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| − | '''Center for Medical Progress''' is a 501(c)3 non-profit [[Pro-life]] organization of citizen journalists. Their main concern is "contemporary bioethical issues that impact [[human]] dignity, and we oppose any interventions, procedures, and experiments that exploit the unequal [[legal]] status of any class of human beings." | + | '''Center for Medical Progress''' is a 501(c)3 non-profit [[pro-life]] organization of citizen journalists. Their main concern is "contemporary bioethical issues that impact [[human]] dignity"; they "oppose any interventions, procedures, and experiments that exploit the unequal [[legal]] status of any class of human beings." |
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| | The organization is based out of Irvine, [[California]]. The executive director is David Daleiden, a former employee of Lila Rose's [[Live Action]]. | | The organization is based out of Irvine, [[California]]. The executive director is David Daleiden, a former employee of Lila Rose's [[Live Action]]. |
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| − | Their investigative journalism of [[Planned Parenthood]] senior directors has generated nationwide outrage for exposing the harvest and sale of fetal body parts. | + | Their investigative journalism into the activities of [[Planned Parenthood]]'s senior directors has generated nationwide outrage for exposing the harvest and sale of fetal body parts. |
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| | ==Planned Parenthood== | | ==Planned Parenthood== |
| − | Center for Medical Progress has so severely damaged Planned Parenthood, that their biggest backers are pressing for an investigation of the journalists. <ref>[http://www.redstate.com/2015/07/24/obama-launches-probe-center-medical-progress/ Obama launches probe of Center for Medical Progress, Red State, July 24, 2015]</ref> Republican Attorney Generals in eight states have started investigations of Planned Parenthood. Congress has been called on to investigate and strip Planned Parenthood of funding. | + | Center for Medical Progress has so severely damaged Planned Parenthood that Planned Parenthood's biggest backers are pressing for an investigation of the journalists. <ref>[http://www.redstate.com/2015/07/24/obama-launches-probe-center-medical-progress/ Obama launches probe of Center for Medical Progress, Red State, July 24, 2015]</ref> Republican Attorneys General in eight states have started investigations of Planned Parenthood. Congress has been called on to investigate and strip Planned Parenthood of funding. |
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| | In an interview with radio-host [[Mark Levin]], executive director David Daleiden announced he has a dozen more videos coming and that this latest work was a combination of 2.5 years of undercover journalism. | | In an interview with radio-host [[Mark Levin]], executive director David Daleiden announced he has a dozen more videos coming and that this latest work was a combination of 2.5 years of undercover journalism. |
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| | ==Breitbart tactics== | | ==Breitbart tactics== |
| − | They picked the target, undercover journalism, release edited video to the public, release an unedited version, wait for all the excuses to be given, then a week or two later-- hit them with another video. This tactic was successful in the targeting of [[ACORN]] that [[Breitbart]] employed as did [[Lila Rose]]'s abortion journalism. | + | They picked the target, undercover journalism, release edited video to the public, release an unedited version, wait for all the excuses to be given, then a week or two later-- hit them with another video. This tactic was successful in the targeting of [[ACORN]] that [[Breitbart]] employed as did [[Lila Rose]]'s abortion journalism. |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |