Judge Will Hear Libel Claims Against Planned Parenthood
A Kane County judge agreed to hear two counts of a libel suit against Planned Parenthood last week, refusing to dismiss them based on the Illinois Citizens Participation Act. These will be the first two counts heard in a suit filed last October. Local anti-abortion activists have charged that Planned Parenthood's president and CEO, Steve Trombley, painted them as violent in letters to elected officials and subsequent newspaper ads, despite more than a year of peaceful protests at the company's new facility on New York Street. Those activists, including Eric Scheidler, representing both the national Pro-Life Action League and the local Families Against Planned Parenthood, maintain there is no connection to a history of violent protests, and local protests have been non-violent.
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