Jury Orders Planned Parenthood to Pay $3M to Former Director Who Exposed Lies, Negligence

Claire Chretien : Aug 20, 2019
LifeSiteNews.com

"I hope my case is a lesson to other workers that shows them that the truth will prevail. I also hope my case is a lesson to employers who abuse their power: sometimes the underdog wins and justice will be done." -Mayra Rodriguez

(Phoenix, AZ) — [LifeSiteNews.com] An Arizona jury has unanimously awarded $3 million in damages to a former Planned Parenthood director who was fired after reporting an abortionist's illegal conduct and high complication rates, falsification of affidavits and patient records, incomplete abortions, and failure to report statutory rape. (Image: Myra Rodriguez /via Daily Caller)

Mayra Rodriguez, who ran three Planned Parenthood clinics in Arizona and worked for the organization for 17 years, sued the non-profit after being wrongfully terminated from her position in October 2017 after repeatedly making claims that Planned Parenthood was endangering the health and safety of its patients. Rodriguez is an "undocumented" alien, according to And Then There Were None (ATTWN), a non-profit that helps former abortion workers leave the industry.

ATTWN said Planned Parenthood tried to use Rodriguez's immigration status against her.

Rodriguez's lawyer hadn't asked the jury for any dollar amount during the trial. After three hours of deliberation, the jury awarded the whistleblower $3 million in damages.

Rodriguez also said Planned Parenthood "shamed me for my immigration status," despite its public claims to "want to help and stand up for immigrants."

She said Planned Parenthood representatives frequently called her a "liar" in court because of her immigration status and that it was hurtful to experience the deception by women she had considered friends and by Planned Parenthood executives themselves... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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