‘Catholics for Biden’ Declare War on the Church – Crisis Magazine
As California Attorney General, Becerra used the full weight of his constitutionally invested powers to prosecute the leaders of the pro-life movement. In March of 2017, he announced fifteen felony charges against David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt of the Center for Medical Progress for illegally recording conversations with Planned Parenthood workers, exposing possible illegal sales of aborted babies body parts at Planned Parenthood. California law requires both parties to consent prior to recording. The editorial board of the Los Angeles Times, opposing the prison threats posed to Daleiden and Merritt by the state, wrote: It s disturbingly aggressive for Becerra to apply this criminal statute to people who were trying to influence a contested issue of public policy, regardless of how sound or popular that policy may be. As of May 2020, Daleiden could be forced to pay $2.2. million for the civil lawsuit and face up to ten years of prison time in San Quentin penitentiary if convicted of the remaining ten criminal charges. But it doesn t end there.