An 18-month battle between Planned Parenthood and pro-life forces in Auburn Hills, Michigan, to keep the abortion giant from opening an abortion facility has culminated in a major pro-life victory. Citizens for a Pro-Life Society announced this week that Planned Parenthood has apparently thrown in the towel and put the still-gutted building on the market. In addition, the group reports, “In a completely unexpected move, PPMSM agreed to a new covenant deed restriction with Comfort Inn Suites—an agreement that prevents . . . any abortion procedures in the building it purchased in November 2010 at 1625 N. Opdyke Road in Auburn Hills, Michigan.”

According to the CPLS website, soon after Planned Parenthood announced it would open an abortion facility at the address, Dave Theisen of Real Estate for Life was commissioned by CPLS to function as an investigator for the pro-life group. When he interviewed all hotel managers in close proximity to the PP building, he discovered the deed restriction held by the owners of the Comfort Inn Suites under the name Shri Sai-Krishna Group, L.L.C. That original deed restriction restricted the use of the building to restaurant, retail, or office use.

Congratulations to CPLS, Central Oakland County Right to Life (COCRTL), and other pro-life groups who brought the fight to Planned Parenthood and built a solid wall of resistance at every turn. You can read a short summary of the history of the fight here.