Planned Parenthood Exposed
To read the Congressional Record, 109th Congress, 2nd Session, and the speech by the Honorable Chris Smith, the Representative from New Jersey, exposing Planned Parenthood, click here.
To see how Planned Parenthood characterizes their mission, in sharp contrast to the Congressional Record, read their Annual Report here.
Over 30 African-American pastors, students and pro-lifers gathered to protest Planned Parenthood’s for its willingness to entertain racist donations, which were made public on YouTube by UCLA’s Lila Rose and The Advocate publication. See the photos here.
HOT TOPIC: SARAH'S LAW
California Pro-Life Advocates Still Pushing Parental Notification on Abortion
California pro-life advocates are continuing to gather signatures to qualify a third attempt to get state voters to approve allowing parents to know when their teenage daughters are considering an abortion. Read more
Petition Signing Underway to get Sarah's Law on the 2008 Ballot
If you haven't already signed a petition to get Sarah's Law on the 2008 ballot, read more here.
HOT TOPIC: OHIO PLANNED PARENTHOOD UNDER FIRE
Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Itself, Will Hear Case on Teen's Secret Abortion
Columbus, OH (LifeNews.com) -- The Ohio Supreme Court has reversed itself and will hold a hearing on a case involving a secret abortion on a 14-year-old girl who was a victim of rape. A Cincinnati couple is upset their daughter had an abortion at a local Planned Parenthood facility without their knowledge or consent as required by state law. The girl's parents filed a lawsuit against the abortion facility for violating the state's parental notification law by not telling them of her abortion, which may have been coerced. The girl in the case provided an incorrect phone number to Planned Parenthood officials for notification. Instead of giving the abortion center her parents' phone, she gave the number for her 21-year-old boyfriend. Planned Parenthood appealed a judge's decision requiring it to turn over to the family's attorney the abortion records of all women under the age of 18 to determine if there have been other cases and to show how the abortion business handles them. In August, the 1st District Court of Appeals determined that Planned Parenthood doesn't have to give the couple's attorney record of abortions done on other teenagers. In January, the Ohio Supreme Court decided on a 4-3 vote not to hear the appeal. On Wednesday, it reversed itself and agreed to review the case. Full story at LifeNews.com.
Planned Parenthood initially defeated parents' request
The Ohio Supreme Court, in a rare move, has agreed to reconsider whether the parents of a St. Bernard 14-year-old who got an abortion without their consent can review records involving abortions performed on other minors.
Wednesday's announcement reverses a 4-3 January decision by the court not to hear the case of "John and June Roe" vs. Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio. That decision meant the records would remain sealed. Read more
HOT TOPIC: MORE PLANNED PARENTHOOD MISSTEPS
Tennessee Senate Committee Passes Bill to Divert Planned Parenthood Funds
Planned Parenthood Continues To Crack: New Video Outs More Racism
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April 2, 2008
CONTACT: KRISTINA GRABOSKY
703--683-5004
UCLA publication releases another video of more Planned Parenthood staff excitedly accepting donations earmarked for black babies.
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Advocate, a UCLA student publication, is releasing today another video in its Planned Parenthood series exposing the organization's racist vision. Posing as a donor, law student James O'Keefe calls clinics in Oklahoma and New Mexico and asks to make a donation specifically to be used for a black baby. The clinics are more than happy to accommodate his request. See the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwif0VMW3c4.
The Advocate released its first video four weeks ago exposing Autumn Kersey, the Director of Development of Planned Parenthood in Idaho. Ms. Kersey was caught on audio getting "excited" for a donation by an explicit racist caller over the phone. The students also exposed an Ohio clinic for gladly accepting donations, no matter what they may be used for. Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LJVPVh5TWo.
"This new video demonstrates a disturbing trend of racism at Planned Parenthood," said Lila Rose, editor of The Advocate. "Planned Parenthood has no shame in accepting donations intended to purposely abort minority populations. People have forgotten the organization was founded on these principles and has continued to operate under these same racist views for decades."
Irene Gray of Planned Parenthood in Albuquerque, New Mexico took the call from O'Keefe last summer when he wanted to make a donation to abort a black baby. In sympathetic tones, Gray_ replied "yes, yes, it's a strange time for sure" to the caller's rant about affirmative action and how there is a need for less black people because they compete with whites for admission to schools.
When asked if the organization takes donations specifically to abort black babies, another Planned Parenthood staffer from Tulsa Susan Riggs answered, "We can definitely designate it for an African-American."
"Clearly, Planned Parenthood has absolutely no shame in using funds to target and abort black children from racist donors. It's a jolting reminder that abortion is a big business, regardless of what the politicians and the special interest groups say and given that Planned Parenthood receives over $300 million in federal funding every year, it's time Congress investigate these extremely disturbing business practices," continued Rose. "Planned Parenthood must be held accountable for their actions. No one is calling them out - including supposedly minority civil rights groups like the ACLU and NAACP - for their despicable actions."
To speak with Lila Rose, please contact Kristina Grabosky at 703-683-5004.
U.S. District Court Case Unsealed - Whistle Blower Accuses Planned Parenthood of Massive Government Fraud
Read press release. Read LA Times article.HOT TOPIC: GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD
Supreme Court Ruling Indicates that Crime May Be Present Inside Planned Parenthood Abortion Records
Olathe, Kansas, May 1, 2008 - In a ruling released today by the Kansas Supreme Court there are clear indications that crimes have been committed inside the abortion records that were used to charge Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid Missouri on October 16, 2007 with 107 criminal charges including 23 felonies. Read more.
Read the Christian Post Article
Kansas Health Department Won't Certify Abortion Records
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has refused to certify abortion records in a criminal complaint against Planned Parenthood.
Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline has the records and is seeking state certification of them. District Judge Stephen Tatum has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, The Kansas City Star reported.
In October, Kline filed a 107-count criminal complaint against Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri and Comprehensive Health, its Overland Park clinic. Twenty-three of the counts - all felonies - accuse the clinic of manufacturing or forging documents regarding 23 late-term abortions. Kline is seeking the state's certification of those records.
Jennifer Giroux, executive director of Women Influencing the Nation, said Kline has other ways to have the records validated.
"Whatever the judge decides," she said, "the case is moving forward."
FOR MORE INFORMATION Phill Kline explains why medical records are needed to enforce the law.
Kansas Planned Parenthood, Pro-Life Groups Debate Grand Jury Abortion Ruling
Officials with a Kansas City area Planned Parenthood abortion center and pro-life groups are debating the meaning of a grand jury's decision not to indict it for breaking state abortion laws. Read more.
Kline Asks Judge to Order Clinic to Turn Over Records
To read the latest on the Grand Jury Investigation of Planned Parenthood, click here.
Phill Kline: The Only Way To Enforce Law is to See Medical Records
Read Phill Kline's op-ed regarding the importance of using medical records to enforce laws protecting victims of sexual predators. Go there now.
LLDF Joins Others Requesting Congress to Halt Funding of Planned Parenthood
In the wake of the recent filing of a 107-count indictment against Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri (link), pro-life organizations across the country, including Life Legal Defense Foundation, have called on Congress to halt its funding of Planned Parenthood while these charges are pending, as well as to investigate whether other Planned Parenthood affiliates are also engaging in similar unlawful practices. Click here for the letter sent on October 24 to every Congressman. Read the complaint here.
HOT TOPIC: GEORGE TILLER CASE
Abortionist George Tiller's Petition Arguing Grand Jury Proceedings Against Him Are Illegal Is Denied
LLDF was recently quoted in an Associated Press article about the grand jury investigation of abortionist Dr. George Tiller in Kansas. Read the article. To read the Grand Jury Subpoena, click here .
HOT TOPIC: EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH
Undue influence at the stem cell institute
During the litigation over Proposition 71, the proposition that spawned CIRM, LLDF lawyers argued that undue influence by the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee was a potential problem. Read more here.
Common Ground?
Has common ground been found to end the debate over controversial embryonic stem cell research and cloning? Time will tell. To read more, click here. To read Bioethics Defense Fund commentary on Stem Cell Breakthrough, click here.
California's Embryonic Stem Cell Program to Fund "Human Cloning" Research
NAPA, Calif. - Oct. 16, 2007. The Life Legal Defense Foundation (LLDF), a national, pro-life legal organization, today reported that California's embryonic stem cell program will fund controversial human cloning research. LLDF reported that California this month began selling what will total $3 billion in general obligations bonds to fund its embryonic stem cell program. With that in mind, the LLDF has issued the following overview of the situation in California and the current status of embryonic stem cell research on the national level. Read more
