Not only do they fail to follow state laws requiring the reporting of child abuse, but now Planned Parenthood of California is threatening to sue those who uncovered the criminal activity going on in their clinics.

On Monday, PPLA sent a cease-and-desist letter to Rose, warning her that "surreptitious" recordings of PPLA employees without consent violates California privacy laws.

California law prohibits recording "intentionally and without the consent of all parties to a confidential communication." Violating the prohibition could mean a $2,500 fine, plus civil penalties of $5,000 or more.

In the letter, obtained by Cybercast News Service, PPLA president Mary Jane Wagle demands that Rose stop the undercover investigations, remove existing clips from online video sharing site YouTube, and turn the original tapes and all copies over to Planned Parenthood.

"If you do not agree to take these three steps, PPLA will seek all appropriate legal remedies," Wagle wrote.

Cybercast News Service obtained a copy of the video and audio before the cease-and-desist letter went into effect and has preserved it for our readers' benefit. Click here for the full video -- a large file that may take time to load. (As it was produced by Rose, the video features clips of a song by rapper Ludacris and singer Mary J. Blige called "Runaway.")

David French, an attorney with the Christian legal group Alliance Defense Fund, accused Planned Parenthood of "engaging in a campaign...to bully an 18-year old to distract attention from the fact that their employees were engaging in unlawful behavior."

French, who is serving as Rose's legal adviser, said, "Nothing changes the truth of what's contained in those videotapes. Planned Parenthood was advocating that a patient lie, advocating a way around mandatory reporting requirements for statutory rape, and nothing that Planned Parenthood does as far as trying to bully her regarding the tapes themselves can change those facts."

So let’s get this straight – California law protects criminals from being caught in the course of their crimes, under the theory put forward by lawyers for Planned Parenthood. What is even more frightening is the demand that investigations of Planned Parenthood by the media cease – indicating that Planned Parenthood believes that the fictitious right to an abortion is superior to the freedom of the press guaranteed by the US Constitution.

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