Tag Archives: Group: Planned Parenthood

ACLJ: “We have entered our formal appearance before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a major case against Planned Parenthood. As I’m sure you’ve seen in the news over the past several months, there have been …

Hit with declines in funding from the economic crisis and the Madoff scandal, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America is laying off around 20% of its staff.

The South Bend Tribune: The leader of Indiana’s Planned Parenthood organization was scheduled to speak at the South Bend Chocolate Cafe on Friday, but news of her appearance got a not-so-sweet reaction from some of the company’s customers. Betty Cockrum, …

Jeremy G. Dys, President of the Family Policy Council of West Virginia has this commentary in the West Virginia Record that concludes: Here is revealed the ugly underbelly of the abortion industry. Dealing in shades of gray and whispers, Planned …

LifeNews.com reports: A Virginia pro-life group says the prospects of de-funding the Planned Parenthood abortion business could be better in 2009 than they have been in years. The Family Forum says it will press efforts to stop forcing taxpayers to …

Operation Rescue has issued this press release on the Christian Newswire. It begins: The hearing in a motion to suppress evidence against late-term abortionist George R. Tiller resumed today after a six week break. Tiller is charged with 19 counts …

SuburbanChicagoNews.com reports: “Police are hoping a surveillance photo will help identify a woman who allegedly grabbed the arm of an employee at the Planned Parenthood Clinic last fall. At 11 a.m. on Oct. 1, three workers were leaving the clinic …

NARAL ($3.2 million), Center for Reproductive Rights ($2.5 million), Planned Parenthood ($2.4 million), Center for Reproductive Law and Policy ($625,000), and the the ACLU ($680,000) . . .

LifeNews.com reports: “In what pro-life advocates are calling a case of misplaced priorities, national and Ohio medical groups are siding with Planned Parenthood against an Ohio couple that sued the abortion business for violating state law by failing to alert …

The Christian Newswire carries this report: “. . . Rose questions the abortion provider’s commitment to reform in light of new information uncovered by Live Action. Live Action revealed today that Prevent Child Abuse Indiana, the group selected by Planned …

PR Newswire: “American Life League and the Diocese of Amarillo scored a major victory this week as Planned Parenthood prepares to completely withdraw from the Texas Panhandle . . . In 1997, Planned Parenthood operated 19 clinics in the Texas …

A grand jury will investigate whether an undercover video shot at an Indianapolis Planned Parenthood clinic shows any criminal violations, a prosecutor’s spokesman said Thursday . . .

OneNewsNow.com reports: A pro-life group in Washington has launched a campaign to oppose what it calls president-elect Barack Obama’s planned $1.5 billion “bailout” of the abortion industry. Last week, the Obama-Biden Transition Project posted a report on its website that calls …

The AP reports: “Planned Parenthood has suspended a counselor after an anti-abortion group released its second video in two weeks showing what it says is a clinic staffer ignoring Indiana law to report sexual abuse of minors . . . …

The Blog of the Family Policy Council of West Virginia has carries this post that reports: FOCA is a bill that was introduced to the United States House of Representatives and Senate in 2004.  From the Library of Congress, the …

Undercover footage from a second Indiana Planned Parenthood clinic shows an emerging pattern of abuse, as more clinic counselors evade their legal responsibility to report the statutory rape of young girls.

My idea of a plausible middle ground on the issue requires the overturning of Roe v. Wade, followed by a move toward a system in which abortion is legal but discouraged in, say, the first ten weeks of pregnancy, and basically illegal thereafter.

An abortion clinic’s attorney said Wednesday that he’s subpoenaed Phill Kline to prevent the Johnson County district attorney from taking copies of patients’ medical records and other materials with him when he leaves office.

“We’ve worked closely with Sen. Daschle during his time in the U.S. Senate. Former Sen. Daschle has a strong record of standing up for women’s health and women’s rights and supporting commonsense policies that improve health outcomes for women.

Stephanie Simon writes on the Wall Street Journal: Abortion opponents are pressing state and local governments to stop sending taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood, arguing that the nonprofit group has plenty of cash and shouldn’t be granted scarce public funds …

LifeNews.com reports: “The Indiana Department of Child Services is joining local prosecutors in Bloomington by ignoring the expose’ last week that showed a staff member at Planned Parenthood of Indiana covering up an alleged case of statutory rape. The agency …

Fox28.com reports: “Planned Parenthood in Bloomington has suspended a nurse after she apparently told a 13-year-old girl to lie about her pregnancy.”

LifeNews.com reports: “The results of a new study from a Johns Hopkins University research team claming that there is no link between abortions and mental health problems for women should come as no surprise. The authors of the study, which the …

“The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday ordered a former state attorney general to turn over copies of abortion patients’ medical records to his former office and suggested the abortion-rights foe should be disciplined for his conduct surrounding the documents . . .

LifeNews.com reports: “Pro-life members of the Senate may be in the minority and may see their numbers decrease following the presidential election, but that doesn’t mean they will give up on efforts to press the cause. Senator David Vitter says …

LifeNews.com: “A second video this week features a college student going to Planned Parenthood undercover posting as a young girl who is obviously a victim of statutory rape. This new video, of a Planned Parenthood in Indiana, shows that it …

LifeSiteNews.com reports: “International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) has just released its annual performance report for 2007-2008 in which it boasts of pushing its abortion agenda in traditionally pro-life countries throughout Africa, Latin America and the Islamic world.”

WishTV.com reports: “For the first time, Planned Parenthood in Indiana is offering gift certificates. The organization said a big increase in calls and visits from newly unemployed and uninsured Hoosiers prompted what it calls the unusual, yet practical gift option.”

LifeNews.com: “It’s no surprise that Catholic Church officials take pro-abortion politicians or groups to task for saying they are out of step with pro-life Catholic teachings. Now, a Planned parenthood CE in Massachusetts is turning the tables and claiming Cardinal …

LifeNews reports: “There is a silver lining in the troubled economic times for pro-life advocates in Georgia as Planned Parenthood of Georgia (PPGA) has lost a massive grant from the state. As the state government cuts spending as a result …

In Colorado and South Dakota, pro-lifers were divided . . . In California and Washington pro-lifers were heavily outspent. Moral to this story: Pro-lifers must be united and they must be competitive in fundraising.

Jill Stanek writing on WorldNetDaily: . . . Altogether, this means we are fooling ourselves if we think the United States is still a Christian nation. Its people just elected a barbarian as president, authorized the killing of both its …

OneNewsNow.com reports: The Alliance Defense Fund believes people should abide by the constitution – and Colorado Governor Bill Ritter is no exception. Steven Aden is an attorney with Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), which has sued the state of Colorado. “The citizens of …

LifeNews reports: In its first email to supporters following pro-abortion presidential candidate Barack Obama’s victory Tuesday night, Planned Parenthood announced its Christmas wish list for an Obama administration. Included in the list is a request for funding for a UN …

The Daily Times reports:  Hundreds of people attended an anti-abortion rally Sunday afternoon in front of a clinic connected to other clinics that provide abortions. Organizers counted about 375 people who marched at Planned Parenthood in Farmington as part of …

http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/news/story.aspx?cid=4733 ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND MEDIA ADVISORY November 3, 2008 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT ADF MEDIA RELATIONS:  (480) 444-0020 or www.telladf.org/pressroom ADF attorney available to media after hearing on abortion clinic standards ADF attorneys defending state law that requires Planned …

“Students for Life of America released a video this morning that puts lie to the notion that late-term abortions do not result in infanticide when babies survive the abortion process . . .”

The Olympian reports: “. . . Monica Hopkins is director of development and communications at Zoo Boise. She has previously worked for Planned Parenthood of Idaho and as executive director of Fund for Idaho, an organization that raises money for …

The Rocky Mountain News reports: . . . Mark Hotaling, plaintiff in the lawsuit, said contracts showed Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains and Boulder Valley Women’s Health got $4.5 million each over the course of last year and 2008. …

Alliance Defense Fund attorneys and allied attorneys filed suit Wednesday, asking a Colorado court to cancel $18 million in illegal state contracts awarded over the last year to a Planned Parenthood affiliate and a Boulder abortion provider.

Baptist Press reports: “Today, BP is printing the transcript of Barack Obama’s speech to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, July 17, 2007. An accompanying story in today’s Baptist Press includes John McCain’s speech to National Right to Life.” 

The Sarasota Herald Tribune reports:  Social service agencies across Sarasota County suffered $1.1 million in funding cuts by the County Commission on Thursday, but only one $12,500 cut generated controversy. Commissioners said the cut was not politically motivated. But Planned …

OregonLive.com reports: Behind a portable chain-link fence and with the protection of police officers and hired security guards, supporters of Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette held a ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday on their new clinic and office building in Northeast Portland . …

The Houston Chronicle reports: “Planned Parenthood of Alaska drafted the original petition and has already collected 1,100 names since late August, including 300 people under 18, said chief executive Clover Simon.”

One News Now reports: “Planned Parenthood is again attacking an Aurora, Illinois, pro-life group. It all began when the Pro-Life Action League tried to expose Planned Parenthood’s construction of an abortion clinic by allegedly devious means.”

“The patients need access without having to come in contact with picketers out front,” she said, “Some of whom harass them.”

The Huffington Post reports that Planned Parenthood has “dumped” pro-abortion Republican Senator Susan Collins. “It’s the first time Planned Parenthood has backed the challenger to a senator it had previously endorsed. It also seems to be the first time Planned …

The AP reports: “Ohio Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday that an abortion clinic’s medical records on other patients are relevant to a lawsuit brought by parents of a 14-year-old girl who had an abortion without their consent.”

LifeSiteNews.com reports: “Students for Life of America (SFLA) has released a video exposing two Planned Parenthood clinics in Winston-Salem and Charlotte, North Carolina covering up statutory rape of young girls. To view the video, go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkakpcWSyWY”

The AP reports: “The Supreme Court has rejected for the third time an appeal by anti-abortion activists to undo a multimillion-dollar verdict for their use of ‘wanted’ posters to identify abortion clinic doctors . . . The case is American …

The Daily Herald reports: An anti-abortion group that lost a libel lawsuit against Planned Parenthood last month now might be forced to pick up its rival’s hefty legal tab. Planned Parenthood has asked a Kane County court to award it …

LifeSiteNews.com reports:  The Speaker of the New York City Council announced last week a bill that would remove legal protections for those engaged in peaceful protests outside New York abortion facilities. Speaker Christine Quinn, head of the New York City …

OneNewsNow.com reports: “In 2004, state auditors in California began reviewing Planned Parenthood affiliates; however, the audit was stopped after only one review was completed. That review found that Planned Parenthood of San Diego and Riverside counties overbilled the government more …

LifeNews.com reports: “A new report from the research group associated with Planned Parenthood expands on its previous report showing abortions at their lowest point since 1974. The new Alan Guttmacher Institute report finds abortions are more likely to be done …

. . . 125,000 children (added to the existing 1.3 million abortions) . . . will be killed . . . every year after FOCA is passed. FOCA is indeed a staggering expansion of abortion, both in principle and in actual lives lost.

In the last few years, several states have adopts laws requiring that some women seeking abortions be told that their fetus may experience pain. These measures are the latest in a growing body of specific informational requirements for abortion procedures, many steeped in scientific controversy.

LifeNews.com reports: “Providing further evidence the party is linked to the abortion industry, leading Democratic strategists are telling large donors to give money to Planned Parenthood to bash John McCain.”

LifeNews.com reports:   A collection of pro-life groups has launched a national campaign to de-fund the Planned Parenthood abortion business responsible for more than 25 percent of all abortions in the U.S. On Thursday, leaders from 20 pro-life groups with come together to …

A collection of pro-life groups has launched a national campaign to de-fund the Planned Parenthood abortion business responsible for more than 25 percent of all abortions in the U.S. On Thursday, leaders from 20 pro-life groups with come together to draft a joint resolution.

The Naperville Sun reports: – For the second time in as many weeks, a city board has dismissed appeals filed against Planned Parenthood’s New York Street clinic. Earlier this week, the Building Code Board of Appeals rejected the lion’s share …

LifeNews.com reports: “The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), the global abortion provider co-founded by US-based Planned Parenthood Federation of America, recently issued a primer to help affiliated “Member Associations” and abortion-rights activists navigate abortion laws around the world . . …

Baptist Press reports: The Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and other pro-life organizations have asked President Bush, in his final months in office, to change regulations that have enabled such organizations as Planned Parenthood to use federal funds …

The Houston Chronicle reports: “Planned Parenthood’s upcoming expansion into an existing six-story building on the Gulf Freeway has galvanized abortion opponents and led them to protest outside the site and the construction company that will carry out renovations.”

A woman was sent to a local hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska after a botched abortion at a Planned Parenthood facility.

On Thursday, Planned Parenthood gave the media and supporters a peek inside its new clinic in Dubuque. The clinic on Central Avenue offers several forms of birth control and cancer screenings.

SeaCoastOnline.com reports: “The New Hampshire Department of Justice will be paying the attorney fees for Planned Parenthood of Northern New England over a lawsuit filed in opposition to a parental notification law for underage teens seeking abortions.”

A Kane County, Ill., circuit court’s decision yesterday to dismiss a libelous ad and letter in a lawsuit filed against Planned Parenthood of Illinois and Director Steve Trombley could have far-reaching consequences for free speech rights throughout the state.

Liberty Counsel has issued this press release that begins: Planned Parenthood, the billion dollar corporate abortion mill, has taken indecency to a whole new level and is using your taxpayer dollars to spread its harmful propaganda. A new Planned Parenthood …

The Christian Newswire carries this report that begins: YouTube, the popular Internet-video website, blocked four videos from the pro-life student organization Live Action over the past two weeks, saying that the videos contained “inappropriate content”. YouTube gave neither advance warning …

In Houston, Planned Parenthood is planning what could be the largest freestanding abortion facility in the Western hemisphere. Located along a major freeway in a strategic area for an abortion facility, the building stands seven stories high.

Christianity Today reports: “More than 2,000 people marched around a new Planned Parenthood Clinic in Denver tonight instead of following the Democratic National Convention. Alveda King, a niece of the late Martin Luther King Jr., and Archbishop of Denver Charles …

“Abortion is a tragedy regardless of the ethnic or racial composition of the victim. But when a specific population is targeted for elimination, it is an abomination. Congress should stiffen its moral spine.”

The Boston Herald reports: DENVER – Forget the T-shirts and the Obama buttons, the convention souvenir to score (dreadful pun intended) come courtesty of Angus McQuillken, vice president for public affairs of the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts. It’s a …

Planned Parenthood of Illinois is filing a motion in Kane County Circuit Court, alleging a small group of pro-life citizens is trying to squelch its right to free speech.

After nine years, the Source Teen Theatre on Busch Boulevard has closed its doors. The theater was a Planned Parenthood-sponsored program in which teens wrote and performed morality plays on teen issues.