DeGette Statement in Support of Planned Parenthood’s RICO Lawsuit Against the Center for Medical Progress and Other Defendants

DENVER, CO – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement hailing Planned Parenthood's RICO lawsuit filed today in federal court against the Center for Medical Progress, an anti-choice front group that attacked the health care provider in a series of videos last year:

"Planned Parenthood, its employees, and its volunteers have faced vitriol, death threats, and violence in their work to deliver health care services to the millions of women and men who seek them. The series of deceptively-edited videos released last summer was a clear attempt to attack Planned Parenthood and its mission. Indeed, the complaint filed today alleges ‘an elaborate criminal conspiracy’ by the Center for Medical Progress.

"Not only have multiple Congressional investigations--including my Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee--found no wrongdoing by Planned Parenthood, they detail the actions taken by the Center for Medical Progress that may have violated state and federal laws. I am proud to stand with Planned Parenthood as they demand their day in court for these unrelenting and possibly illegal attacks."