Planned Parenthood Rhetoric vs. Health Department Inspection Reality

by John Jansen
Pro-Life Action League 

Shortly after the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) started released undercover videos this summer, Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards sent an email to supporters claiming that her employees “deliver the absolute best care to their patients.” She also used predictable phrases like “dangerous misinformation” and “lies” perpetrated by “extremists.”

No surprise here—after all, what else would we expect Richards to say?

But officials at the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PDH) didn’t take her word for it. Just a few weeks after CMP started releasing videos, they decided to see for themselves what was going on at all eight Planned Parenthood facilities in the state that perform surgical abortions by conducting “special monitoring” surveys. Six passed, but the two facilities in Philadelphia—Kermit Gosnell’s hometown—both failed.
Cluelessness about Cleanliness

Pennsylvania law requires abortion facilities to properly store fetal tissue prior to being picked up (that is, in a freezer or refrigerator). But at Planned Parenthood’s Far Northeast Health Center, state health officials found [PDF] on August 13 that aborted fetal remains were being kept unfrozen and without preservative in a janitor’s closet.

Philadelphia’s other Planned Parenthood facility that performs surgical abortions, the Locust Street Health Center [PDF], was keeping aborted fetal remains in a biohazard storage freezer, but it was unlocked and located in an unlocked room, and it was in dire need of defrosting. What’s more, the biohazard bags were undated, meaning there was no way to verify if the remains were being picked up at least once every 30 days, pursuant to state law.

continue reading this article at http://prolifeaction.org

Public Funding of Planned Parenthood Endorsed by AMA

by Dr. David McKalip
Crisis Magazine

The AMA meeting is now over. The delegates have left. The AMA has a clear message for America: “we are dead inside.” By a 363-71 margin, the AMA physician leaders stood against life itself, rejecting a call to defund the corrupt abortion group, Planned Parenthood. Every effort was made to prevent the AMA from revealing their true nature. As predicted, parliamentary maneuvering, political threats and mockery were used in an attempt to prevent even an open discussion and vote on the matter. The AMA does not really want America to know that they occupy a dead zone on life, one illustrated in practical and symbolic terms at the meeting itself.

Tricks and tactics
The cover-up attempt was all for naught however, since in the end the debates occurred before all of America and God. The proud lieutenants of Planned Parenthood rose in solidarity with corruption and indisputable acts of evil. The debate was sparked by a resolution I proposed as AMA delegate. Resolution #220 asked that “the American Medical Association actively support legislation to immediately end federal and state funding of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.” The AMA politicians were prepared. They knew that having such a discussion at the AMA was dangerous. They didn’t want America to know that most of the AMA physician leaders supported abortion and would vociferously defend Planned Parenthood’s heinous activities.

Continue reading this article at Crisis Magazine by using this link. 

Dr. David McKalip is a private practice brain and spine surgeon in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is a member of the Catholic Medical Association, past officer in the Florida Medical Association, past president of the Florida Neurosurgical Society and a Florida Delegate of the American Medical Association.

Alabama House Plans to Reintroduce ‘Heartbeat Bill’

from Live Action News 

The Alabama House of Representatives plans to reintroduce the pro-life ‘Heartbeat Bill,’ which, according to LifeSiteNews, “would make committing an abortion against a baby after his/her heartbeat is detected a Class C felony” and would make it a crime “to fail to try to detect the baby’s heartbeat, unless the mother’s life was in danger.”

This is the third time such a bill has been introduced by the Alabama House. The bill died twice once it reached the state senate. This time, however, the bill will have a senate sponsor, Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa). Even so, the bill is not without controversy, even among ardent pro-lifers. LifeSiteNews reports:

Some pro-lifers oppose the Heartbill Bill and similar legislation because they fear the inevitable legal challenge could lead to the U.S. Supreme Court strengthening Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, the infamous dual-ruling which made abortion legal throughout all nine months of pregnancy.

continue reading this article from Life Action News using this link  

Planned Parenthood Overbilled Taxpayers 1 in 7 Times, Report Finds

by Kelsey Harkness 
The Daily Signal 

After discovering “alarming” instances of billing inconsistencies, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin ordered health care officials to block all state funding for the two Planned Parenthood clinics located in Oklahoma.

“More than one in every seven bills submitted for payment [by Planned Parenthood] … are inaccurately coded or insufficiently documented,” Fallin wrote Wednesday in a letter addressed to Oklahoma Health Care Authority Director Nico Gomez. “These results are alarming.”

Fallin was referring to high error rates found in a Program and Integrity Review of Payments for the two Planned Parenthood affiliates operating in Oklahoma. One review found “a 20.3 percent error rate” and another discovered a “14.1 percent error rate.”

“These errors result in overbilling to the Oklahoma taxpayer,” Fallin said. “[W]hether willful or simply negligent, the consistent submission of improper billings should disqualify these Planned Parenthood providers from participation in the Oklahoma Medicaid program.”

continue reading at http://dailysignal.com

She was Sobbing Outside the Abortion Facility...

from Chantel Poisel, Communications Coordinator
Sidewalk Advocates for Life

When I read this article, my heart broke. And I realized how much we need to be on the sidewalk or support those who are able to be there!

The undercover videos released by The Center for Medical Progress have further made plain the truth that the abortion industry has no regard for the life of the preborn child -- they are in it for the money. Despite their claims (and even belief) to the contrary, it is also clear that these abortion facilities are not looking out for the best interests of the women who walk through their doors.

I encourage you, if you haven’t already, to read this recent article published by Live Action News (full article here ) in which they tell the story of Genevieve, an Australian woman, who was overwhelmed at the thought of having her baby, and in desperation, turned to an abortion clinic for help.

Genevieve sobbed for hours outside of the clinic, feeling helpless and unsure of what to do. In the article she explained how the abortion ‘counselor’ pressured her and treated her coldly, ultimately telling her she only had 5 minutes to decide ....and in her desperation, Genevieve chose the abortion. If Sidewalk Advocates had been present that day, Genevieve’s story may have had a different ending, perhaps with her being directed to a crisis pregnancy center where she could get real help for her and her child.

The sad part is this: Genevieve’s story is not an isolated one. Women just like her are being pressured into abortions that they don’t really want every single day, in abortion facilities around the globe. They are desperate, feel alone, and don’t realize all of the resources available to help them.

There's so much we can do to ensure that no woman ever experiences this again.

• PRAY. I know, it sounds simple and cliché, but so many people underestimate the power of prayer -- it is one of the greatest tools that we have! The Lord hears your prayers, and HE is changing hearts and minds and saving lives through your prayers. Pray from home. Pray from your church. Pray for women who find themselves pregnant, but don’t want to be. Pray for men who are being pushed to the sidelines and have no say in whether their child lives or dies. Pray for those who are standing on the sidewalk, reaching out in love to men and women-in-crisis. And pray for those who work in the abortion industry, that they would have a conversion of heart and leave the business forever.

• BE PRESENT. Take your prayers to the sidewalk in front of the local abortion facility in your community. Bring your friends and family with you. Be a prayer partner for a local Sidewalk Advocate as they minister to men and women on the sidewalk and meet them right where they are in that moment of desperation, offering them hope and love. 

• BECOME A SIDEWALK ADVOCATE. If there is already a sidewalk advocacy program in your community, sign up for the next training. If there is not yet a program in your community, then prayerfully discern if the Lord is calling YOU to bring this program to your community to help women-in-crisis. Women have been sold a pack of lies about abortion, and they need to know that there is hope, that someone does care, and that they are loved. 

Applications to bring Sidewalk Advocates to Life to YOUR community this winter are open now through November 30th. Fill out the 5 minute application HERE.  (If the application fee is any problem, please let us know.) Questions? Check out our FAQs using this link. or send us an email at info@sidewalkadvocates.org. 

• FINANCIAL SUPPORT. Prayerfully discern if the Lord is calling you to give of your treasure to ensure this very effective, peaceful outreach continues! Maybe you are called to support your local pregnancy resource center to meet the needs of women-in-crisis with food, rent, diapers, etc. Or perhaps you are called to support our mission at Sidewalk Advocates for Life so we can bring this life-saving training to as many communities as possible across the country and around the world, providing women and families with real help and hope.

If you’d like to help save a life through the gift of your treasure, you can do so at by clicking on the button below to make a life-saving, tax-deductible donation.

                 

Does it really make a difference? In short, YES!

Since our program first launched in the Spring of 2014, we have seen God use people like you and me as His hands and feet through this ministry. By the grace of God, there have been almost 1,000 lives saved and women spared from a lifetime of regret – and that’s just the ones we know of! Not to mention, 24 abortion clinic workers who have left their jobs in the abortion industry for good.

God is moving in a mighty way, and we give all the glory to Him! Don't delay -- lives are at stake!

Prayerfully discern what your role in this fight for life should be. Are you called to be a prayer warrior? Are you being called to support some aspect of this work financially? Perhaps YOU need to be that sign of hope and love in front of your local abortion facility, and the Lord is calling you to bring Sidewalk Advocates for Life to your community for the first time.

Whatever role you are being called to, we ask you to prayerfully consider that role and to say, “Yes, Lord!”

Operation Rescue's Troy Newman Endorses Pro-Life Champion Ted Cruz for President

from Operation Rescue

Washington, DC - The Ted Cruz for President Campaign announced yesterday that Operation Rescue President Troy Newman has endorsed Texas Senator Ted Cruz for President. Below is the text of their announcement, which can also be found at www.TedCruz.org.

Troy Newman, Activist Behind Planned Parenthood Videos, Endorses Ted Cruz 

Cruz is "a proven, trusted fighter who will consistently and meaningfully fight for the unborn"

HOUSTON, Texas - Today, Presidential candidate Ted Cruz secured the endorsement of leading pro-life activist Troy Newman - a driving force in the recent effort to expose Planned Parenthood's alleged sale of baby parts in a series of undercover videos.

Newman is the President of Operation Rescue, one of the most prominent pro-life Christian activist organizations in the nation. He also serves as a Board Member for a number of pro-life groups including the Center for Medical Progress. In addition, Troy is the author of several books, including Refocusing the Pro-Life Movement for Victory and Abortion Free.

"I am grateful to receive the endorsement of Troy Newman," Cruz said. "He has served as a voice for the unborn for over 25 years, and works tirelessly every day for the pro-life cause. We need leaders like Troy Newman in this country who will stand up for those who do not have a voice."

Continue reading this exciting announcement here!

Fifty-six Million Babies 'Legally' Sacrificed Since Roe v Wade

A Poem by Tom Graffagnino

Fifty-six million babies 'legally' sacrificed since Roe v Wade oozed it's way under the door....

It’s what happens to a culture

When the darkness is condoned…

It’s what happens when what’s righteous

Meets Pro-Choicest hearts of stone.

It’s what happens when the fruitful

Turns to barren then decays…

When what’s full drains out to empty,

When God’s Grace does not amaze.

It’s what happens when foundations

Are dreamed up on shifting sands…

It’s what happens when the people

Disregard the Lord’s commands.

It’s what happens to a country

When there’s no more God to fear….

It’s what happens to the conscience

Over time when it’s been seared.

It’s what happens to a nation

When there’s no more light or salt…

And when shame is shamed to silence,

We pretend it’s no one’s fault.

It’s what happens to a people,

When the Truth is disavowed…

When the Word no longer matters,

When it’s shunned and disallowed.

Pro-Life Updates from Chester County, PA Pro-Life Coalition

From Paulette Matthews
Chester County Pro-Life Coalition

• 40 Days for Life
• Baby Shower
• Planned Parenthood in West Chester, Pa
• Gotnew.com

 40 Days for Life

Thank you, everyone who made this 17th - 40 Days for life Campaign another success in West Chester.

It has finally been reported by the International 40 Days leaders that 834 babies were saved during this campaign. This brings the total of babies saved since 2007 to 11,165 babies saved from abortion.

I talked with the ladies at Chester County Women Medical Services about the coupons that we hand out during our vigil hours. They said that they do receive our coupons and the women do get their pregnancy tests and ultra sounds done there. 

Unfortunately, the women have not shared their plans for the babies with the ladies lately. By our presence at PP and those women accepting the coupons, they were able to make their decisions fully informed. The rest is in the hands of Our Lord and the Holy Spirit.

Baby Shower
       

Our third 40 Days' baby shower received 156 items and $90. Thank you for your generosity. All items have been disturbed to the Birthrights in West Chester & Coatesville and CCWS. 

Your generosity is as always so much appreciated, needed and accept by women with such happy hearts. It is such a blessing to visit the pregnancy centers as the culture of life permeates all around. Continue to save your used baby clothes up to size 4 as they too are truly needed.

Planned Parenthood in West Chester, Pa

Planned Parenthood has new larger signs with more information on them about their availability. As of the last time I was down at PP, nothing was written in Spanish.
Planned Parenthood in West Chester, Pa. will take you to their websites. Their fees for procedures are posted on West Chester's Health Center. Abortion fees are not posted on their Surgical Center website.

Same building listed under two names. Lee Tripp is listed as being 62 years of age. Let us all make a special effort to pray that the Holy Spirit will encourage him to seek an early retirement.

Since there has been so much coverage on the shifting of government money from PP to other qualified health care providers, those local providers are now listed on our 40 Days for Life website  using this link for your convenience. They are the last listing on the Resources list which is located on the right of the local West Chester map. These are the centers that CCWS etc uses. Also listed are two places where STD testing is free. Please feel free to copy them if you like. 

West Chester's PP is one of the 5 centers that: If your are under 18, fees for services will be waived.

You are still encouraged to hand out CCWS brouchure with the free pregnancy test/ultra sound coupon and the Greater Philadelphia Pregnancy & Assistance Resource Guide and the HLA brochure. The women are then fully informed with all the help that is available and that they are not alone. If you are in need of any of this material contact Chester County Pro-life Coalition 610-692-4463. 

Gotnew.com

Gotnew.com has posted the unreleased tapes that David Daleiden had recorded at the National Abortion Foundation's annual meeting in San Francisco, Ca. on April 7, 2014 The discussion on segment 9 is on the topic of fetal remains. This discussion centers around the problem with the disposal of aborted babies. Because of the laws of each state and businesses not wanting to accept so many babies remains, the speaker said "we are one incineration company away from being closed."

Alternative methods of disposal was discussed and another problem where do we put all the children's ashes? It was also mentioned that the abortion industry must be very careful to follow regulations as the anti-abortion people (us) are vigilant in watching what the abortion business does.
Our presence in front of PP is not only saving children's lives but helping to keep women safe when they enter into PP's buildings. We, the culture of life, is gaining so much headway and the abortion industry is floundering in so many ways. I hope this shared information give you the fortitude to periodically go down to PP and keep the vigil going for the unborn and their families. 

One last thought to ponder. According to Planned Parenthood birth control is the answer to family planning and putting women in control of their lives. 

Why then did Cecile Richard's birth control fail?? Let me quote Richards response to Katie Couric when asked about her abortion. "It was a decision my husband and I made. It was a personal decision. And we have three children that we adore and they are the center of my life. And we decided that was as big as our family needed to be. That was really the story. It wasn't anything more dramatic than that."

HOW DO YOU ADORE THREE CHILDREN AND KILL THE 4TH CHILD BECAUSE .........THERE WAS NO ROOM AT THE INN?

God bless you and thank you again for keeping 40 Days for Life in your prayers and covering vigil hours for the children. A special thanks goes out to Pastor Joseph Stagora and his wife, Wendy, Thomas Ackerman and Pastor Don Britton for there inspiration and guidance that they gave to us through this campaign to keep us spiritually refreshed to keep doing the work of our Saviour.

Think warm for February as the next 40 Days for Life begins on February 10th. Yes, an early Easter. If you have any ideas that could improve our local 40 Days, please, please share with me. We are always looking to improve for the babies. Any special event you would like see happen? Also, speak often of the unborn and their plight as this is the season when the most special Child in the entire world was an unexpected Blessing and became the Savior of the world for all ages.  

Again thank you in behalf of the unborn, their families, Chester County Pro-life Coalition and myself for your support as we prepare for out 18th - 40 Days for Life Campaign in Chester County. 

All God's blessings wished to you and yours for all the holidays and the coming year. 

Created Equal Prevails in Free Speech Battle With University

from Mark Harrington, National Director
Created Equal

Columbus, OH – Nov 18, 2015 – The student government of Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio has scrapped a student-proposed initiative to stop Created Equal. For years, we have brought our pro-life outreach to public sidewalks at a busy thoroughfare in the heart of this private university. After knocking over our signs, recruiting a "bed sheet brigade" to try to cover our pictures of abortion victims, standing in the street in front of our Truth Truck and JumboTV trailer, students took their bullying to a new level with a plan to purchase public sidewalks, thereby killing free speech. But the initiative failed. Watch the clip from 10TV news!

Watch the Video below: Abortion protest sparks debate over sidewalks

 

As 10TV reports, the City of Westerville stated their sidewalks are not for sale. However, the effort never reached that level as last night the student government rejected the proposal. Otterbein student government president Carrie Coisman said, "[T]he proposal did not align with our values of diversity and commitment to campus dialogue of opposing views."

Click here to read the 10TV article
Click here to read our blog post about the sidewalk proposal
Click here to see photos of our outreach at Otterbein

Otterbein University's statement on the attempt to stop free speech reads, "We respect the rights of any group who wishes to share and express their opinions on public property and encourage our students to either engage in debate; ignore it; or learn the process that takes place between debates and protesting."

"We fight for free speech almost as much we make the case against abortion on college campuses. This is a victory for us, as well as for every pro-life group in America. The decision by student leadership to reject this audacious move to kill our First Amendment rights is encouraging, especially in the wake of events at Yale and University of Missouri. While many students clamor for the supposed right to be coddled, today free speech won." – Mark Harrington, National Director, Created Equal

Protect the Rights of Pro-Life Health Care Providers

from Amy McInerny, Executive Director
National Committee for a Human Life Amendment

The next two to three weeks are critical. We must demand key conscience protections be included in the law Congress must pass by December 11 to fund government programs for the 2016 Fiscal Year. Urge Congress again to protect conscience rights by clicking here now. Then share this call to action through email and social media.

What if you spent years training to help the sick as a nurse – only to find that to keep your job, and your license you must take part in the killing of a defenseless five-month-old unborn child?

What if a church in your town lived up to its teaching on healing the sick by providing its employees with excellent health coverage – but was told that is illegal, unless it pays for abortions that violate its teaching on life itself?

These are not projections of a nightmare future. Rather, each of these things happened recently in our country – and will keep happening, unless we stand up as citizens and demand a change in the law. Please go to the Human Life Action Center and contact Congress now to urge them to protect the rights of pro-life health care providers.

A solution is available and we should be part of it. The Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (ANDA) will close loopholes in existing law and provide a private right of action, so that healthcare providers, whose freedom of conscience is denied, can defend their rights in court. It is now part of the House of Representatives’ appropriations bill for funding HHS. By early December, Congress needs to pass a law funding government programs in Fiscal Year 2016 – and this urgently needed reform should be part of that final bill.

We must speak up now to protect our cherished right of conscience. Thank you for acting in defense of life and liberty. Tell everyone you know to join us in raising our voices. Together we will be heard!

Go to the Conscience page of the USCCB to learn more about the real people and services whose freedoms have been denied.