Planned Parenthood Golden Gate (PPGG), notorious for its involvement in the RU-486 death of Holly Anderson as well as the production of offensive television advertisements promoting contraception to teens, will lose its affiliation with the abortion giant for reasons that have not been made clear.
Last week, the Bay Citizen reported that the Planned Parenthood Federation of America board had voted to revoke their trademark from the affiliate. Karen Ruffato, PPFA vice president of affiliate services, said PPGG was "not meeting our standards for administrative and fiscal management."
PPGG, which operates seven clinics in California, says it will continue operations at each site.
The group is known for its advertisements geared towards promoting contraception to teens, which have been criticized by Christian and pro-life advocates for mocking religion and depicting violence against pro-life demonstrators. One cartoon advertisement depicted a "superhero for choice" that killed caricatures of an abstinence-only advocate and pro-life sidewalk counselors with a gun that shoots condoms.
In addition to pushing "pro-choice" ads, PPGG tried to shut down pro-life advertisements by the U.S. Catholic Bishops' Second Look Project, saying the ads "tout lies and contain gross inaccuracies" and demanding that local radio stations cease running them.
The San Francisco organization was also implicated in the death of Holly Patterson, an 18-year-old who succumbed to septic shock one week after taking the RU-486 abortion drug. After taking the drug, Patterson experienced severe cramping, bleeding, and vomiting, but was only encouraged to take more painkillers by the Planned Parenthood clinic's hotline. After calling again, the clinic encouraged her to go to the emergency room if the pain continued; an emergency room doctor simply prescribed more painkillers. Patterson died three days later.
"It's a sad day when a father buries his daughter because she lacked information to make an informed decision, suffered in silence and paid the ultimate price with her life," Holly's father Monty Patterson, who filed a lawsuit naming PPGG as a defendant over his daughter's death, said in a 2009 interview. Mr. Patterson insists that his daughter was not adequately informed by Planned Parenthood before taking the dangerous drug.
PPGG was also among several Planned Parenthood clinics found to have conducted clinical trials on minor girls as young as 13. Jim Sedlak of the American Life League noted that the nature of the trials was suspect, as it would mean the abortion chain was aware of the minor girls' possible sexual activity with an adult, making Planned Parenthood liable to report it as sex abuse.
Contact: Kathleen Gilbert
Source: LifeSiteNews.com
Date Published: August 10, 2010
