California Readies to Criminalize Journalists Who Secretly Record ‘Healthcare Providers’
Dr. Susan Berry | Breitbart
Sep 1, 2016
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Photo of Deborah Nucatola, Senior Director of Medical Services, Planned Parenthood Federation

A controversial bill that would criminalize undercover journalists who secretly record and distribute conversations with “healthcare providers” is poised to become law in California.

Debate on AB 1671, introduced by Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez (D) at the request of Planned Parenthood, placed leftwing lawmakers and organizations – normally supportive of the abortion business – in the awkward position of criticizing its insistence that undercover journalists be severely punished for exposing potential corruption in its organization.

The bill comes as Planned Parenthood is desperately attempting to suppress information regarding its recent “baby parts” scandal. Last year, undercover journalists from the Center for Medical Progress released a series of videos exposing Planned Parenthood’s alleged practices of illegally selling the body parts of babies it aborts, as well as altering the position of babies during abortion to maximize the chance of harvesting intact organs.

Opponents of the bill – such as the ACLU and media organizations – expressed concerns about its potential to violate the First Amendment rights of the press and to obstruct journalists’ job of providing information that is in the best interests of the public. In the case of Planned Parenthood – which receives more than half a billion dollars annually in taxpayer funds – it is in the interest of taxpayers to know if their money is spent on potentially criminal behavior, such as the sale of fetal tissue for profit.