PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS NOT PRO-WOMAN BY PATRINA MOSLEY 4 Planned Parenthood claims to be per year. Planned Parenthood is also the largest re- cipient of Title X family planning funds, receiving the voice for women—protect- 5 ing their freedoms, their rights, nearly $60 million in taxpayer dollars a year. As and their bodies. One recent Planned Parenthood continues to receive our tax ad campaign resorted to out- dollars, they continue to be scandal-ridden with the right vulgarity to describe how very things that should prohibit them from receiving they are protecting women’s sex lives.1 But is Planned Par- PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS IN THE enthood as “pro-woman” as it BUSINESS OF PROFIT. says it is? NO MATTER WHAT. Planned Parenthood is the PLANNED PARENTHOOD BC18H01 PRO-WOMAN IS NOT nation’s leading abortion any government funding! While Planned Parent- BY PATRINA MOSLEY supplier and has hailed it- hood holds non-profit status, its total revenue for family research council self as the champion of 2016-2017 was about $1.459 billion, the highest in Washington, D.C. women for decades. But its history. In 2016-2017, Planned Parenthood re- nothing could be further ported an excess of revenue over expenses of nearly from the truth. Sadly, this or- one hundred million dollars.6 ganization has been caught repeatedly violating the law and violating women, from aiding and abetting Planned Parenthood is not the “pro-woman” or- sex traffickers, covering up child sexual abuse, and ganization that it claims to be. Rather, it is an selling the remains of aborted baby parts to ignoring organization that takes advantage of women, ig- the disasterous effects that abortion has on women’s nores their physical and mental trauma, participates physical and mental health. From its racist eugenic in criminal activity, and advocates for a culture of roots to the targeting of vulnerable communities to- death. In this brochure, you will find evidence that day, their scandals continue to pile up. will challenge your assumptions about Planned Par- enthood and equip you with the information you “Care. No Matter What.” This is Planned Parent- need to be a true champion for women and the lives hood’s current motto, but they have only proven that of unborn children.HAT. they are in the business of providing abortions no 1. A “pro-woman” organization would not matter what the cost is to women, even as they wel- be under criminal investigation for selling come the business of sex abusers and sex traffickers. body parts and ignoring informed con- Planned Parenthood commits over a third of the na- sent laws. tion’s abortions, and since the start of its first reports on abortions in Perhaps one of the most disturbing reasons why 1978, it has abort- Planned Parenthood is not “pro-woman” is the cur- ed over six million babies in the U.S.2 THIRTEEN STATES HAVE INITIATED The organization’s INVESTIGATIONS INTO PLANNED 2016-2017 annual PARENTHOOD, AND OVER A report stated that DOZEN HAVE CUT FUNDING TO THE it had committed ORGANIZATION. 321,384 abortions that year.3 Planned Parenthood is also a major re- cipient of government funds, receiving nearly a half rent investigation of its illegal participation in selling billion dollars in federal and state grants combined aborted baby parts for profit, and doing so without 1 payments” related to the transportation, storage, im- plantation, processing, or preservation of the tissue are not considered “valuable consideration.” Howev- er, financial gain due to beyond-reasonable payments for these services would violate this statute.13 The Infant Lives Panel included eyewitness accounts that attested to abortionists killing infants who showed signs of life when partially outside of the birth canal, in violation of the Partial-Birth Abor- tion Ban Act, and also killing infants after they are completely outside the birth canal, in violation of the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act.14 the informed consent from the woman who was get- ting the abortion.7 In July of 2015, undercover videos The Panel also learned that certain Planned Par- released by The Center for Medical Progress revealed enthood facilities may have violated the HIPAA that Planned Parenthood officials bargained over the privacy rights of vulnerable women for the sole pur- sale and purchase of body parts from the remains of pose of increasing the harvesting of fetal tissue to abortions. This truly exposes the lie that abortion is make money. They referred this evidence to the U.S. not harming a real human being. Department of Health and Human Services.15 The videos were so chilling that they prompted a The hearings further revealed concerns that Planned congressional hearing in the House called the Se- Parenthood workers coerced patients into signing lect Investigative Panel on Infant Lives, as well as a consent forms for personal gain. One Planned Par- Senate Judiciary Committee investigation. The find- enthood executive from Orange County admitted to ings that came from these panels were so atrocious changing the method of abortion so that intact fe- that in December of 2016, Planned Parenthood was tuses could be successfully procured.16 referred to the FBI and twice to the Department of Justice for criminal investigation. As a result, thir- In December 2017, two of Planned Parenthood’s teen states initiated investigations into Planned business partners, DaVinci Biosciences and DV Bio- Parenthood, and over a dozen have cut funding to logics, made a $7.8 million settlement and admission the organization.8 of liability with the Orange County District Attor- ney for their role in the unlawful sale of fetal tissue There are over 50 undercover investigative videos that and stem cells for profit in violation of federal and have been released to the public by The Center for California law. The fetal parts were procured from Medical Progress.9 Many of the videos clearly show Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Planned Parenthood employees admitting that baby Counties.17 body parts are harvested at its facilities and haggling to obtain the highest possible prices for those body In conclusion, the congressional investigation’s find- parts.10 Here is one egregious example: ings suggested that multiple laws had been violated at Planned Parenthood facilities in the United States “Let me just figure out what others are getting, and in some way. The Department of Justice and the FBI if this is in the ballpark, then it’s fine, if it’s still low, are in the process of determining if any charges will then we can bump it up. I want a Lamborghini.” be made based off the Committee’s report findings. —President of PPFA Medical Directors’ Coun- “I don’t take lightly making a criminal referral. But, cil Mary Gatter11 the seeming disregard for the law by these entities has been fueled by decades of utter failure by the Justice In December of 2017, the Department of Justice Department to enforce it... And, unless there is a re- opened a case to potentially prosecute Planned Par- newed commitment by everyone involved against enthood and biotechnology companies for breaking 12 commercializing the trade in aborted fetal body parts several federal laws. The pertinent laws include 42 for profit, then the problem is likely to continue.” US Code 289g-2 which prohibits the sale of human fetal tissue if the tissue is sold for valuable consider- —Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck ation and affects interstate commerce. “Reasonable Grassley18 2 The Department of Justice and the FBI should com- mit to do a thorough investigation and bring about the appropriate charges. Until that is done, Planned Parenthood will continue to exploit women for fi- nancial gain. 2. A “pro-woman” organization would not fail to report statutory rape and sex abuse. In a recent promotion video to spur on pro-abor- tion voter turnout for the 2018 midterm elections, Planned Parenthood declared, “We all deserve to be safe and free from sexual assault, harassment, and violence.”19 a case—questionable abuse or even for sure, I mean, this kid is being abused—we really were This is in line with the messaging of the recent discouraged from calling it in, just because they #MeToo movement, which Planned Parenthood didn’t want to have the trouble—the angry par- supports. However, it is hypocritical for Planned ent, the angry boyfriend, whatever it was. So, Parenthood to support the #MeToo movement while more than once I was told, ‘No, that is not re- 22 enabling the abuse of sexual assault. There are several portable. You don’t need to call that in.’” recorded examples of Planned Parenthood supplying • One victim even filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood for refusing to report her abuse PLANNED PARENTHOOD FACILITIES and get her the help she needed. In Fairbanks IN ARIZONA, INDIANA, TENNESSEE, v. Planned Parenthood, a 16-year-old girl in- ALABAMA, WISCONSIN, AND formed Planned Parenthood workers that she KENTUCKY WERE WILLING TO was impregnated by her father who, she said, COVER UP SEXUAL ABUSE. was sexually molesting her. Planned Parenthood did not report the sexual abuse to authorities. It was not until a full year later, when the young abortions to victims of sexual abuse and trafficking woman’s basketball coach filed a police report, that the sex-offending father was convicted and despite state mandatory reporting laws that make 23 Planned Parenthood personnel mandatory reporters incarcerated. 20 in most states. Instead of coming to the rescue of Planned Parenthood is the largest recipient of Title these girls, there have been numerous instances of X family planning funds, receiving nearly 60 mil- personnel aiding sexual abusers by covering up their lion in taxpayer dollars a year.24 In order to receive crimes and leaving the girls to be victimized all over these annual grants, Planned Parenthood and other again.