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 The National Abortion Federation (NAF), a nonprofit representing
abortion providers, accused the Center for Medical Progress and its
founder, David Daleiden, in a lawsuit last year of illegally
infiltrating and recording its private meetings.
San Francisco federal judge William Orrick last year issued a
temporary order prohibiting the distribution of the videos, which he
extended on Friday until the litigation is over. Orrick said he
reviewed the videos and found no evidence of criminal activity by
NAF members.
Catherine Short, an attorney for the Center for Medical Progress,
said they had expected the ruling. Derek Foran, an attorney for the
National Abortion Federation, said they are pleased.
"NAF's members can sleep a little easier tonight," Foran said.
The videos released last summer purported to show Planned Parenthood
officials trying to negotiate prices for aborted fetal tissue. Under
federal law, donated human fetal tissue may be used for research,
but profiting from its sale is prohibited.
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Daleiden was indicted last month by a Houston-area grand jury on a
charge of tampering with a governmental record. He was offered a
probation deal, but Daleiden's lawyers said he planned to reject it.
(Reporting by Dan Levine; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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