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Church Ordered to Pay Planned Parenthood Almost $1M Over Protest

‘CRITICAL VICTORY’

A court said anti-abortion protesters must cough up $110K in civil damages and $850K in legal fees.

A sign is pictured at the entrance to a Planned Parenthood building
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An anti-abortion church group that was barred from holding noisy protests outside Planned Parenthood in Spokane, Washington, now must pay the women’s health provider $110,000 in civil damages and another $850,000 in attorney’s fees. A judge found the organization interfered with patient exams and treatment by causing a ruckus that could be heard inside the building. “This is a critical victory for Planned Parenthood at a time of historical attacks on abortion access,” Paul Dillon, vice president of public affairs for the local Planned Parenthood chapter, told The Spokesman-Review.

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