Planned Parenthood receives record gov't funding despite drop in health services

 

Planned Parenthood receives record gov't funding despite drop in health services Curated for you byCP Editors Good afternoon! It's Tuesday, September 20, and today's headlines include details on Planned Parenthood's increase in government funding despite it providing services to fewer clients, California Gov. Gavin Newsom's new billboard campaign that endorses abortion availability in the state by citing a Bible verse that includes the words of Jesus, and an interview with Dr. Michael Brown. Planned Parenthood's 2020-2021 report has revealed that it received more than $633 million in "Government Health Services Reimbursements & Grants" for the year ending June 30, 2021, which accounts for more than one-third of its total revenue. The abortion giant provided services to 2.16 million clients, down from the 2.4 million it served during the same period the year before. While the organization, which is the nation's largest abortion provider, revealed an 8% increase in the total number of abortions performed, services and testing for sexually transmitted infections decreased by more than one million, while cancer screenings were down by nearly 200,000, and contraceptive services decreased from more than 2.5 million to less than 2.2 million during the same period. Adoption referrals also decreased from 2,667 to 1,940. Planned Parenthood acknowledged the reduction in services in the report, stating it was "proud to provide abortion." It further blamed the COVID-19 pandemic for a reduction in services but asserted that "[a]bortion is essential health care that cannot wait for the end of a pandemic or the whims of politicians." Live Action News' Carole Novielli weighed in on the report, noting that Planned Parenthood has seen a 30% decrease in the number of clients it has served when compared to 2009-2010. Novielli also noted that Planned Parenthood conducted 6.4 million abortions from 2000 to 2020 but provided prenatal care services to a little over 303,000 pregnant women. "To put it in perspective, Planned Parenthood has committed about the same number of abortions every year that it offered in prenatal care services over two decades combined," Novielli wrote. Continue reading. P.S. Did you hear? CP has launched Freedom Post, a free, twice-weekly newsletter highlighting breaking news and headlines on key issues ranging from freedom to religious liberty. Sign-up today to get FreedomPostdelivered to your inbox every Monday and Thursday. Check out these headlines from our latest issue of Freedom Post: $1M California website informs minors, out-of-state women how to get abortions University suspends all clubs after court orders approval of LGBT group Disney employees arrested in child sex sting operation

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Timor – Big news! Today, the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas granted a state wide temporary restraining order striking down Senate Bill 23, a law banning abortion at approximately six weeks of pregnancy. Abortions up to 22 weeks last missed period (LMP) are now again legal in Ohio, effective immediately. For the first time since June 24, Ohio patients are able to obtain an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. We have seen the devastating impact this law has had on people seeking abortions in Ohio, and we are grateful that, for now, Ohioans can access reproductive healthcare in their home state. This ruling sends a clear message to Ohio lawmakers: abortion bans are blatantly unconstitutional under Ohio's state constitution, which has broad protections for individual liberties. We are proud to bring this lawsuit with the National ACLU office, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the law firm WilmerHale on behalf of Ohio abortion providers. Now that a temporary block is in place, we have asked the court enter a preliminary injunction to block the law for the duration of the case. This ruling is a huge victory for reproductive rights, not only for Ohio but also for the entire Midwest region. In the courts, in the streets, and at the ballot box: We won't stop fighting to defend abortion. Onwards,    Freda J. Levenson Pronouns: She, her, hers Legal Director, ACLU of Ohio

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Share     f   Share this on Facebook   To+both, This is URGENT. The radical Left is seething and will do anything it takes to EXPAND abortion. President Biden is trying to nuke the filibuster to FORCE a vote on an UNCONSTITUTIONAL bill to make what he calls the right to "abort a child" PERMANENT. We're willing to go all the way back to the Supreme Court to defeat it. At the same time, pro-abortion terrorists are firebombing pro-life centers, some state courts are BLOCKING abortion bans, and extremists are trying to LEGALIZE INFANTICIDE. But your ACLJ was built for this. We've been working toward this moment for more than 30 years. We are launching a 50-state campaign – our most expansive ever – to defend babies and defeat abortion. But I've got to be very honest with you. The billion-dollar abortion industry and the radical Left's taxpayer funding far outpace us financially. BUT WE HAVE YOU. TODAY, every gift will be DOUBLED as we defend life and defeat abortion. $5 becomes $10; $20 becomes $40. But we only have 4 days left before our July Matching Challenge Deadline. Have Your Gift DOUBLED To Defend Babies and Defeat Abortion. We just released our legal analysis of the abortion laws of EVERY single state and are preparing to file in 8 critical cases at state Supreme Courts. We're urgently preparing to present new testimony in just days against a bill that would legalize infanticide up to 28 days AFTER birth. We're filing in state courthouses, taking on new clients, defending pro-life centers, and fighting like never before to protect life. Who will help us defend unborn babies? Sign Our Petition: Defeat Barbaric Abortion Laws Nationwide. Jay Sekulow ACLJ Chief Counsel

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 this is to all the "pro-choicers" out there: what about our rights? aren't we human, too? we should have the right to not have to see abortion ads. we should have the right to not have abortion advertised in biology books. we need that right. think about that.