FACTSHEET
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, in its own words: "Planned Parenthood performed 289,650 abortions in 2006" 1
Planned Parenthood opposes any “legislation that would elevate the legal status of a fetus, at any stage of development, to that of an adult” 2
Planned Parenthood believes pro-lifers are “waging a war on women.” And claim, “this is the real face of Bush's compassionate conservatism — a war on women and children across the globe” 3
Planned Parenthood actively ignores statutory rape reporting laws and campaigns against efforts to enforce or strengthen them. 4, 5, 6, 7
Planned Parenthood would willingly accept donations for racist purposes. 8
Planned Parenthood promotes itself as a “non-partisan” organization, yet promises to turn out millions of votes and dollars to elect pro-abortion candidates to the White House, Congress, and State Governments. 9, 10
Planned Parenthood reports that it is a “not-for-profit” organization and receives over $336 million in government grants and contracts, and yet it had an “excess of revenue over expenses” of almost $56 million in 2005 and $112 million in 2006. 11
Planned Parenthood in Kansas claims to be “a trusted source of health care and education for thousands of women, men and children” yet it has been charged with 107 criminal counts 12 including failure to report sexual abuse and falsifying documents in order to perform illegal late-term abortions. 13
Planned Parenthood in California has privately admitted to overcharging the state and federal governments by at least $180 million for birth-control pills, despite internal and external warnings that its billing practices were improper. 14, 15
1. PPFA Annual Report 2006-2007
2. http://www.ppaction.org/ppvotes/08_issues2.html#5
3. http://www.plannedparenthood.org/newsroom/press-releases/gag-rule-12184.htm http://www.plannedparenthood.org/issues-action/other/bush-war-6069.htm
4. A Planned Parenthood staff member advised a minor to lie about her age and to “just figure out a birth date that works. And I don't know anything.” http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1832392/posts
5. http://www.ppgg.org/c.esJMKZPKJtH/b.2955493/k.3CAA/New_AntiChoice_proposition
6. Planned Parenthood failed to report the abuse of a minor, who confided she was being repeatedly raped by her father. She was subjected to continued abuse for another 18 months. “Planned Parenthood looked the other way, Mason rape victim says,” Cincinnati Enquirer, May 10, 2007
7. Planned Parenthood actively covered up the sexual abuse of a 14-year old girl in Ohio. Cincinnati Enquirer, May 10, 2007
8. An actor with the LA Advocate contacted multiple PP branches about giving money to lower "the number of black people" — none of the employees expressed concern about the racist reason for the donation. http://www.laadvocate.com/pp/ http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/feb/08022802.html
9. http://www.ppaction.org/ppvotes/08_about.html
10. http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=4528041&page=1
11. PPFA Annual Report 2006-2007: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/files/AR_2007_vFinal.pdf
2005-2006: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/files/PPFA/Annual_report.pdf12. http://www.plannedparenthood.org/newsroom/press-releases/phill-kline-17928.htm
13. http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=24702
14. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-billing8mar08,1,5844256.story
15. “In the course of DHS audit…DHS staff requested information about PP's medications costs and indicated that they believed that PP should be charging for medications at cost…A decision by DHS would have severe financial consequence for us – as for all other Planned Parenthood affiliates.” 2004 Vice President of Finance Report Planned Parenthood, Los Angeles, Feb., 2004
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