A prominent Utah doctor and abortion provider is suing a conservative national news outlet, alleging libelous reporting that she says has damaged her reputation.
Leah Torres, in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court, accuses the media site The Daily Caller of publishing a story that claimed she had provided illegal abortions. And, as a result, she adds, she lost her job.
The article, put online in March 2018, quotes a tweet from Torres responding to someone saying that she commits infanticide. In the post, the doctor noted that she cuts a fetus’ “cord” in the first trimester of a pregnancy and that there is no pain.