Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Planned Parenthood: Second lawsuit filed against pro-life group to stop videos
The National Abortion Federation filed a motion Friday to stop the release of video filmed at its annual meeting by the Center for Medical Progress, the pro-life group behind a series of devastating Planned Parenthood recordings. Published July 31, 2015
Planned Parenthood: Fourth video shows staff flouting laws on sales of fetal parts
A California judge's order blocking temporarily the release of some undercover footage targeting Planned Parenthood failed to slow down the pro-life group behind the searing and increasingly graphic videos targeting the family planning and abortion giant. Published July 30, 2015
Planned Parenthood: Judge blocks pro-life group from releasing StemExpress footage
The pro-life group behind a series of undercover Planned Parenthood videos accused the bioservice firm StemExpress late Wednesday of trying to "cover up this illegal baby parts trade" after the company obtained a court order blocking the release of footage. Published July 29, 2015
Planned Parenthood failed to report 13-year-old girl’s abuse
Planned Parenthood Rocky Mountains was hit with a complaint Wednesday for performing an abortion on a 13-year-old girl without reporting possible sexual abuse against the underage girl and returning her to the man who abused her. Published July 29, 2015
Los Angeles mayor vows to sign anti-gun measure
It was already illegal to buy ammunition magazines holding more than 10 rounds in California, but soon those living in Los Angeles won't be able to possess them either. Published July 29, 2015
Don and Evelyn Knapp suing Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, over gay marriage ordinance
The city of Coeur d'Alene has no plans to arrest Don and Evelyn Knapp. Certainly the Knapps don't want to be arrested. So far everyone's on the same page. Published July 28, 2015
Prince Charles extends climate doomsday deadline by 33 years
Prince Charles is warning that there are only 35 years left to save the planet from climate disaster, which represents a 33-year extension of his previous deadline. Published July 28, 2015
Third Planned Parenthood undercover video shows doctor talking about viability of fetal specimen
A third undercover video sparked new outrage Tuesday by following the money behind the fetal-organ supply chain, starting with Planned Parenthood, and prompting GOP presidential candidates to raise the pressure on the group's federal and corporate funding. Published July 28, 2015
Planned Parenthood downplays abortion services as number of procedures rises, critics say
Planned Parenthood's long-held insistence that abortion constitutes only 3 percent of the organization's services is increasingly coming under scrutiny from critics who say they don't buy it. Published July 27, 2015
Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood president, says video makers try to entrap abortion doctors
Her organization's reputation on the rocks, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards is scrambling to deflect the focus to the pro-life group behind two damaging undercover videos -- and she is getting some help. Published July 26, 2015
Bill Garner, longtime Washington Times cartoonist, dies at 79
Bill Garner stopped drawing political cartoons for The Washington Times six years ago, but he never stopped being an artist. Published July 26, 2015
Kamala Harris, Calif. AG and Planned Parenthood backer, to probe Center for Medical Progress
California Attorney General Kamala Harris, a staunch Planned Parenthood supporter, said Friday she will investigate the Center for Medical Progress, the pro-life group behind two explosive undercover videos targeting the nation's largest abortion provider. Published July 25, 2015
Texas Supreme Court suspends Houston’s ‘bathroom bill,’ sets up ballot fight
The Texas Supreme Court gave Friday the Houston city council 30 days either to repeal a civil-rights ordinance allowing opposite-sex bathroom use or place it before the voters on the November ballot. Published July 24, 2015
Doctor: Don’t call them ‘baby parts,’ call them ‘products of conception’
A pro-choice doctor is challenging the term "baby parts" to describe fetal tissue and organs, arguing that they should be referred to as "products of conception." Published July 24, 2015
Hillary Clinton, Democrats mum as Planned Parenthood videos ignite furor
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is a rarity, a Democrat who has admitted -- in public -- that he's concerned about accusations of unlawful conduct at Planned Parenthood. Published July 22, 2015
Rand Paul pushes to defund Planned Parenthood after alarming videos
Efforts to defund Planned Parenthood steamrolled Wednesday as Sen. Rand Paul introduced an amendment to cut off federal support, citing concerns raised in two undercover videos about the organization's handling of fetal-tissue donations from abortion. Published July 22, 2015
Planned Parenthood fetal organ donations’ legality questioned after second video
A second undercover video with a Planned Parenthood official has sharpened the focus on whether the organization is violating federal law governing the donation of fetal tissue and organs from abortions. Published July 21, 2015
Mt. Soledad cross to stand as veterans group buys land from Defense Department
The enormous white cross that overlooks the Pacific Ocean atop the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego isn't going anywhere. Published July 20, 2015
Abby Johnson, Planned Parenthood defector: Loophole allows profits from fetal organ sales
Abby Johnson wasn't horrified by last week's undercover video showing a Planned Parenthood doctor describing over lunch and wine how to "crush" a fetus during an abortion to preserve the organs because she's been there. Published July 19, 2015
Environmentalist to Coloradans worried about coal-mine shutdown: ‘Tough sh**’
A WildEarth Guardians official had this message after the Interior Department refused to appeal a court ruling that could cost the jobs of 220 Colorado coal miners: Tough luck. Except he didn't say "luck." Published July 17, 2015
