 PM PST by marshmallow
Denver, Colo., Feb 7, 2023 / 12:23 pm (CNA). A Planned Parenthood affiliate has won a legal judgment of almost $1 million against a pro-life group that gathered outside of a Spokane abortion clinic.
The group, which calls itself the Church at Planned Parenthood, must pay $110,000 in civil damages to Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho and another $850,000 in legal fees to the abortion provider, The Spokesman-Review newspaper reported Feb. 3.
A Spokane County judge ruled in December that the church repeatedly violated state law by “willfully or recklessly” disrupting the normal functioning of a health care facility, including by making noise that “unreasonably disturbs the peace within the facility.”
Judge Tim Fennessy of Spokane County Superior Court agreed with Planned Parenthood’s evidence that the church held 22 services in violation of state law and fined the church $5,000 for each day of a violation. He agreed that the violations put patients at increased risk of physical and mental health problems, the news site Crosscut reported.
Among the critics of the ruling was Esther Ripplinger, executive director of the pro-life group Human Life of Washington, who addressed the decision in Feb. 7 remarks in an interview with CNA.
“What we’re seeing is an attack on pro-life, period,” said Ripplinger, whose organization is the state affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee. “It’s an attack on life and it’s unfair. And it’s singled out. These are just trumped-up charges and I hope that they fight it to the fullest extent of the law.”
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Don’t pay it. Appeal or declare bankruptcy.
Any non profit org. can be reorganized under a different name and with a different board of directors after all the dust settles down.
Well I guess that extends to protests in general. No more protesting or speaking against anything that might be disturbed by such protest or speech.
What if the church refuses to pay and just chooses to dissolve itself?
Must not disrupt, pray, or make noise. Uh-huh
Clear 1A violation. Appeal all the way up....
Now try to collect. Protest movement usually have zero money.
Um, no. 1st Amendment precludes a state making church services "illegal"
ACORN did that when James O'Keefe took them down.
This is what CWII looks like. democrat’s favorite weapon iawfare.
Sue the judge.
But leftists can illegally threaten and protest outside of Right-wing SCOTUS’ homes.
Makes one proud to be an American, don’t it.
HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s a county judge. Appeal.
Can’t “Disrupt” and “make noise” are broad and vauge and somewhat subjective.
Can’t “Pray” is blatant unconstitutional and where PP and govt will totally lose this in court. They went too far, couldn’t help themselves.
A Spokane County judge ruled in December that the church repeatedly violated state law by “willfully or recklessly” disrupting the normal functioning of a health care facility, including by making noise that “unreasonably disturbs the peace within the facility.”
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Can’t this form of judicial decision be leveled against any form of protest, namely that it “disrupts the normal functioning of X” and “unreasonably disturbs the peace of Y”?
“$850,000 in legal fees”
Baby killers win against life savers. This is another reason aliens don’t talk to us
That’ll teach ‘em:
They shoulda just set it alight.
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If so then ANTIFA should owe about 1 trillion for the summer of 2020 riots!
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