 [WAPO] The California legislature is near final approval of a bill that would make it a crime, punishable by a jail sentence, to carry out and distribute undercover video or audio stings against Planned Parenthood and other health-care groups.
The measure was inspired by two California antiabortion activists who made undercover videos of themselves trying to buy fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood. The project prompted multiple investigations by Congress and states, none of which found wrongdoing on the part of Planned Parenthood.
The bill was approved California state Senate Wednesday and enjoys broad support in the Assembly, which passed an earlier version and is expected to concur in several Senate amendments before sending it to Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown.
California law, like laws in other states, already bars use of an electronic device to listen in on or record people without their permission.
The new measure, authored by Assembly Member Jimmy Gomez with the backing of Planned Parenthood, protects health-care providers in particular and would prohibit the intentional disclosure of such recordings, video or audio, without the consent of all parties "in any forum, including, but not limited to, Internet Web sites and social media, or for any purpose ..."
| One should go through Jimmy's campaign finance filings carefully. I suspect there won't be enough 'pro' between the 'quid' and the 'quo'... |
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