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Helen Christophi

Helen Christophi is a freelance journalist covering women, migration, and public health through a legal lens. She lives in Oakland, California. Follow her on Twitter.

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[Photo: President Donald Trump speaks during an event.]

News Law and Policy

‘Devastating’: Ninth Circuit Court Greenlights Trump’s ‘Gag Rule’

Feb 24, 5:31pm Helen Christophi

In a scathing dissent, a Ninth Circuit judge accused the majority of kowtowing to the Trump administration and erasing decades of progress in family planning.

[Photo: A Planned Parenthood sign hangs outside of a clinic.]

News Law and Policy

Prominent Anti-Choice Group Aided Propaganda Campaign Against Planned Parenthood

Nov 20, 10:27am Helen Christophi

Revelations that Americans United for Life gave extensive support to an anti-choice smear campaign comes after a jury awarded Planned Parenthood over $2.2 million in damages in its civil lawsuit against the Center for Medical Progress.

News Law and Policy

Did David Daleiden Know He Was Breaking the Law With His Anti-Choice Smear Campaign?

Nov 11, 4:43pm Helen Christophi

Anti-choice activist David Daleiden seemed to admit in court that he knew a previous attempt to go after Planned Parenthood with allegations of breaking fetal tissue procurement laws had been debunked.

[Photo: A split screen view of David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt.]

News Abortion

Anti-Choice Activist Takes Stand in Lawsuit Brought by Planned Parenthood (Updated)

Oct 7, 4:32pm Helen Christophi

Records read aloud in court indicate David Daleiden hoped to “ignite public outrage at Planned Parenthood” and “permanently destroy” Planned Parenthood's reputation.

[Photo: David Daleiden and his legal team prepare to leave the courtroom.]

News Law and Policy

Anti-Choice Activist David Daleiden Gets Bad News in Court

Sep 18, 4:49pm Helen Christophi

A California judge on Tuesday said David Daleiden "was engaged in criminal activity irrespective of his journalistic status.”

[Photo: A witness speaks during a trial.]

News Law and Policy

Witness Against Anti-Choice Activists Says She Was Harassed After Testifying

Sep 12, 3:20pm Helen Christophi

The witness had been surreptitiously filmed in 2015 by anti-choice activists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt as part of a smear campaign against abortion providers and fetal tissue researchers.

[Photo: David Daleiden looks on nervously in a courtroom.]

News Law and Policy

Architect of Planned Parenthood Smear Campaign Tries to Avoid Jury Trial

Sep 9, 5:20pm Helen Christophi

David Daleiden faces prison time if a judge greenlights a jury trial based on the footage from his 2015 propaganda videos targeting Planned Parenthood.