EXCLUSIVE: A prominent pro-life organization is refusing demands to remove years of abortion-related reporting and to issue sweeping retractions after attorneys representing 13 abortion-rights advocates accused it of publishing false and defamatory claims about their pregnancies."The answer is ‘No,’" attorneys for Live Action wrote in a fiery response obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital ahead of its public release Monday.The Thomas More Society, representing Live Action, argues that much of the disputed coverage is constitutionally protected speech, including the organization's use of terms such as "killing" to describe abortion, and signals that it is prepared to defend Live Action in court if the dispute escalates.SUPREME COURT UNANIMOUSLY SLAPS DOWN BLUE STATE TARGETING PRO-LIFE GROUPA pro-life demonstrator prays outside the Planned Parenthood building during the National Men's March to Abolish Abortion and Rally for Personhood, Nov.1, 2025, in Boston.
(Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images, File)"Live Action will not cease reporting on abortion," the response says, rejecting demands to delete its archive, publish sweeping retractions or agree to restrictions on future coverage.Peter Breen, executive vice president and head of litigation at Thomas More Society, told Fox News Digital that he believes the dispute raises a fundamental free-speech issue."The other side's argument is that somehow, by using the word kill or calling abortion killing, that you have a problem that you can create that could then be remedied in court," Breen said."The issue is every single final court decision to deal with this has previously said that's not defamatory," he added."It's not legally wrong to call abortion killing."BABYLON BEE SUES NEW MEXICO OFFICIALS OVER LAW REQUIRING AI DISCLAIMERS ON POLITICAL SATIRELive Action responded to Amplify Legal's cease and desist with a letter obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital.
(Getty Images, File)Amplify Legal's July 15 cease-a...