In the wake of Dobbs, Planned Parenthood, our nation’s single largest abortion provider, developed and released a 14-point plan directing Democrat state attorneys general to target pro-life pregnancy resource centers and promote abortion.
The plan, published July 12, 2022, was sent by Rachel Sussman, vice president of State Policy and Advocacy at Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF), to the Democratic Attorneys General Association. PPAF is the political and lobbying arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
On July 25, Brittany Jenkins, policy director of the Progressive State Leaders Committee, forwarded the memo to Democrat state attorneys general, the Daily Signal reported.
The plan included marching orders to the attorneys general to go after pregnancy resource centers which provide care, food, clothing, diapers, ultrasounds, STI testing and more to pregnant mothers.
“Provide information to the public about CPCs (crisis pregnancy centers) and take steps to curb their misleading and deceptive practices,” the memo requests, including California’s consumer alert about the centers as an example.
The document also called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to “target misinformation perpetuated by crisis pregnancy centers regarding medication abortion.”
In the months after the memo was sent, the attorneys general of Minnesota, New Jersey and California all acted against pregnancy centers, acceding to Planned Parenthood’s request, the Daily Signal noted. California Attorney General Rob Bonta also led a coalition of 15 other attorneys general in issuing an open letter against pregnancy resource centers.
Robyn Chambers, vice president of Advocacy for Children at Focus on the Family, told the Daily Citizen that Planned Parenthood’s memo itself is riddled with misinformation and deception.
“Same old lies told in a new way are still lies,” she said. “The work that Focus on the Family has done for nearly 50 years to equip pregnancy centers is core to who we are as a ministry.”
Chambers shared the truth about pregnancy centers:
There are 2,800 pregnancy help organizations in the United States and our goal is to equip them with lifesaving ultrasound equipment, accredited nurse sonography training, abortion pill reversal training and much more.
Pregnancy centers are facing ever increasing attacks and being labeled as fake clinics using junk medicine. But that is simply not true. Every center we work with is operating with the highest medical standards and they are under the supervision of a licensed physician; they have nurses and sonographers on staff.
It’s no surprise Planned Parenthood doesn’t want expectant mothers visiting pro-life pregnancy centers. Each child born to a pregnant mom is less money Planned Parenthood makes from aborting the child.
According to Planned Parenthood’s latest annual report, the abortion giant killed 434,500 preborn children in one year, earning over $2.1 billion for its dark deeds. It’s 2024 report had shown the organization earned a $206 million profit in the preceding two years.
In contrast, pregnancy resource centers don’t make money off women in need. Instead, they provide around $368 million in free services to clients every year.
“The services at these centers are free,” Chambers said. “They, unlike the abortion industry, never make money from a decision a woman in an unexpected pregnancy is making. They provide true healthcare with compassion and excellence.”
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