Denver, CO – Operation Rescue will join with a number of pro-life activist groups at a press conference in Denver on Thursday to discuss plans for demonstrations during the Democratic National Convention to be held next August.

Operation Rescue and a coalition of activist groups will announce their plans for a wide variety of activities during the DNC, including protests, prayer vigils, and concerts, to the media on Thursday, November 1 at 12:00 p.m. The news conference will be held in front of the Pepsi Center on Chopper Circle.

“We are taking steps now to insure that the First Amendment rights of the people to speak out are upheld in the City of Denver during the DNC. We know that certain permit processes have been changed by the city to make free speech more difficult during the Democratic Party event, and that should be very concerning to every American who values freedom,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.

“We are calling on all men and women of conscience to join us in Denver next summer to speak out on behalf of the pre-born babies, and send a strong message to the Democratic Party and the nation that abortion must end. We are calling on the City of Denver to allow our message to go forth peacefully and without obstruction.”

Operation Rescue will not be holding an event in Philadelphia this November.

A recent press release originating from Randall Terry said, “Operation Rescue to Hold 20th Anniversary Event in Philadelphia.” However, that event is being held by Randall Terry, not by Operation Rescue.

“Randall Terry’s use of our organization’s name has caused some confusion. This notice will serve as a clarification to our supporters and the media that Operation Rescue has nothing to do with the Philadelphia event,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.

“Randall Terry is not associated with Operation Rescue, and has no authority to speak on behalf of this organization,” Newman said.

Photos of Planned Parenthood Grand Jury Petition Submission Now Available

Olathe, KS – Photos are now available of the press conference conducted by the L.I.F.E Coalition on Friday, October 26, 2007, and the submission of 6,400 signatures to the Johnson County, Kansas, Clerk of the Court, demanding that a grand jury convene to investigate alleged criminal activity by Planned Parenthood.

On the same day those signatures were submitted, the Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Kay McFarland, an abortion supporter, ruled to block the Tiller grand jury in Wichita for an indefinite time. That grand jury was scheduled to convene on Tuesday, but now will not meet.

The Tiller ruling does not affect the Planned Parenthood grand jury effort. The Planned Parenthood grand jury petitions have been submitted with nearly twice the required signatures and now, by law, the county has 60 days to impanel a grand jury and begin the investigation.

“We urge prayers for both grand jury efforts. It is clear based on information already in the public domain that Kansas abortion clinics are operating as though they are above the law. If our laws are to mean anything, they must be enforced, without regard to the personal political biases of District Attorneys, Attorneys General, or Supreme Court Justices,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “Anything else is a subversion of justice and evidence of a corrupt political system that would rather protect illegal abortions than the innocent babies and the women the laws were enacted to protect.”

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