‘The Church at Planned Parenthood’ ordered to pay $110k in civil damages

The judge said TCAPP’s actions created an increased risk of hypertension, increased pain, and a variety of psychiatric symptoms for Planned Parenthood patients.

TCAPP repeatedly violated Washington state law by “willfully or recklessly disrupt[ing] the normal functioning of a health care facility” by, among other things, “making noise that unreasonably disturbs the peace within the facility.”

TCAPP is led by members of the Covenant Church, including former Spokane Valley representative Matt Shea.

This ruling was for a protest TCAPP held outside the Spokane Planned Parenthood clinic in September 2020.

READ: Judge: Church at Planned Parenthood can no longer loudly demonstrate outside Spokane clinic

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