Stories tagged with: planned parenthood

• Pro-lifers: More needed to disavow Sanger's eugenics legacy

  by Tom Strode, posted Wednesday, July 22, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

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  WASHINGTON (BP) -- Pro-life advocates, including a Southern Baptist, welcomed a Planned Parenthood affiliate's repudiation of founder Margaret Sanger's eugenics advocacy but said the country's No. 1 abortion provider must do more to overcome her legacy. Read More

• Prestonwood Pregnancy Center opens across the street from Planned Parenthood

  by Tess Schoonhoven, posted Tuesday, July 21, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

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  DALLAS (BP) -- The goal of Prestonwood Pregnancy Center is to be available to as many people as possible, letting them know the options they have when encountering an unplanned pregnancy, according to director Leanne Jamieson.

  To better accomplish that goal, Prestonwood Pregnancy Center, launched by Prestonwood Baptist Church in 1991, has opened its second location directly across from the largest Planned Parenthood abortion center in Dallas. Read More

• Pro-lifers praise court's support of Protect Life Rule

  by Tom Strode, posted Friday, February 28, 2020 (4 years ago)

  SAN FRANCISCO (BP) -- Pro-life advocates have praised a decision by a typically liberal federal appeals court to uphold the Trump administration's Protect Life Rule and thereby cut funding for the country's leading abortion provider, Planned Parenthood.

  In a 7-4 decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled in favor of a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulation that eliminates Title X federal family planning funds for organizations that perform or promote abortions. Ruling "en banc" or as a full court, the Ninth Circuit -- often regarded as the country's most liberal federal appeals court -- rejected the challenges to the regulation and overturned preliminary injunctions by three federal judges in different states. Read More

• Planned Parenthood reports increased number of abortions

  by Tess Schoonhoven, posted Wednesday, January 08, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

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  WASHINGTON, D.C. (BP) -- Planned Parenthood Federation of America's (PPFA) 2018-2019 annual report released Monday (Jan. 6) showed that the organization performed 345,672 abortion procedures in 2018.

  Abortions made up 4 percent of the organization's total medical services for the year. The total number of the procedures increased by 13,000 from the previous year. Read More

• Pro-lifers decry court win for Planned Parenthood

  by Tom Strode, posted Monday, November 18, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

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  SAN FRANCISCO (BP) -- Pro-life advocates decried an award of more than $2.2 million to Planned Parenthood in a suit involving undercover investigations that provided evidence the country's leading abortion provider traded in the sale of baby body parts.

  A federal jury in San Francisco issued the penalties Nov. 15 against the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) and, among others, two investigators who secretly recorded videos of Planned Parenthood executives discussing their sale of fetal parts, as well as their willingness to manipulate the abortion procedure to preserve organs for sale and use. David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt also clandestinely recorded conversations with officials of fetal tissue procurement businesses that worked with Planned Parenthood. Read More

• PPFA forfeits family planning funds for abortion

  by Tom Strode, posted Tuesday, August 20, 2019 (5 years ago)

  

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  WASHINGTON (BP) -- One of Planned Parenthood's government revenue streams has officially dried up for now.

  The Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) confirmed Monday (Aug. 19) it would not abide by the Trump administration's new rule that prohibits federal family planning funds for organizations that perform, promote or refer for abortions. The decision -- which had been expected for weeks and was announced at the deadline set by the administration -- means PPFA will forfeit $50 to $60 million a year in order to conduct business as usual as the country's No. 1 abortion provider. Read More

• 'Philosophical differences': PPFA removes leader

  by Tom Strode, posted Wednesday, July 17, 2019 (5 years ago)

  

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  WASHINGTON (BP) -- Planned Parenthood removed its president Tuesday (July 16) in part because of "philosophical differences," a day after the Trump administration acted to begin cutting about 10 percent of the abortion giant's government funding.

  The boards of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, PPFA's advocacy arm, announced the departure of Leana Wen as president of both organizations only 10 months after she was named to the positions. Read More

• Pro-life videos 'saved lives' despite SCOTUS setback

  by David Roach, posted Tuesday, April 09, 2019 (5 years ago)

  

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  WASHINGTON (BP) -- Despite the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal this month to dismiss Planned Parenthood's lawsuit against pro-life activist David Daleiden, other pro-lifers say videos Daleiden released in 2015 have advanced the crusade against abortion.

  The 2015 videos, released by Daleiden's California-based Center for Medical Progress (CMP), claimed to show footage of Planned Parenthood workers trading in body parts from aborted babies. CMP's investigation prompted congressional examination of Planned Parenthood and a reported investigation by the Department of Justice, as well as renewed federal defunding efforts. Read More

• High court's order raises question on abortion

  by Tom Strode, posted Tuesday, December 11, 2018 (5 years ago)

  

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  WASHINGTON (BP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to rule on cases involving government funding of Planned Parenthood has raised the question of whether pro-life advocates can count on a majority of justices in abortion-related cases.

  The high court announced Monday (Dec. 10) it would not review lower court opinions regarding decisions by Kansas and Louisiana to remove Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid provider. The order came in cases that did not address abortion directly but involved whether Medicaid recipients can challenge a state's decision on who qualifies as a provider in the government program that helps with health-care expenses. Read More

• PPFA names new president but aura of scandal remains

  by Tom Strode, posted Thursday, September 13, 2018 (6 years ago)

  

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  WASHINGTON (BP) -- Planned Parenthood has a doctor as its new president but continues to carry its scandal-plagued reputation as the country's No. 1 abortion provider.

  Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) announced Wednesday (Sept. 12) the selection of Leana Wen as the sixth president in its century-long history. Wen has been health commissioner of the city of Baltimore for the last 3 1/2 years and becomes the first physician to head the organization in nearly 50 years.

  Wen, who succeeds Cecile Richards after her 12-year tenure, takes over Planned Parenthood three years after undercover videos were first released that provided evidence the organization was trading in body parts from aborted babies. The investigation by the Center of Medical Progress (CMP) prompted congressional examination of the organization and a reported investigation by the Department of Justice, as well as renewed federal defunding efforts. Read More