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| Type | Anti-abortion activism |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Key people | Cheryl Sullenger |
| Website | operationrescue.org |
Operation Rescue (formerly Operation Rescue West or California Operation Rescue), the operating name of Youth Ministries Inc., is an American anti-abortion organization.[1] The organization originated in California and is now based in Kansas.
Operation Rescue West was founded by Operation Rescue's tactical director, Jeff White, as a branch of Randall Terry's original Operation Rescue organization. Under White, Operation Rescue West maintained its focus on abortion. White left leadership to Troy Newman in 1999 following an $880,000 judgment against Operation Rescue for harassment and intimidation of Planned Parenthood staff and its leadership. In 2002, Newman moved the headquarters to Wichita, Kansas,[2] to focus its efforts on late-term abortion provider George Tiller, who was assassinated in 2009. Their headquarters is now located in a former abortion clinic which closed due to harassment by Operation Rescue and was purchased by Newman through a front group.[3]
- ^ "Who We Are". Operationrescue.org. July 14, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ National Public Radio: What's Next For Slain Abortion Doctor's Clinic? June 9, 2009.
- ^ Harkinson, Josh (March–April 2007). "The Exorcists". Mother Jones.