Planned Parenthood-linked judge sets trial for undercover video makers

137-page motions ruling lashes out at pro-life team that exposed baby body-parts sales

By WND Staff
Published August 26, 2019 at 8:04pm 

Judge William Orrick

A federal judge in San Francisco with links to Planned Parenthood has issued a 137-page ruling against David Daleiden, the Center for Medical Progress and others involved in the 2015 uncovering of the abortion industry's sale of baby body parts.

Judge William Orrick has scheduled a trial for Oct. 2 in a ruling that addressed a long list of motions.

The lawsuit by Planned Parenthood and others stems from an undercover investigation that produced a series of videos showing Planned Parenthood executives violating state and federal laws that prohibit the sale of aborted baby tissues and organs for profit.

Orrick has served on the board of an organization, Good Samaritan Family Resource Center, that works directly with Planned Parenthood and houses an abortionists' office. And he allowed his wife to publicly condemn the undercover investigation.

Orrick also has imposed a fine of nearly $200,000 on Daleiden and his lawyers for releasing to the public some of the evidence cited in charges against the undercover video maker in a separate criminal action brought by the state of California.

The judge had claimed that the videos don't show wrongdoing, but two congressional investigations have resulted in referrals to the Justice Department for possible prosecution.

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