The latest annual report from Planned Parenthood (PP) for 2008-2009 is revealing on several fronts.
One, it's the first annual report in recent years not to include actual numbers in several key categories: number of abortions, adoption referrals and prenatal services.
PP released a fact sheet on its 2008 activity in September showing an increase in abortions (from 305,310 in 2007 to 324,008 in 2008) and a sizable drop in adoption referrals (from 4,912 in 2007 to 2,405 in 2008). The 2007 report is found here.
Why PP would change reporting formats now is open to speculation. Perhaps the abortion numbers for 2009 were even higher, and the adoption referrals even lower. Unless it releases a fuller report in the future, we won't know.
One trend worth noting is that in recent years as the amount of government money going into PP's coffers increases (i.e. taxpayer funding), so does the number of abortions. Members of Congress are absolutely right to pursue a bill defunding this group, which is one of the nation's leading perpetrators of abortion.
The 2009 report also highlights PP's involvement in promoting sexually graphic sex education.
Page 7 features two high school-age students, one male and one female, putting a condom on a fake penis. Page 10 shows a coed high school-age class listing combinations of how different body parts can unite in intimacy. And, Page 6 promotes the work of two fashion designers who created designer condoms for a New York City premiere, sponsored by PP.
That's what your tax dollars are supporting at Planned Parenthood. It's time to defund.
Contact: Carrie Gordon Earll
Source: CitizenLink
Publish Date: Decmeber 16, 2010
