It’s Time To Defund America’s Abortion Giant

Dear Friend,If you’re reading this e-mail, you probably know that American taxpayers were forced to fund Planned Parenthood, America’s largest abortion corporation, to the tune of $542 million in 2011. That’s almost half of Planned Parenthood’s budget – paid for by you and me. I can only imagine how much money we were forced to give the abortion giant in 2012. We’ll find out soon enough.

But a couple of things have happened this summer that might change Planned Parenthood’s coercive relationship with taxpayers moving forward.

First, the abortion corporation paid out $4.3 million to settle a Medicaid fraud lawsuit in Texas. Planned Parenthood stood accused of “improperly bill[ing] the Texas Medicaid program for products and services that were never actually rendered, not medically necessary, and were not covered by the Medicaid program.”

So Planned Parenthood, who claims to “care” about disadvantaged women, was sued in Texas (and is still being sued elsewhere) for literally stealing from the poor.

And then the federal government took notice. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office is now investigating Planned Parenthood’s use of public funds – what procedures Planned Parenthood provides, how much they cost, and how many people Planned Parenthood has “served.”

Live Action could tell Congress a lot about Planned Parenthood’s “services.” We’ve exposed Planned Parenthood lying about the abortion procedure, covering up statutory rape (to keep its abortion revenue stream flowing), encouraging sex-selective abortions against baby girls, and even aiding and abetting child sex-traffickers.

Planned Parenthood has been caught defrauding taxpayers, and now the GAO is investigating. That’s good.

But we can’t just leave everything to the government. After all, news has just come out that Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country are receiving hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to promote the new health care law. Even affiliates accused of fraud are getting money!

So as encouraging as the GAO investigation is, we can’t leave everything to the government. They don’t have the best track record.

That’s why we at Live Action will continue our own investigations. We’ll keep infiltrating Planned Parenthood, keep exposing what its own workers say and do. We’ll keep informing you about what America’s biggest abortion corporation is doing with your tax money.

I’ve known for a long time that Planned Parenthood can’t be trusted, but now even the federal government is showing its doubt. Do you think an organization facing multiple lawsuits for defrauding taxpayers – an organization now under federal investigation – should keep getting our tax dollars?

I don’t. It’s time to defund America’s abortion giant.

Yours in the fight for life,Lila Rose
President
Live Action

Why I Am a Young Woman Who Opposes Abortion and Planned Parenthood

Why I Am a Young Woman Who Opposes Abortion and Planned Parenthood
In my early 20’s, I was four months into a relationship and found myself pregnant. I was raised with sound values from family and church, yet felt alone as I was thousands of miles away from home while attending college. I felt incredible shame that if family and friends knew of the choices I’d made, they’d be let down.

This led me on a path of self-doubt that I did not know was possible. Fear is what it all comes down to, and I have learned that fear is distortion that masks itself in many forms more often than not.

http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/20/why-i-am-a-young-woman-who-opposes-abortion-and-planned-parenthood/

Stop Planned Parenthood – Taxpayer Fraud in Millions of Dollars

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Stop Planned Parenthood – Taxpayer fraud in millions of dollars

August 20, 2013

Earlier this month, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast was ordered to pay $4.3 million for making false, fraudulent and ineligible Medicaid claims through the Texas Women’s Health Program from 2003 to 2009.

Several former employees have filed lawsuits claiming they were instructed to repeatedly make false Medicaid claims. The alleged Medicaid fraud amount totals over $12 million for tens of thousands of false claims.

Planned Parenthood’s cost for a 28-day supply of birth control pills mailed to clients was $2.98, but the Medicaid reimbursement Planned Parenthood received for the pills was $26.32. In some cases, the Postal Service returned the birth control pills to Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood then “resold” the same birth control pills and billed Medicaid again for the same pills.

In short, it is clear, tax dollars ARE being used for abortions. If Planned Parenthood is intentionally fraudulent with its Medicaid claims – essentially stealing even more money from taxpayers – the abortion factory definitely shouldn’t receive government funding.

Over the past ten years, Planned Parenthood and its affiliates have reportedly received more than $4 billion in taxpayer funding. During that time, approximately 20 percent of Planned Parenthood’s affiliates have been implicated in waste, abuse, and potential fraud.

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Neighbor Tells Mom: Kill Your Autistic Teen Because He’s Annoying Me

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Neighbor Tells Mom: Kill Your Autistic Teen Because He’s Annoying Me

Toronto, Ontario | 8/20/13 10:22 AM

A family is making international headlines this week after a neighbor, in a letter, told the mother of an autistic teenage boy that she should “do the right thing” and euthanize him to supposedly put him out of his misery.

http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/20/neighbor-tells-mom-kill-your-autistic-teen-because-hes-annoying-me/

PRO-LIFE ARTIST: “I WANT TO PUT THE MESSAGE OF LOVE BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE”

Pro-Life Artist: “I Want to Put the Message of Love Before Anything Else”

Washington, DC | 8/19/13 6:15 PM

Viva Y Amor

While on a field trip to the Indiana State Museum with her biology teacher during her freshman year of high school, Alyx Kopie saw a video on human life from conception until death that changed her life.

Some of her work has even received awards, including “Viva Y Amor” which won an honorable mention in the Scholastic Art Awards. This is welcome news to Kopie who hopes her work can help educate pro-choicers. She says:

I’m all about the healing of women who have suffered from abortion, not to judge or attack anyone. I want to put a message of love before anything else.

You can view Kopie’s work on her website.  She’s also planning to open a shop on Etsy soon.

http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/19/pro-life-artist-i-want-to-put-the-message-of-love-before-anything-else/

Expose the Planned Parenthood Obamacare Slush Fund

 

Help LifeNews Expose the Planned Parenthood Obamacare Slush Fund

Dear LifeNews.com Readers,

When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act, known more commonly as Obamacare, pro-life groups warned that abortion funding would be a component of the health care reform law.

Now, the beginning of that funding is coming to pass as the Obamacare exchange in Washington, D.C. announced recently it is sending $375,000 in taxpayer funds to the Planned Parenthood abortion business.

After that, three more local affiliates of the Planned Parenthood abortion business indicated they are getting hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funding from the federal government to promote Obamacare.

There is now more than $1 million in taxpayer funds going to the nation’s biggest abortion business to promote Obamacare. So far…

This is happening despite the fact that Planned Parenthood does more abortions than anyone in the United States, despite the fact that Planned Parenthood has engaged in a coverup of statutory rape, despite the fact that it injures and kills women in abortions, despite the fact that it has engaged in tens of millions of dollars in Medicaid fraud, and despite the fact that it went to special meetings with top Obama administration officials and President Obama himself to put Obamacare in place and get this taxpayer-funded slush fund.

LifeNews is the only full-time pro-life news service exposing the Planned Parenthood abortion business and its Obamacare funding and we will continue!

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Twin Brothers Become Priests After Mom Rejects Doctors’ Abortion Advice

Twin Brothers Become Priests After Mom Rejects Doctors’ Abortion Advice

by Steven Ertelt | Santiago, Chile | LifeNews.com | 8/19/13 3:48 PM

Millions of unborn children have lost their lives to abortion and the world will never know the kind of people they could have become. But two twin brothers in Chile have given us a glimpse of the kind of lives these babies could lead if they had survived abortion.

As the Catholic News agency reports, the brothers say their mother rejected an abortion despite the advice of doctors. Physicians suggested that ultrasound scans showed problems with the development of the boys and that their mother’s life could be at risk.

More from the report:

Fr. Paulo and his identical twin brother, Fr. Felipe, were born in 1984 in the Chilean town of Lagunillas de Casablanca.

Before discovering her pregnancy, their mother, Rosa Silva, had exposed herself to x-rays while performing her duties as a paramedic. Consequently, after confirming the pregnancy, her doctor conducted ultrasounds and informed her that he had seen “something strange” in the image.

“The baby has three arms and its feet are sort of entangled. It also has two heads,” he told her.

Although abortion for “therapeutic” reasons was legal at the time in Chile and doctors told her that her life was in danger, Rosa opposed the idea and said she would accept whatever God would send her.

http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/19/twin-brothers-become-priests-after-mom-rejects-doctors-abortion-advice/

DUCK DYNASTY STARS USE THEIR FAME TO SPEAK ON ABSTINENCE, ABORTION AND ADOPTION

Duck Dynasty stars use their fame to speak on abstinence, abortion and adoption

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In a culture that promotes quick hookups, scandals and vulgarity, Duck Dynasty is a refreshing change. 

August 18, 2013 (LiveActionNews) – Duck Dynasty, A&E’s hit reality show made rating history when their fourth season premiere was the most watched non-fiction series telecast in cable history. The show focuses on the lives of the Robertsons who run a family operated business called Duck Commander which makes products for duck hunters. These bearded men have won a place in the hearts of American viewers with 11.8 million people showing their affection by tuning in for the premiere.

David McKillop, Executive Vice President of A&E told Inside T.V, “Thanks to its authentic and engaging characters Duck Dynasty has become more than just a reality show, it is a cultural phenomenon.”

In a culture that promotes quick hookups, scandals and vulgarity, Duck Dynasty is a refreshing change. The Robertsons have good morals, family values and strong faith. Whether on screen or off camera the Robertsons aren’t afraid to talk about things that matter.

The Abstinence Clearinghouse website recently posted a video of Jase and Missy, a couple on the show. Jase is one of Phil’s (the Patriarch of the family) four sons. Jase has a life motto: God, family, ducks, in that order. During this interview Jase and his wife unashamedly admitted they chose to wait till marriage to have sex.

Are You Ready?

Susan B. Anthony List
Pro-life Friend –

Are you ready?

We have to outlaw late-term abortions and end the government-sanctioned torture of unborn children who can feel pain. Kermit Gosnell made it infamous, but there are still abortionists around the country who are willing to extinguish the life of a child up to – and after – birth. And, there is no one to stop them. 

The historic Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act that passed in the House was only the start. For the first time our representatives passed a bill that would limit abortions – not just outlaw procedures or prevent funding. The federal government would actually be protecting a class of unborn children.

We won this vote in the House thanks to the hard work of our pro-life allies and you. Not only did we win a strong majority of the representatives, but we also have the American public behind our movement. Every poll since the Gosnell trial shows that Americans want a federal law to protect these unborn children.

Now we have to focus the nation on the Senate and demand that they work to introduce and enact a bill to protect the 15,000 babies whose lives are ended each year by late-term abortionists. Each Senator needs to hear from pro-lifers around the country, all asking the same question: What will you do to protect these unborn children?

But, we can’t ask more from our senators than we ask from ourselves. That’s why the SBA List created a pledge for you to sign and show that you are committed to this fight.

Will you sign our pledge today to do everything that you can to make sure the Senate introduces and votes on a bill to stop the torture of unborn babies who feel pain? This week begins our push to make sure every Senator knows how the pro-life movement feels about their inaction.

I’m committed to this fight, and I’ve already signed this pledge. Will you?

Thank you,

Marjorie Dannenfelser
President, Susan B. Anthony List

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Piquing Interest With Pinterest, A Natural For Pro-Lifers

Piquing interest with Pinterest, a natural for Pro-Lifers

WithoutLifeBy Luis Zaffirini One of the most dynamic aspects of the right-to-life movement is the constant adaptation of its message to fit new media and a changing demographic without changing the powerful content of that messagePinterest is a photo sharing social media website designed to resemble a series of pinboards. And since images are an increasingly potent medium of delivering the pro-life message, joining this site seemed only natural. In fact, it reached an important demographic in the pro-life movement: women.On Pinterest, we are able to share a variety of pro-life images: memes, development of the unborn child, pro-life articles, and important information. These images are uplifting, life-affirming, and because of this they are being shared by other users daily.

http://www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/news/2013/08/piquing-interest-with-pinterest-a-natural-for-pro-lifers/