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Planned Parenthood PR Machine Working Overtime

March 10, 2010

Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion chain and recipient of over $350 million in taxpayer dollars per year, has had to deal with tons of negative press coverage in the past couple years thanks in large part to many African-American pastors and the undercover videos of Lila Rose.

The latest ordeal comes out of the billboard campaign in Georgia, which we wrote about last week. Georgia Right to Life put up several billboards centered around Atlanta that said black children are an “endangered species” and led viewers to the website www.toomanyaborted.com. Well, the billboards seem to be having an effect as one Georgia lawmaker, with bipartisan support, introduced The Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act, which would outlaw performing abortions based on race, sex or color.

As the Washington Times explains, “If enacted, the bill would make it illegal to knowingly solicit, perform or accept funding for race- or sex-selected abortions.”

And Planned Parenthood isn’t happy (of course). They don’t like it when they are accused of following in their foundress’ (Margaret Sanger) footsteps.

Planned Parenthood has been wrongly depicted as racist through “race-baiting phone calls,” added Dr. Vanessa Cullins, vice president for medical affairs for Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Those “race-baiting calls” were made by James O’Keefe and Lila Rose. They called several Planned Parenthood clinics around the country and made blatant racists statements as they were trying to find out how to donate money specifically to abort a black baby. The reactions are sickening to listen to. Not one Planned Parenthood rep turned the money down.

What has Planned Parenthood done since then? Dr. Cullins says that they have retrained their staff to “recognize and handle such calls.” Ah yes, problem solved. Now what is Planned Parenthood going to do about the fact that 70% of Planned Parenthood clinics are located in urban neighborhoods where the majority of African-Americans reside?

Stay tuned for more on this topic. It isn’t going away anytime soon. In fact, Planned Parenthood is set to open up the largest abortion facility, 78,000 square feet, in the country in Houston in April. Guess where that’s going – right in the heart of two minority communities in Houston.

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SBA List Poll: Voting for Abortion-Funded Obamacare is Political Suicide

March 9, 2010

The Susan B Anthony List, a great organization that helps to elect pro-life women, distributed a poll last week in several of the targeted congressional districts of pro-life Democrats. These Dems are part of Congressman Bart Stupak’s soldiers – those Democrats who are not happy that the current healthcare bill they are being asked to vote on funds abortion on demand with government dollars.

No doubt the Obama Administration and Nancy Pelosi are doing their best to arm twist as many of these Congressmen and women as possible. The polling results below should give them extra ammo to vote NO. We showed some of the best questions and answers below in handy charts.

Worth noting is that not only do their constituents oppose taxpayer funds paying for abortions through healthcare but that voting for this bill would be political suicide.

Also, here’s a couple highlights from the overall polling numbers:

3/5 agreed that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation
2/3 don’t want to use tax dollars to pay for abortions
Over 50% say they would not vote for a candidate who votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion.

Full results are here: www.sba-list.org/poll.

INDIANA’S 8TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: CONGRESSMAN BRAD ELLSWORTH

INDIANA’S 9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: CONGRESSMAN BARON HILL

PENNSYLVANIA’S 11TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: CONGRESSMAN PAUL KANJORSKI

PENNSYLVANIA’S 4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: CONGRESSMAN JASON ALTMIRE

OHIO’S 16TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: CONGRESSMAN JOHN BOCIERI

OHIO’S 9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: CONGRESSWOMAN MARCY KAPTUR

OHIO’S 6TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: CONGRESSMAN CHARLIE WILSON

OHIO’S 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: CONGRESSMAN STEVE DRIEHAUS

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The Ugly Truth Revealed

March 2, 2010

It may come as a surprise to some but it’s worth noting that in the US, nearly 40% of the abortions done are on black women, even though they only make 13% of the population. That is 3x the rate of white women. Since 1973, abortion has killed more African-Americans than anything else.

The New York Times, keying off of ingenious billboards plastered around Georgia that shed light on this disturbing statistic, ran a front-page article over the weekend “To Court Blacks, Foes of Abortion Make Racial Case.” Newsbusters has a thorough analysis of the overly bias nature of the story including that “blacks have a much higher abortion rate, but somehow this ‘old news’ is getting ‘exaggerated new life’ on the Internet.”

Even though the article was decidedly bias (hey, it’s the New York Times), it did reveal the campaign by Georgia Right to Life to put this issue on the table and make sure that African-Americans know that they are truly targeted by Planned Parenthood. Over 70% of Planned Parenthood clinics are located in urban neighborhoods where the majority of African-Americans reside. This isn’t a conspiracy, as the New York Times would like you to believe, but all out crisis in the black community.

The extremely high abortion rates have always been a problem but several prominent African-American pastors started a public campaign against Planned Parenthood when audio was released by Live Action Films in early 2008 that had a student posing as a donor who wanted to give money to specifically abort a black baby. The PP staffers were more than happy to take the money and earmark it for that purpose. One woman was “very excited” by the prospect. See all the tapes here: http://liveaction.org/index.php/projects/racism.

Several black pastors gathered in Washington, D.C. in April outside of a Planned Parenthood to expose the racism and targeting of Planned Parenthood, whose founder Margaret Sanger, was an ardent supporter of eugenics. They sent letters to Congress, to then-candidate Obama, to Hillary Clinton and asked that they defund Planned Parenthood.

The coalition of black pastors even went to the NAACP convention in 2008 to protest and play the tapes but police moved them to the other side of the road to get out of the way.

But they aren’t giving up. They have helped to promote movies like MAAFA21 which equates slavery to abortion and now they are taking to the billboards to make sure their own communities are aware of the grave threat facing them. Leaders like Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speak frequently to crisis pregnancy centers on this issue and recount their own abortions.

To learn more, go to http://www.toomanyaborted.com/.

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Abortion Funding is Back

February 22, 2010

Government-funding of abortion is back – actually it never really left but rather was pushed under the radar for awhile. No longer though.

President Obama introduced his version of healthcare reform this morning, which is pretty close to the pro-abortion Senate version of healthcare, rather than the House side. The House version includes the Stupak Amendment, which bars the government from funding abortion, while the Senate version, and Obama’s version, don’t have the Stupak Amendment.

From the LA Times:

The president did not propose any changes to the Senate bill’s restrictions on federal funding for abortion, which would require any woman buying a subsidized health plan with abortion services to pay separately for the abortion benefit.

Led by Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Democrats are going full steam ahead on healthcare. They are purposefully driven and focused on passing some sort of healthcare reform bill that would be a disaster for the unborn and all pro-lifers and even those pro-choicers who don’t want to fund abortion with government money.

Dan Perrin at RedState says that basically the Dems are losing their minds over Obamacare and are irrationally desperate:

The Dems cannot accept the defeat of ObamaCare and will try reconciliation because Majority Leader Reid is desperate for liberal support for his failing re-election effort; Speaker Pelosi is genuinely irrational about ObamaCare, and the President believes that the entire Dem Congress should politically self-destruct to save his bill.

And Human Events reports today that Reid wants to ram through Obamacare in the next two months using a procedural trick.

And yet, Obama keeps talking about bi-partisanship but when it comes to the only issue that had bi-partisan support – that the government NOT fund abortion on demand – he trashed it.

Action is needed NOW! We know calling/emailing/visiting your Representatives gets old after awhile but they absolutely need to hear from you. Tell them that you will not support any bill that does not include the Stupak Amendment. Need some help reaching your Reps? Go HERE to find out who need to contact.

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Big Week in Healthcare Coming Up

February 19, 2010

A lot will be happening on healthcare next week. Not satisfied that the American people have soundly rejected their healthcare plans, that includes government-funding of abortion, President Obama, Harry Reid & Nancy Pelosi are back to pushing their own agenda hard.

President Obama is meeting with GOP leaders next Thursday, Feb. 25^th, which will be aired live, to talk about coming up with a bi-partisan healthcare plan. But before that he will be releasing his own reconciliation healthcare bill and posting it online either late this weekend or Monday morning. The President wants this bill to be the starting point of negotiations during the GOP healthcare meeting.

Has Obama mentioned abortion? Of course he hasn’t. But here’s the thing. Abortion HAS to be addressed somehow in the healthcare bill. If there is no specific exclusion of abortion written into the bill, like the Stupak Amendment did, then you and I will be funding abortion through healthcare. Period.

Obama knows it. Pelosi knows it. Reid knows it. And Americans know it too. We’ve written on several national polls showing that Americans overwhelmingly disapprove of government-funding of abortion.

Thanks to the heroic efforts of Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI), Nancy Pelosi is going to have a heck of a hard time passing a healthcare bill in the House that doesn’t include his amendment.

Be vigilant. Read the new bill. And contact your legislators. Like we have said, healthcare reform isn’t over yet. Obama and his allies are desperate for a healthcare bill and they are desperate to pay back all the support they have received from the abortion industry. And from the looks for it, they will do anything whatsoever to get it.

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Planned Parenthood Gets Shocked in Virginia

February 17, 2010

What a turn of events for Planned Parenthood in Virginia.

The largest provider of abortion in the country decided to try to get the state of Virginia to produce a counter-Choose Life license plate that says “Trust Women, Respect Choice” and have the proceeds to go Planned Parenthood.

Choose Life license plates are very popular and are available in 24 states while pro-abortion plates are available in 3 states. In Virginia, the proceeds go to Heartbeat International, a worldwide network of pregnancy resource centers.

Well, Planned Parenthood got a huge shock when the Virginia House of Delegates went to vote on the proposed license plate. One of the legislators decided to introduce an amendment that would send the proceeds to the Virginia Pregnant Women Support Fund instead of Planned Parenthood (it’s ok to laugh or cheer; we did).

The VA Pregnant Women Support Fund helps pregnant women with various kinds of support during unplanned pregnancies – basically they are the opposite of Planned Parenthood.

In a turn of events that sent Planned Parenthood into a tizzy, the House of Delegates passed the amendment and then passed the bill!

The grassroots manager of Planned Parenthood of Virginia, Courtney Jones, said: ”I’m outraged about the funds going to the Pregnant Women Support Fund because they don’t provide the same services as Planned Parenthood does.”

That’s right Courtney. The Pregnant Women Support Fund does not take the life of unborn children.

The Virginia State Senate passed a similar bill today but that version sends the money to Planned Parenthood so before a final bill is passed, both chambers will have to resolve the differences.

Let’s hope that the proceeds don’t go to Planned Parenthood since, among other reasons, their very mission is in opposition to the license plate’s message of trusting women. Planned Parenthood consistently opposes laws that are pro-woman like parental consent laws and a PP clinic in Birmingham just got put on probation for violations like giving a 13-year-old two abortions in 4 months without ever notifying her parents or the police (which is mandated by law since that kind of sexual relationship is child abuse).

Do you live in Virginia and want to contact your legislators about this bill and tell them not to send proceeds of the new plate to Planned Parenthood? Go here http://conview.state.va.us/whosmy.nsf/main?openform.

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Obama Nominee Tried to Take Away Catholic Church Tax Exemption

February 5, 2010

Dawn Johnson, Nominated to head Justice Dept. Office of Legal Counsel

As the St. Michael Society continues with our petition drive urging the resignation of Obama’s faith based initiatives advisor Harry Knox for his attacks on Pope Benedict XVI, there is yet another Obama friend and nominee that has a record of hostility against Catholics. Dawn Johnson, nominated by the President to head the Office of Legal Counsel in the Justice Department, in the 1980s tried to revoke the tax-exempt status of the Catholic Church over the church’s position in defense of the unborn.

Bill Donahue, President of The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, fired back at a recent New York Times editorial encouraging her nomination.

“BASELESS CONCERNS” OVER DAWN JOHNSEN?

February 4, 2010

Catholic League president Bill Donohue directs his comments at an editorial in today’s New York Times:

If someone were nominated to serve in a major legal position in a Republican administration who previously tried to take away the tax exempt status of Islamic mosques and institutions—for purely political reasons—everyone knows that he or she would never be given a hearing.

So why is Dawn Johnsen’s nomination to head the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel still being considered? She tried in the late 1980s to take away the tax exempt status of the Roman Catholic Church, all because she wanted to silence the Church’s voice on abortion. Yet the New York Times audaciously asserts today that the “baseless objections” and “baseless concerns” of her critics should be ignored.

Since when are objections to proven instances of bigotry considered “baseless”? Would it be “baseless” to object to someone who wants to deny Muslims the same tax exempt status afforded Catholics, Protestants, Jews and others? Would not such a person be branded a bigot who is unfit to serve in any administration, especially in a high post in the Justice Department? If the answer is obvious, then why is her nomination even alive?

Between the appointment of Harry Knox, and the nomination of Ms. Johnson, Catholics are growing increasingly concerned about a trending disdain for Catholics by the President and his Administration. This is why it is so important for Catholics to speak out and take action in every way we can to defend our faith. Please remember to sign our petition urging the resignation of Harry Knox.

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Bella’s Eduardo Versteragui Endorses Catholic Candidate for Illinois Governor

January 29, 2010

If you know anything about Catholic rock stars, chances are you have heard of Eduardo Versteragui. He’s the Mexican actor whose compassion, love and generosity for a mother and her unborn child stole our hearts in the award-winning 2006 film “Bella.”

Versteragui has an inspiring personal history, having transformed his life and mission as an actor after coming to Hollywood and converting to the faith. Since his conversion, he has been extremely proactive in helping spread the pro-life message in entertainment media and the political arena.

His latest endorsement is to campaign on behalf of Adam Andrzejewski, a pro-life Roman Catholic running for Illinois state Governor.

Versteragui has issued a short video explaining why he is supporting Andrzejewski and the importance of electing a Governor who adheres to our Catholic values. As a politician who is “proudly pro-life,” Veesteragui enthusiastically shares that ”his position on the pro-life issue is as powerful as it is refreshing.” The video concludes in text, reminding viewers that Illinois is where President Obama began his political career and where he voted against the “Infant’s Born Alive Act.”

Well worth the two minute watch on YouTube:

Andrzejewski’s primary race is this Tuesday, February 2^st and he is gaining momentum among five candidates, all of whom are separated by just eight points in the polls. His wife Kerry and their three daughters are parishioners of St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church in Hinsdale, IL.

Support his campaign and visit http://www.adamforillinois.com/

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Stop The Attempt To Use the “Nuclear” Option

January 28, 2010

From the Susan B. Anthony List…

Nancy Pelosi is plotting to salvage Pro-Abortion Bill

Nancy Pelosi has revealed her intention to use the “nuclear” option to pass an amendment to the Senate Health Care Reform Bill through the Senate. She intends to use this procedural trick to convince Representatives to pass the unpopular pro-abortion Senate Health Care Reform Bill. Tell your Representative to oppose using procedural tricks to shove unpopular pro-abortion health care legislation through Congress. Demand that they stand firm against any attempt to pass the pro-abortion Senate Health Care Reform Bill into law.

http://capwiz.com/sbalist/issues/alert/?alertid=14605861

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CBS Challenged to Hold Ground on Pro-Life Super Bowl Ad

January 27, 2010

Will CBS cave to pro-abortion activist pressures?

According to Brent Bozell, President of the Media Research Center, their credibility is toast if they do.

Bozell has called on CBS to stay the course in planning to air the life-affirming Super Bowl commercial featuring Tim Tebow and his mother, despite the opposition from left-wing activist groups.

He makes some excellent points:

“Radical leftist groups like the National Organization for Women have the gall to claim that this life-affirming ad is ‘extraordinarily offensive and demeaning.’ I wonder, what is so offensive about celebrating the decision of a mother to have her baby? Apparently this is too much for these radicals to handle, so they are unabashedly pressuring CBS to censor the message. They are disgraceful.

Brent Bozell

“CBS has the opportunity to make this a game-changer for network television. It has been documented time and again that the broadcast networks are left-wing in their news, editorial and entertainment decisions. Here is an opportunity for CBS to show balance and fairness – and simple decency. It also presents an opportunity to stand against liberal political censorship. They should take it and run this positive, uplifting ad.

“If CBS caves to the leftist pressure, it’s over for this network’s credibility. On the other hand, CBS can make a very positive statement to all of America by holding its ground.”