Planned Parenthood not only performs abortions but gives choices and counseling as well. [23] Another initiative was the commencement of a "Global Partnership Program", with the aim of building a vibrant activist constituency in support of family planning. Indeed, “79% of Planned Parenthood abortion facilities are located near either an African American or a Hispanic neighborhood and 45% are placed so that they are within walking distance of both types of minority neighborhoods.”. I could go on and on, but it would take too long to explain how pathetic this is. It’s not what defines us as individuals. By 1960, visitors to PPFA centers across the nation numbered over 300,000 per year. The key to understanding Bill Gates’ exposure to eugenic concepts is to trace his family past. PPFA's programs included a full range of family planning services including marriage education and counseling, and infertility services. Yes! [50][51][52], The services provided by PPFA affiliates vary by location, with just over half of all Planned Parenthood affiliates in the U.S. performing abortions. It is very hypocritical to claim that PP is lying when this article lied about being not being biased. [23], On February 15, 2006, Cecile Richards, the daughter of former Texas governor Ann Richards, and formerly the deputy chief of staff to the U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (the Democratic Leader in the United States House of Representatives), became president of the organization. [24], Largely relying on a volunteer workforce, by 1960 the Federation had provided family planning counseling in hundreds of communities across the country. [12] PPFA is well known for providing services to minorities and to poor people;[60][61] according to PPFA, approximately four out of five of their clients have incomes at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty level. 1950 While in her 80s, Sanger organizes support for research to create the first birth control pill. [145], In 2006, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that Planned Parenthood was not required to turn over its medical records in an investigation of possible child abuse. 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Planned Parenthood has gone to court to keep from turning over these records, citing medical privacy and concerns about the motivation for seeking the records. Just like the Nobel Peace Prize has been turned into an absolute joke, Leftists have over-used and abused the term “racism” to the point where it means nothing except ignorance and hated on the part of the user. In all, the Planned Parenthood clinic had faced 107 criminal charges from Kline and other Kansas prosecutors, all of which were ultimately dismissed. [34][35] During her term, Planned Parenthood grew to become the seventh largest charity in the country, providing services to four million clients each year through its 170 affiliates, whose activities were spread across 50 states. Southeast: 877-603-4323. [159], Planned Parenthood has occupied a central position in the abortion debate in the U.S., and has been among the most prominent targets of the U.S. pro-life movement for decades. In January 2016, a Texas grand jury chartered to investigate Planned Parenthood found no wrongdoing by Planned Parenthood but instead indicted CMP founder David Daleiden and member Sandra Merritt for creating and using false government IDs and attempting to purchase fetal tissue. When Abortion Was a Crime : Women, Medicine, and Law in the United States, 1867â1973. Though the Catholic Church teaches that we must wait until we are married to engage in sexual intercourse and that sexual intercourse has both unitive and procreative ends, it does not teach that sexuality is bad or something we should be ashamed of. [57], In 2013, PPFA reported seeing 2.7 million patients in 4.6 million clinical visits. By law, taxpayer money cannot fund abortions, but money is fungible. From PP accepting donations from a, If your school system adopts the newest SIECUS, And lest you think that this brand of sex ed isn’t ubiquitous, according to the, A perfect example of this can be found in the section entitled, We must understand that our sexuality is simply a part of us; it is not. According to Stop Planned Parenthood International, in 2019 Planned Parenthood added surgical or medical abortions to 18 of its facilities, bringing the total number of facilities that have abortion services to 375. Sanger’s Planned Parenthood and Birth Control Review boards were filled with eugenicists who proudly paraded their vile racism and elitism. [179] In 2015, a Planned Parenthood clinic in Pullman, Washington was heavily damaged by arson. [55][56] Contrary to the assumption of some, Planned Parenthood conducts cancer screenings but does not provide mammograms. The report was heavily criticized as partisan and inaccurate by Democratic members of the committee, Planned Parenthood, and some news media. [84], Planned Parenthood is the largest single provider of abortions in the U.S.,[161] but pro-choice advocates have argued that the organization's family planning services reduce the need for abortions; in the words of Megan Crepeau of the Chicago Tribune, Planned Parenthood could be "characterized as America's largest abortion preventer". Its revenue for that time period was $1.638 billion. [164], Periodically, pro-life advocates and activists have tried to demonstrate that Planned Parenthood does not follow applicable state or federal laws. [167][168] However, a 2005 review by the Bush administration's Department of Health and Human Services "yielded no evidence of clinics around the nation failing to comply with laws on reporting child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape or incest". After the 5th U.S. This is what our children should understand about sexuality, but Planned Parenthood teaches the opposite. Young people view more than 40 000 ads per year on television alone and increasingly are being exposed to advertising on the Internet, in magazines, and in schools. “The first step would be to control the intake and output on morons, mental defectives, epileptics,” she wrote in a document called My Way to Peace. [33] In the years that followed, the organization played a key role in landmark abortion rights cases such as Roe v Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v Casey (1992). I highly recommend the book “Margaret Sanger, Father of Modern Society by Elasah Drogin. [41] In 2012, Richards was voted one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. In articles such as “The Eugenic Value of Birth Control Propaganda” and “Birth Control and Racial Betterment,” Sanger explained her reasonings for why she believed women “need” birth control. [29] During this period, Sanger â like other American advocates of birth control â publicly condemned abortion, arguing that it would not be needed if every woman had access to birth control. Faye Wattleton became the first African American president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America in 1978. 1107â1108), Reagan, Leslie J. It does! Title X of that law provides funding for family planning services, including contraception and family planning information. "Old enough to choose?". liberal cowards. [62] Planned Parenthood and three patients sued the state of Louisiana, with the United States Department of Justice siding with Planned Parenthood. By 1941, it was operating 222 centers and had served 49,000 clients. The groups called or visited Planned Parenthood health centers posing as victims of statutory rape,[165] minors who by law need parental notification before abortion,[166] racist donors seeking to earmark donations to reduce the African-American population,[60][167] or pimps seeking abortions for underage prostitutes. 2006)", Judge allows Texas to ban state funding to Planned Parenthood, "Effect of Removal of Planned Parenthood from the Texas Women's Health Program", "To Court Blacks, Foes of Abortion Make Racial Case", "Women as Leaders in the Contraceptive Movement", "Bomberger again lashes out at NPR, Veazey", "Opposition Claims About Margaret Sanger", "Planned Parenthood at Center of Budget Shutdown Threat", "Planned Parenthood, abortion and the budget fight", "Conservatives Step Up Attacks On Public Funding For Birth Control", "Pro-Life Group Launches Undercover Sting", "Abortion foes' dirty tactics: Advocates of a California "parental notification" bill accuse Planned Parenthood of protecting sexual predators instead of teen girls. Prominent organizations such as Planned Parenthood, the George W. Bush Presidential Center, Vermont Public Radio, the Rhode Island School of Design and Human Rights Watch have acknowledged notices from Blackbaud. Wattleton, who was also the youngest president in Planned Parenthood's history, served in this role until 1992. He also presided over many bar associations, organisation boards and started the Technology Alliance — a regional push to expand technology-based jobs throughout the 20th century. [39] The PPAF serves as the nonpartisan political advocacy arm of PPFA. Planned Parenthood doesn’t offer any reasons why abstinence is beneficial for someone’s mental or physical health. But if you look at the reports, caucasions are still the largest percent of patients. [129] Planned Parenthood endorsed Obama in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. [153] Sanger advocated for "voluntary motherhood"âthe right to choose when to be pregnantâfor all women, as an important element of women's rights. It is an excellent compendium that is easy to read of the life of Margaret Sanger written by a Catholic convert from Judaism. [82], In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, total revenue was $1.3 billion: non-government health services revenue was $305 million, government revenue (such as Medicaid reimbursements) was $528 million, private contributions totaled $392 million, and $78 million came from other operating revenue. The original recordings were never surrendered because the control freaks did not want to admit to falsifying what was really said. I am very disappointed. Its predecessor, the. [117] Planned Parenthood supports the wide availability of emergency contraception such as the Plan B pill. [24], Both Planned Parenthood and Margaret Sanger are strongly associated with the abortion issue today. [43], On September 12, 2018, the organization announced that Leana Wen would take over as president, effective November 2018. [3] These affiliates together operate more than 700 health centers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Members of the CMP posed as representatives of a biotechnology company in order to gain access to both meetings with abortion providers and abortion facilities. [2][58] According to PPFA, in 2014 the organization provided 3.6 million contraceptive services, 4.5 million sexually transmitted infection services, about 1 million cancer related services, over 1 million pregnancy tests and prenatal services, over 324,000 abortion services,[59] and over 100,000 other services, for a total of 9.5 million discrete services. Obama does not have the spirit of Moses and is possessed by demons. Planned Parenthood Global helps its partners provide contraception. This was super biased and it was clear this article is against Planned Parenthood from the moment I started reading. Did Planned Parenthood really sell baby body parts? Dissenting were William Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Byron White. Ask if they have materials on helping parents deal with this emotional time. [63] Education is available regarding male birth control and lowering the risk of sexually transmitted diseases. The women's campaign led to major changes in the laws governing birth control and sex education in the United States. [69][70], Planned Parenthood has received federal funding since 1970, when President Richard Nixon signed into law the Family Planning Services and Population Research Act, amending the Public Health Service Act. 1107 (1917), Wayne, T. (2011). [143] In 2007 Kline's successor, Paul J. Morrison, a Democrat, notified the clinic that no criminal charges would be filed after a three-year investigation, as "an objective, unbiased and thorough examination" showed no wrongdoing. Unbiased facts about Planned Parenthood can be difficult to find. The charges against Daleiden and Merritt in Texas were dismissed six months later on the grounds that the grand jury's indictment authority had extended only to Planned Parenthood. But who is really breaking the law? Eugenics espouses the belief that a certain group of people has the right to determine who should live, who should reproduce, and who should die. By the end of World War II, the Federation was no longer solely a center for birth control services or a clearing house for contraceptive information but had emerged as a major national health organization. The videos showed how abortion providers made fetal tissue available to researchers, although no problems were found with the legality of the process. It increases access to “safe” abortion care, and it advocates for laws promoting women’s “health”—meaning it advocates for laws to make abortion legal in countries where it’s still illegal. For kids aged 12-15, the standards teach that people’s “understanding of their gender identity” might change throughout his/her lifetime. Jacksonville NAACP vilifies Rutherford over planned objection to Electoral College results Mindy Wadley 1/4/2021 Lawmakers in 14 states have proposed anti-LGBTQ bills, many of which target trans youth 1997. [115] Planned Parenthood has also opposed initiatives that require waiting periods before abortions,[116] and bans on late-term abortions including intact dilation and extraction, which has been illegal in the U.S. since 2003. [110][111] To justify this position, Planned Parenthood has cited the case of Becky Bell, who died following an illegal abortion rather than seek parental consent for a legal one. The analysis by Fusion GPS concluded that the longer version was also edited, with skips and missing footage. The organization's focus countries are Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Alexis McGill Johnson, a board member and former chairwoman, became the organization's acting president. "Massachusetts abortion clinics boost security, lawmakers seek fix", "Breast cancer fundraising lags after abortion dispute", "Opponents of Texas abortion restrictions rally at Capitol", "Anti-abortion protesters rally at Planned Parenthood sites", "Social media at forefront of social protest", "Anniversary of the Brownsville Clinic Raid", "Collection: Planned Parenthood Federation of America records (PPFA I) | Smith College Finding Aids", "Political Attacks on Planned Parenthood Are a Threat to Women's Health", "Birthright: What's next for Planned Parenthood? In addition, PPFA mandates that every affiliate must have at least one facility that does surgical or medical abortions. [42], Richards' tenure as president of the organization ended on April 30, 2018. [27][28] For much of the organization's history, however, and throughout Sanger's life, abortion was illegal in the U.S., and discussions of the issue were often censored. ), Encyclopedia of women in today's world (Vol. Today, the name has changed to SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change. [148], A 2020 study found that closures of Planned Parenthood clinics resulted in increases in the maternal mortality rate: "Planned Parenthood clinic closures negatively impacted all women, increasing mortality by 6%â15% across racial/ethnic groups. [23] In 1923 Sanger opened the Birth Control Clinical Research Bureau (BCCRB) for the purposes of dispensing contraceptives under the supervision of licensed physicians and studying their effectiveness. Time and time again, we see that Planned Parenthood cares about just one thing: money. Thus, this one woman received 4-5 (or more) services. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997, "REMINDER/Planned Parenthood Salutes Visionary Leaders in the Fight for Reproductive Freedom. Beginning with Margaret Sanger’s push of birth control on the poor and continuing through today, Planned Parenthood purposely targets African Americans and Hispanics. It has 68 medical and related affiliates and 101 other affiliates including 34 political action committees. Feldt also launched the Responsible Choices Action Agenda, a nationwide campaign to increase services to prevent unwanted pregnancies, improve quality of reproductive care, and ensure access to safe and legal abortions. PP killed 345,672 preborn babies during the 2018-2019 fiscal year. 1 John 2:18 tells us there are many antiChrists. Conservative politicians in several states have also used this as an opportunity to cut or attempt to cut family planning funding at the state level. [168] As a result of some of these videos, several Planned Parenthood workers have been disciplined or fired. About this time, she, “The first step would be to control the intake and output on morons, mental defectives, epileptics,” she wrote in a document called. The article title is fake and this is most definitely biased. Think about it this way: would you arbitrarily walk up to a person at a bar and give him/her a piece of expensive jewelry? In March 2017, Daleiden and Merritt were charged with 15 felonies in the State of California â one for each of the people whom they had filmed without consent, and one for criminal conspiracy to invade privacy. This article is nothing more than click bait with a clear agenda of slander. Taxpayer dollars may not go directly toward killing babies, but the fact that the government gives Planned Parenthood about $60 million a year allows the organization to spread its money around however it wants to. So, for instance, if a woman goes into PP for a pregnancy test and says that she’s worried that her boyfriend is cheating on her, she would likely receive an exam, STD testing, a pregnancy test, and a prescription (either for the STD, for birth control, or maybe even the abortion pill), and abortion counseling (if pregnant). Terrible article. Planned Parenthood began to advocate abortion law reform beginning in 1955, when the organization's medical director, Mary Calderone, convened a national conference of medical professionals on the issue. In fact, its inherent beauty is why we should not share it with just anyone. [68], PPFA's international outreach and other activities are performed by Planned Parenthood Global, a division of PPFA,[3][69] and by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) which now consists of more than 149 Member Associations working in more than 189 countries. A number of cases in which Planned Parenthood has been a party have reached the U.S. Supreme Court. [83] According to Planned Parenthood, 59% of the group's revenue is put towards the provision of health services, while non-medical services such as sex education and public policy work make up another 15%; management expenses, fundraising, and international family planning programs account for about 16%, and 10% of the revenue in 2013â2014 was not spent. Currently Susan writes weekly for HLI, edits for American Life League, and is the editor of its Celebrate Life Magazine. Pathetic! In 1879, a woman named Margaret Sanger was born to a large and impoverished family in New York. Though it operates no medical centers of its own, its affiliates operate, As Sanger’s progeny, Planned Parenthood of course continues to offer birth control. [191] In 1994, John Salvi entered a Brookline, Massachusetts Planned Parenthood clinic and opened fire, murdering receptionist Shannon Elizabeth Lowney and wounding three others. Planned parenthood. Div. This racism was recently addressed at PP of Greater New York, which just parted ways with one of its administrators and has removed Sanger’s name from its building. [114], The organization opposes laws requiring ultrasounds before abortions, stating that their only purpose is to make abortions more difficult to obtain. There are no facts on this point, only theories and opinions. As a result, federal and state legislators have proposed legislation to reduce funding levels. And they say loudly and clearly that abortion is the core mission of this organization that kills 947 babies every day in America. PP counts each service it provides as a unique interaction (a “discrete clinical interaction”) even if one person received multiple services. In June 2017, all the invasion of privacy charges (but not that of conspiracy) were dismissed with leave to amend, In the U.S., abortion providers have been threatened with death, and facilities that provide abortions have been attacked or vandalized. Sanger founded the American Birth Control League in 1921,[5] which changed its name to Planned Parenthood in 1942. In partnership with more than 100 organizations across Africa and Latin America, we advance the health and rights of young people, women, and families, with an emphasis on the most vulnerable and underserved. But beneath the smoke and mirrors, the facts speak for themselves. [23] Planned Parenthood was one of the founding members of the International Planned Parenthood Federation when it was launched at a conference in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, in 1952. In New York City, more black babies are aborted than are born. [84][83] By law (Hyde Amendment), federal funding cannot be allocated for abortions (except in rare cases),[85] but some opponents of abortion have argued that allocating money to Planned Parenthood for the provision of other medical services allows other funds to be reallocated for abortions. Chesler, Ellen (1992), Woman of Valor: Margaret Sanger and the Birth Control Movement in America, Simon & Schuster, "People v. Sanger", 179 App. [151][152] Scholars describe Sanger as believing that birth control and sterilization should be voluntary, and not based on race. While these videos horrified the country, many claimed that founder David Daleiden and others lied and altered the videos. Thank you I needed it for the research I am doing. "[76], Donors to Planned Parenthood have included the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Buffett Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Turner Foundation, the Cullmans, and others. I think it’s great you’re getting the word out about this destructive organization. I total agree with this author. In addition, PPFA spends a little over $1 million per year for rented space. Instead, she began to work with impoverished women in New York City. Sanger’s work with the poor intensified, and in 1921 she established the American Birth Control League, which eventually took the name Planned Parenthood. All three women were arrested[18][19][20] and jailed for violating provisions of the Comstock Act, accused of distributing obscene materials at the clinic. But we must understand that, when it gives that 3% figure, it is skewing the numbers to mislead and obfuscate. As children of God, we are so much more than sexual beings. Bill Gates’ father, William H. Gates, Sr., was a prominent banker and a lawyer in Preston Gates & Ellis. Planned Parenthood now runs 53% of all surgical/medical abortion facilities in America. It is a tax-exempt corporation under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) and a member association of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). Her articles and speeches are riddled with beliefs such as this and prove that she considered there to be a close link between birth control and eugenics. 3. Officials in twelve states initiated investigations into claims made by the videos, but none found Planned Parenthood clinics to have sold tissue for profit as alleged by CMP and other anti-abortion groups. [74] Among specific countries and territories serviced by Planned Parenthood Global's reproductive planning outreach are Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, Barbados, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Guyana, Cape Verde and Samoa. 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