Live Action Rejects 13 Activists' Retraction Demands, Citing First Amendment Protections
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 17
Live Action Rejects 13 Activists' Retraction Demands, Citing First Amendment Protections
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 17
Summary
Live Action flatly refused a July 15 cease-and-desist from lawyers for 13 abortion-rights advocates, declining to delete past reporting, publish broad retractions or limit future abortion coverage.
Thomas More Society, which represents Live Action, said terms such as "killing" are protected opinion in the abortion debate and cited Texas and Illinois court rulings rejecting similar defamation theories.
Amplify Legal says the dispute is not just about rhetoric: it alleges Live Action made false factual claims about clients' pregnancies, fetal diagnoses and medical circumstances, including coverage involving Texas woman Kate Cox.
Amplify stopped short of committing to sue, saying it is weighing options, while Live Action said it would consider specific factual correction requests through normal editorial channels and warned it could seek fees and sanctions if sued.