Planned Parenthood
Written on 17 Jun, 2018 at 8:02 in
Abortion, Planned Parenthood | Author:
Jonathan Abbamonte Special to The Interim On May 23, the Trump administration released a much-anticipated rule proposal to block federal Title X family planning grants from funding abortion clinics and service providers that offer abortion referrals. The new rule is expected to hit Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers hard. Planned Parenthood alone stands to lose as much as $60 million a year under the rule change if they refuse to disentangle their abortion services from Title X services.
Title X is a federal grant program that ... (Continue reading)
Written on 30 Mar, 2018 at 16:46 in
Abortion, Planned Parenthood, Politics | Author:
Lisa Bourne Special to The Interim Planned Parenthood goes on the offensive
The Trump administration recommended defunding some abortion providers in its proposed budget for the coming year.
In the Title X Family Planning program and Medicaid portion of President Donald Trump’s budget request for fiscal year 2019 released Feb. 12, “certain abortion providers” would be barred from receiving federal funds in Title X Family Planning programs and Medicaid as well as other Health and Human Services (HSS) programs.
Page 56 of the 2019 budget request reads ... (Continue reading)
Written on 28 Oct, 2017 at 9:14 in
Abortion Law, Issues, Planned Parenthood, Politics | Author:
Fr. Mark Hodges Special to The Interim The “reconciliation” process that would have allowed Republicans to eliminate Obamacare’s forced abortion coverage mandate and $500 million tax dollars going to Planned Parenthood ends Sept. 30. The GOP has failed to secure majority support in the U.S. Senate after Sen. Susan Collins of Maine effectively killed the bill when she announced her opposition Sept. 25.
The bill, which President Donald Trump has promised to sign, has much stronger Republican support in the House than in the Senate. Republican Senators John ... (Continue reading)
Written on 25 Nov, 2016 at 8:17 in
Abortion, Planned Parenthood, Politics | Author:
Interim Staff The leaders of Canada and the United States both tweeted in support of Planned Parenthood as the world’s largest abortion organization marked its 100th anniversary.
On Oct. 16, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted a photo of himself with Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards with “warmest congratulations” to the organization.
Trudeau’s tweet garnered more than 11,000 “likes” and nearly 4,000 retweets.
The same day President Barack Obama tweeted that Planned Parenthood allows women “to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 26 Sep, 2016 at 12:31 in
Abortion, Planned Parenthood, Pro-Life | Author:
James Schadenberg David Daleiden
On July 26, the Harris County District Attorney’s office in Texas dropped all charges against David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt, who were responsible for releasing a series of undercover videos which showed that various Planned Parenthood clinics were breaking state and federal laws regarding the trafficking of body parts of aborted children.
On July 14 2015, Daleiden started releasing the videos through the Center for Medical Progress, a ... (Continue reading)
Written on 5 Jan, 2016 at 20:12 in
Editorials, Planned Parenthood | Author:
The shooting at the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood facility was déjà vu all over again. There was the obligatory condemnation of the murder by an allegedly anti-abortion activist and the usual scapegoating of the entire pro-life movement by pro-abortion activists and politicians and their allies in the media.
We join the chorus of pro-lifers condemning the violence at the abortion facility. It is wrong to take the life of an innocent human being. It goes without saying that this is a ... (Continue reading)
Written on 5 Jan, 2016 at 20:10 in
Abortion, Planned Parenthood | Author:
Paul Tuns Robert Lewis Dear, facing a total 179 charges in relation to Planned Parenthood shooting, is reported to have mental health issues.
On Nov. 27, Robert Lewis Dear, opened fire at a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs. During a five-hour standoff, he killed one police officer and two civilians: Garrett ... (Continue reading)
Written on 12 Sep, 2015 at 6:30 in
Abortion, Issues, Planned Parenthood | Author:
Adriana Palma Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion provider in the United States. To date, five videos have been published showing activists posing as buyers from a fetal tissue procurement company speaking with directors from variousPlanned Parenthood facilities to uncover the truth behind the illegal profiting of the distribution of human fetal tissue. Under U.S. federal transplantation of fetal tissue law it states “It shall be unlawful for any person to ... (Continue reading)
Written on 12 Sep, 2015 at 6:21 in
Abortion, Planned Parenthood | Author:
Mahika Perera Since July 14, 2015 seven videos have come to light that reveal certain Planned Parenthood executives negotiating and discussing the sale of fetal organs harvested from aborted babies. The first video released showed Deborah Nucatola discussing the procurement and distribution of the fetal organs, and it was the first of 12 videos that the Center for Medical Progress says they will release exposing Planned Parenthood’s involvement in the fetal body parts trade.
The Centre for Medical Progress spent 30 months researching ... (Continue reading)
Written on 19 Mar, 2015 at 9:28 in
Marriage and Family, Planned Parenthood, Sex Education, Society & Culture | Author:
Pauline Kosalka Planned Parenthood Ottawa is holding workshops to instruct teens in safe sexting.
“If you tell youth not to do it, simply that it’s illegal, they hear, ‘don’t get caught,’ and it doesn’t help them understand the actual risks involved in sexting,” said Lauren Dobson-Hughes, president of PP Ottawa, to Maclean’s. “We would rather youth talk about consent in an age-appropriate way, throughout their lives, so they understand that sharing a picture without someone’s consent isn’t right.”
Sexting is the sending of sexually ... (Continue reading)
Written on 11 Jan, 2015 at 18:12 in
Abortion, Planned Parenthood | Author:
Pauline Kosalka Planned Parenthood has been criticized for backing the #BlackLivesMatter campaign even though it disproportionately targets its abortion services towards the black community. “We are joining #Ferguson organizers and protesters in DC today – standing in solidarity with you! #HandsUpWalkOut #BlackLivesMatter,” said the organization with its PP Black Community Twitter account on Dec. 1 as part of a Twitter protest against the decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown, a black suspect in the Missouri community ... (Continue reading)
Written on 29 Dec, 2013 at 13:28 in
Abortion, Planned Parenthood | Author:
Pauline Kosalka A report by the American Life League’s Stop Planned Parenthood International (STOPP) debunks myths about the abortion giant. Planned Parenthood Federation of America: A 5-Part Analysis of Business Practices, Community Outcomes, and Taxpayer Funding argues that “three primary rationales used for taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood – women’s wellness, reduction of teen pregnancy, and serving the poor – are all invalid.”
Planned Parenthood justifies its role in public health through the provision of “safe sex” education and contraceptives to adolescents, which ... (Continue reading)
Written on 14 May, 2013 at 11:00 in
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Pauline Kosalka A representative from Planned Parenthood refused to say to Florida legislators that babies who survived an abortion should not be killed. Alisa LaPolt Snow of Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates was invited to speak before the House Civil Justice Subcommittee on March 27 on HB1129, a bill mandating that abortion survivors receive medical care from hospitals. It ultimately passed the subcommittee by a 10-2 vote.
Snow shocked Florida lawmakers by her comments. When asked by Rep. Jim Boyd (R) what ... (Continue reading)
Written on 23 Feb, 2013 at 9:16 in
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Pauline Kosalka As Planned Parenthood celebrated its 96th anniversary on October 16, Americans United for Life (AUL) released 22 backgrounders throughout the month of October that emphasized why the organization should be investigated and de-funded. AUL’s project, titled “The Planned Parenthood Exhibits: The Continuing Case for Investigating the Nation’s Largest Abortion Provider,” was a follow-up to its July 7 report, “The Case for Investigating Planned Parenthood,” which helped to inspire a Congressional investigation of the organization. Dr. Charmaine Yoest, head of the ... (Continue reading)
Written on 31 Mar, 2011 at 7:05 in
Abortion, Planned Parenthood | Author:
Pauline Kosalka
A series of undercover videos from the pro-life organization Live Action have uncovered Planned Parenthood (PP) workers abetting sex trafficking. On Feb. 1, Live Action released a video showing a Planned Parenthood manager at a facility in New Jersey giving a man and woman, two actors posing as a pimp and prostitute, advice on how to manage the operation while obtaining abortion, contraception, and STD testing services for underage prostitutes. Days before ... (Continue reading)