Operation RescueAnti-abortion group loses tax status

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Anti-abortion group loses tax status


WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service has revoked the tax-exempt status of the anti-abortion organization Operation Rescue West for prohibited political activity during the 2004 election.

President Troy Newman said the Wichita, Kan., group, now known as Operation Rescue, relinquished its charitable status and reorganized more than a year ago.

"We gave it back. We didn't fight any sort of deal," he said.

The laws that permit some organizations to organize as tax-exempt entities also bar them from participating in or intervening in elections, including advocating for or against any candidate.

The IRS revoked the group's tax-exempt status last week, and it was reported Friday by The New York Times.

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