Thursday, July 17, 2008 “Two Doctors Pledge to Stop Helping Abortionist Tiller” CitizenLink reports on this piece of positive news in the otherwise sordid saga of the Kansas abortion scandals. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 6:41:40 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Tuesday, July 15, 2008 “The NAACP and Black Abortions” William McGurn explains.  Excerpt: …could not the NAACP work for a society where pregnant African-Americans had two doors open to them? Planned Parenthood's not going anywhere, so the first would still lead to America's largest abortion provider, a business that has already eliminated millions from America's population. But the other would lead to people whose business is of a vastly different order: welcoming these children into the world, and getting their moms the help they need to live lives of purpose and dignity.   Then again, that would give women a real choice. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 9:22:46 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)      “De-Fund Planned Parenthood Abortion Business, Members of Congress Say” Last week, members of the House of Representatives held a “special order” to call for the de-funding of the largest abortion provider in the nation.  Many Americans have no idea that their tax dollars subsidize the flag ship of the abortion industry and AdvanceUSA thanks these House members for taking this bold stand. LifeNews reports.  See the video here. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 8:49:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Monday, July 07, 2008 “Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Abortionist Tiller” in Kansas Planned Parenthood Case CitizenLink reports. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Tuesday, July 08, 2008 1:24:13 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Friday, June 27, 2008 “Black Pastors Hit Political Parties on Abortion” The Washington Times reports.  Excerpt:   “Hoisting signs declaring "abortion is not a family value," about 60 black demonstrators descended on Democratic and Republican headquarters on Capitol Hill Thursday morning to demand that political candidates refuse funding from Planned Parenthood.” Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Friday, June 27, 2008 6:07:31 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Tuesday, June 24, 2008 Planned Parenthood = Big Abortion With all the talk about sinister “big corporations” these days, it’s interesting that Planned Parenthood often escapes scrutiny.  As The Wall Street Journal and LifeNews explain, the biggest abortion provider in the nation is drastically expanding its business model. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 3:14:47 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Monday, June 23, 2008 “California Planned Parenthood Spends 700K Against Parental Notice on Abortion” LifeNews reports.  Excerpt:   As it has done in past years, Planned Parenthood abortion businesses in California are willing to shell out some of their abortion profits to make sure they can leave parents in the dark about teen abortions. They are, once again, spending heavily to defeat a parental notification measure. Planned Parenthood is the biggest profiteer from the abortion industry and is understandably hostile to any measure that would cut into profits, even if this involves helping underage girls get abortions without notifying parents. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:34:57 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Friday, June 20, 2008 “Another Study Suggests Planned Parenthood at Fault in Abortion Drug Deaths” LifeNews reports. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life | RU-486 posted on Saturday, June 21, 2008 2:14:40 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Tuesday, June 10, 2008 “Obama Makes Promise to Planned Parenthood” CitizenLink reports. Abortion | Election 2008 | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 7:36:30 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Thursday, June 05, 2008 “Planned Parenthood's Obscene Profits” Blogger, columnist, and commentator Michelle Malkin explains. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Thursday, June 05, 2008 5:35:33 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Friday, May 30, 2008 Shining the Light of Day on the Kansas Planned Parenthood Scandal Cover-Up Denis Boyles unravels the twisted tale of allegations of illegal abortions, investigations, obstruction, cover-up, and other peculiar political circumstances.  This article is well worth the read for any pro-lifer and perhaps could hopefully open many eyes to the corruption and deviousness of Planned Parenthood.  Excerpt:   Caleb Stegall, Kline’s lead attorney, saw the case in simple terms. “Laws restricting and governing abortion are worthless if they cannot be enforced,” he said, “and up until today, they have not been enforced. Planned Parenthood wants to keep it that way. So the message being sent by this case as a whole is if you try to enforce these laws, if you even try to talk about enforcing these laws, we will bury you. This overriding message has seeped into our body politic and threatens to corrupt some of our most basic and cherished principles such as freedom of speech and political debate, the rule of law, and the principle of equality before the law.” Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 1:44:30 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Wednesday, May 28, 2008 “Planned Parenthood in Nebraska Settles Near-Death Botched Abortion Lawsuit” LifeNews reports. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:01:20 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Friday, May 23, 2008 “Democrats Give Discount to Planned Parenthood” CitizenLink reports. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Friday, May 23, 2008 7:31:22 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Thursday, May 22, 2008 Harry Reid Sneaks Planned Parenthood Funding into War Bill The Editors at National Review Online expose some of the pork squeezed into the Iraq war funding bill, including special goodies for Planned Parenthood which is the largest abortion provider in America and coincidentally under investigation in some states for gross violations of the law.  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) Graphic Source: Washington Post Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life | Taxpayer Funding of Abortion posted on Thursday, May 22, 2008 8:28:05 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Tuesday, May 20, 2008 “Planned Parenthood Should Surrender Records After Not Reporting Rape” The Alliance Defense Fund reports. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 3:41:37 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Tuesday, May 06, 2008 President Bush Urged to Restrict Tax-Dollars for Planned Parenthood AdvanceUSA was privileged to sign onto a letter, along with other conservative organizations, encouraging President Bush to tighten regulations regarding tax-dollars and Planned Parenthood.  The Hill reports.  Excerpt:   “We respectfully ask that you make the necessary changes to the Title X regulations so that U.S. taxpayer funds are not used to promote and facilitate abortion,” the groups wrote in the letter.   Title X provides nearly $300 million in federal funds to family planning groups such as Planned Parenthood.   Former President Ronald Reagan first issued regulations more than 20 years ago that prohibited family planning organizations from providing advice to help women obtain abortions. The Reagan-era regulations were upheld by the Supreme Court, but were then rescinded soon after former President Bill Clinton took office in 1993. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 6:43:16 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Monday, May 05, 2008 “Kansas Supreme Court Unseals Planned Parenthood Suit” CitizenLink reports.  Excerpt: Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline has charged Planned Parenthood's Kansas City clinic, Comprehensive Health, with 107 criminal charges in district court, including 23 felonies.   Planned Parenthood wanted the court to order Kline to return medical records from 30 patients' files. But the court ruled today that Kline has proper legal clearance to be in possession of the abortion records.   "It's about time the courts allowed Phill Kline to do his job and conduct this investigation involving serious allegations against Planned Parenthood," said Dawn Vargo… Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Monday, May 05, 2008 7:58:41 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Tuesday, April 29, 2008 “Planned Parenthood Puts A Hit Out On Black Children” Harry R. Jackson, Jr. explains. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 7:21:43 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Wednesday, April 23, 2008 “Is Planned Parenthood Above The Law?” Maggie Gallagher explains. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 5:47:05 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Tuesday, April 08, 2008 “Planned Parenthood Kills Record Number of Preborn Babies” CitizenLink reports. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Tuesday, April 08, 2008 5:20:03 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Monday, April 07, 2008 “Tiller [and Kansas Planned Parenthood] Cases Simplified” Operation Rescue has created a helpful timeline of events to help people understand the outrageous abortion scandals involving late-term abortionist George Tiller and Planned Parenthood of Kansas.  This is an important case for the pro-life movement and we are grateful for this helpful resource. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Monday, April 07, 2008 5:12:22 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Tuesday, April 01, 2008 “Planned Parenthood Abortion Business Makes $1 Billion Income for First Time” LifeNews reports.  To see AdvanceUSA’s report on this issue from last week click here. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:41:20 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Friday, March 28, 2008 Planned Parenthood Continues Feasting on Taxpayer Dollars, Performing More Abortions Planned Parenthood has released its annual report for 2008.  The following points are a few important and outrageous facts AdvanceUSA has been alerted to: An increase in the number of provided abortions from 264,943 in 2005 to 289,650 in 2006. A doubling of “excess of revenue over expenses” funds from $55.7 million in 2005 to $112 million in 2006. Acknowledge receipt of over $336 million in [local, state, and federal] government grants and contracts. With all the recent controversies regarding potential illegal activity by Planned Parenthood centers across the country, why is Planned Parenthood getting our tax dollars? To sign the Family Research Council’s petition to withhold federal Title X funding from Planned Parenthood click here. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life | Taxpayer Funding of Abortion posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 6:54:47 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Tuesday, March 04, 2008 “Grand Jury Fails to Indict Kansas Planned Parenthood Abortion Center” LifeNews reports.  Excerpt: A Johnson County grand jury has failed to issue an indictment against a Planned Parenthood abortion center near Kansas City. The verdict of "no true bill" comes after several allegations that the grand jury process had been distorted by a judge who sided with the abortion business in limiting the panel's access to abortion records. The Washington Post also reports. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:45:16 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)       Friday, February 29, 2008 “Pro-Life Congressmen Want Planned Parenthood De-Funded Over Web Site Porn” As if Planned Parenthood could sink any lower.  LifeNews reports.  Excerpt: Pro-life members of Congress say the federal government should stop funding Planned Parenthood through national family programs because its teen-oriented web site features pornography. Planned Parenthood | Pro Morality posted on Friday, February 29, 2008 7:11:36 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)       Thursday, February 28, 2008 Virginia Senate Stands Up to Planned Parenthood The Virginia Senate has voted to prohibit funds for Planned Parenthood because they advocate for and perform abortions.  Let’s hope other states and the federal government begin to follow their example.  It is a travesty that the largest company in the abortion industry receives millions of dollars in tax dollars. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life | Taxpayer Funding of Abortion posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 9:20:51 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)       Wednesday, February 27, 2008 “Defending Phill Kline - How Officials Should Hold Abortion Industry Accountable” LifeNews has some helpful commentary on Phill Kline, the Kansas district attorney and former Attorney General who dared to hold Planned Parenthood accountable to the law.  Kline has been unfairly maligned and this piece helps shed the light of truth on the case. District Attorney Phill Kline Graphic source: LifeNews Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 8:12:55 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)       Monday, February 11, 2008 “Planned Parenthood Closes Pro-Abortion Businesses in Five States” The closing of five Planned Parenthood “clinics” is great news for pro-lifers.  LifeNews reports. Abortion | Human Cloning | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Monday, February 11, 2008 9:04:44 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)       Thursday, February 07, 2008 “Kansas Supreme Court Blocks Grand Jury From Getting Tiller Abortion Records” LifeNews reports on the latest developments in the Planned Parenthood scandal saga in Kansas. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Thursday, February 07, 2008 6:37:01 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)       Wednesday, January 23, 2008 “Planned Parenthood Will Spend $10 Million Pushing Pro-Abortion Candidates” As if we needed any more reminders that the 2008 elections will be important, LifeNews reports that Planned Parenthood is publically seeking to raise $10 million to advance their pro-death, pro-promiscuity agenda.  With these kinds of political contributions it’s no wonder that Planned Parenthood manages to get its hands on millions of taxpayer dollars. Abortion | Election 2008 | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 10:26:13 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)       Friday, January 18, 2008 Title X Reform: Taxpayer Dollars and Abortion Providers The way Federal Title X (title ten) funds are spent in this country is in drastic need of reform.  Title X funds are supposed to support family planning services but are often given to abortion providers like Planned Parenthood.  Under President Ronald Reagan and the first President Bush, federal regulations were clearly written to prevent recipients of Title X funds from referring for abortions or combining family planning services with abortion services (ex: working at the same location).  AdvanceUSA encourages the current Bush administration to issue Title X regulations which do two things:   reestablish prohibitions against family planning services co-locating with abortion providers rescind regulations for family planning services which require them to refer for abortions AdvanceUSA also supports legislation aimed at preventing taxpayers’ Title X funds from supporting groups like Planned Parenthood (especially since Planned Parenthood is under investigation for serious allegations of law-breaking and ethical malfeasance).  American’s tax dollars should not be used to support abortion, and we hope Congress and the President will act accordingly. Check the pro-life page for more pro-life news. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life | Taxpayer Funding of Abortion posted on Friday, January 18, 2008 10:59:57 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)       Wednesday, January 09, 2008 AdvanceUSA and Other “Family Advocates Ask Bush to Pull Planned Parenthood Funding” As CitizenLink reports, “Nearly 50 pro-family groups [including AdvanceUSA] are asking President Bush to pull federal funding from abortion providers.”  AdvanceUSA was happy to partner with other conservative groups to encourage the administration to prohibit tax-payer dollars from supporting abortion providers under the guise of “family planning services.” Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 9:33:13 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)       Friday, December 07, 2007 “Grand Jury to Probe Abortion-Clinic Practices” The Washington Times reports on the latest Planned Parenthood scandal in Kansas.  A grand jury will investigate allegations that Planned Parenthood broke state law regarding the age of girls receiving abortions as well as alleged cover-ups of sexual abuse.  Excerpts: An unprecedented investigation into abortion-clinic practices will commence soon in Kansas now that the state Supreme Court has cleared the way for a grand jury with subpoena powers to be convened. And… Planned Parenthood receives millions of dollars in government funding each year. "They should have to answer these criminal charges before they get another dime of our tax dollars," she [Jennifer Giroux, director of Women Influencing the Nation, a Cincinnati group that is active in pro-life issues] said. This story provides more evidence for Rep. Mike Pence’s (R-IN) proposed amendment to prohibit tax-payer dollars from going to support organizations that promote or perform abortions, like Planned Parenthood. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life | Taxpayer Funding of Abortion posted on Friday, December 07, 2007 2:38:51 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)       Monday, December 03, 2007 “Aborting the Truth: Deception Behind Taxpayer Funded-Abortion Clinics” An important pro-life, pro-women piece in the National Review Online.  Excerpt: A nationally recognized organization may be intentionally distributing false information while protecting rapists and child predators. And the federal government has given them $3.9 billion since 1987 in taxpayer funds. Planned Parenthood has been caught in a tangled web. The spotlight is finally being shed on this organization, which has failed to legally report the pregnancies of a 16-year-old who was raped by her father, of an 11-year-old girl who was impregnated by her stepfather, and of a 15-year-old who was sexually assaulted and impregnated by her stepfather’s friend.   Believe it or not, it gets worse. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life | Taxpayer Funding of Abortion posted on Monday, December 03, 2007 9:47:28 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)       Tuesday, November 13, 2007 “Senators Ask Democrats for Amendment Revoking Abortion Center Funding” LifeNews reports.  Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) is championing similar legislation in the House. Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life | Taxpayer Funding of Abortion posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 5:27:51 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)       Wednesday, October 31, 2007 Resources on Planned Parenthood Scandal The following sources provide more helpful information on the Planned Parenthood scandal. Michelle Malkin on the Planned Parenthood Lawsuit The Media Research Center's Brent Bozell on the Planned Parenthood Lawsuit The Family Research Council Is Calling For The US Department Of Justice To Investigate Planned Parenthood Operation Rescue Calls for Nationwide Suspension of Planned Parenthood's Federal Funding in Light of Kansas Criminal Charges In Wake of Kansas Abortion Clinic Charges, CMA Physicians Call for Stricter Scrutiny KC Star - Across Kansas: Legislators Question Attorney General The Weekly Standard: Planned Parenthood's Unseemly Empire Congress Urged to Halt $300 Million to Planned Parenthood Abortion | Planned Parenthood | Pro Life posted on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 7:00:37 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)       Thursday, October 25, 2007 Planned Parenthood Scandals: “A New Front in the Abortion Wars” Robert Novak’s column today shows how Planned Parenthood in “bleeding Kansas” is the new front in the abortion wars.  Excerpt: National antiabortion leaders put the finishing touches yesterday on a letter to be sent to all members of Congress, urging suspension of more than $300 million in federal funding of Planned Parenthood until a massive criminal case brought in Kansas against the abortion rights organization is settled. That launches an attack against the nation's largest purveyor of "reproductive health care" -- including abortions. A Weekly Standard article entitled “Planned Parenthood's Unseemly Empire” takes a comprehensive look at the abortion provider while debunking many of the common assertions by Planned Parenthood defenders.  The story catalogues many of the instances when cases of sexual abuse were ignored by Planned Parenthood staff and shows how the organization profits from promiscuity. The Intellectual Conservative highlights the cover-up of sexual abuse issue in a recent post entitled “How to Cover Up Statutory Rape.”  LifeNews also reports on the illegal Kansas late-term abortion scandal and the efforts of pro-life groups to initiate official investigations of Planned Parenthood. For more information check the Planned Parenthood category here at AdvanceUSA Blog.