A pro-life group and residents of Aurora, Ill., filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Planned Parenthood and the City of Aurora over violations of the city’s zoning laws.
Fox Valley Families Against Planned Parenthood, as well as several Aurora property owners, say the abortion clinic applied for building permits under a front company that hid the true nature and ownership of the building during the zoning approval process. This prevented residents from being able to oppose the clinic.
Tom Brejcha, chief counsel for the Thomas More Society, is providing legal representation for the homeowners and families involved.
“Democracy can’t work for people if they are denied an opportunity to impact even their own neighborhoods,” Brejcha said in a press release. “It simply isn’t fair to allow any entity, including Planned Parenthood, to operate outside the law.”
The lawsuit seeks to revoke the clinic’s occupancy permit.
