Contact: Troy Newman, President, 316-841-1700; Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor, 316-516-3034; both with Operation Rescue, info@operationrescue.org

WICHITA, Kansas, June 6 /Christian Newswire/ -- Operation Rescue has released the following statement:
 
Randall Terry is attempting to make a tempest in a teapot. We will not argue our legal case in the court of public opinion.  We are confident that we will prevail against this harassment suit at trial.

The former Operation Rescue leadership team has already spoken concerning Mr. Terry's unbibilical lawsuit.  (Click here to read.)

As for Mr. Terry's smear campaign against Troy Newman's character, the fruit of his 15 years of full-time Christian ministry speaks for itself. We will not dignify Mr. Terry's baseless allegations with a response, but instead will remain focused on the original intent of Operation Rescue: saving babies from death and closing abortion clinics.

Members of the media are invited to tour Operation Rescue's newly remodeled National Headquarters, which features a recently completed memorial to the pre-born, at 3013 East Central, in Wichita, KS, (the site of the former Central Women's Services abortion clinic), from 12:00-1:00 PM today, June 6, 2008.
 
About Operation Rescue
Operation Rescue is one of the leading pro-life Christian activist organizations in the nation.  Operation Rescue recently made headlines when it bought and closed an abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas and has become the voice of the pro-life activist movement in America.  Its activities are on the cutting edge of the abortion issue, taking direct action to restore legal personhood to the pre-born and stop abortion in obedience to biblical mandates.