One Charge Against a Pro-Life Planned Parenthood Videomaker Dropped

In what David Daleiden’s lawyers are calling a “huge win for the pro-life movement” one charge against the undercover Planned Parenthood video producer has been dropped.

Daleiden is the producer of the Center for Medical Progress videos exposing Planned Parenthood’s illegal sale of baby body parts.

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Pro-life advocates had expected that an investigation into Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast in Houston would result in criminal action against the abortion provider, and were shocked when Daleiden and his colleague Sandra Merritt were indicted instead.

But now, a judge has ruled in favor of Daeiden by dropping the Class A misdemeanor charge for prohibition of the purchase and sale of human organs.

Breitbart News reports:

The judge ruled that the court does not have jurisdiction over the case. The judge ruled for Daleiden as a matter of law. Daleiden lawyer Jared Woodfill told Breitbart Texas, “This is a huge win for the pro-life movement. The charges brought by Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson were spurious at best.”

Daleiden’s other lawyer, Terry Yates, told Breitbart Texas, “I think the judge’s ruling is very sound. She came to her conclusion before addressing the arguments in the motions to quash the indictment.” He said there was many good legal reasons for dismissing the charges laid out in their motions.

Daleiden and Merritt are still fighting a felony charge for tampering with a government record and a misdemeanor charge for offering to buy fetal tissue. (For more from the author of “One Charge Against a Pro-Life Planned Parenthood Videomaker Dropped” please click HERE)

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