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Court Rejects Live Action’s Abortion Report Retraction Demand

8/18/2026

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Live Action, supported by Thomas More Society, refused Amplify Legal’s demand to delete or retract abortion reports.
Attorney Peter Breen said calling abortion “killing” is speech, not defamation, while Amplify Legal alleges Live Action misrepresented Kate Cox’s 2024 Texas Supreme Court Trisomy 18 diagnosis, affecting 13 abortion-rights advocates.
Thomas More Society warned it will seek sanctions if sued, pledged to defend Live Action, and noted that Lila Rose will keep using “killing.”

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Live Action, supported by Thomas More Society, refused Amplify Legal’s demand to delete or retract abortion reports.
Attorney Peter Breen said calling abortion “killing” is speech, not defamation, while Amplify Legal alleges Live Action misrepresented Kate Cox’s 2024 Texas Supreme Court Trisomy 18 diagnosis, affecting 13 abortion-rights advocates.
Thomas More Society warned it will seek sanctions if sued, pledged to defend Live Action, and noted that Lila Rose will keep using “killing.”