Proposed restrictions would shut most abortion clinics in the state

What is Planned Parenthood saying about the proposed abortion clinic restrictions in PA? (HINT: This PP official and the little bird who ran around saying "The sky is falling!" have a lot in common.)
PP official:
"What we expect is that the majority of abortion providers in Pennsylvania would be shut down for some time," said Rebecca Cavanaugh, vice president for public affairs for Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania. "For us the most cost-effective option would be to shut down and find a different building -- but we own this building." Read more: Proposed restrictions would shut most abortion clinics in the state:

Obama Defends Planned Parenthood Funding at Pro-Abortion Dinner | LifeNews.com

"President Barack Obama and his administration have close relationships with leading pro-abortion organizations, so it is no surprise that he defended taxpayer funding of the Planned Parenthood abortion business during a speech at a pro-abortion group’s dinner banquet Wednesday night." Visit:
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Planned Parenthood Abortion Practitioner Loses Medical License | LifeNews.com

"An abortion practitioner who works on a contract basis for Planned Parenthood in California has had his medical licensed suspended by the California Medical Board and he now faces a hearing before an administrative judge on August 2." Visit:Planned Parenthood Abortion Practitioner Loses Medical License | LifeNews.com:

Planned Parenthood Closes Center Near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | LifeNews.com

"An affiliate of the Planned Parenthood abortion business that operates in Pennsylvania is closing one of its centers just north of Philadelphia due to financial concerns. The Doylestown center did not do abortions but made abortion referrals." Visit:
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Pennsylvania Avenue: Casey slammed by pro-life groups after Planned Parenthood vote | PoliticsPA

Pennsylvania Avenue: Casey slammed by pro-life groups after Planned Parenthood vote | PoliticsPA

Microsoft apologizes earthquake pitch blows up on Twitter

Early Saturday, the company (Microsoft) tweeted: “How can you #SupportJapan — http://binged.it/fEh7iT. For every retweet, bing will give $1 to Japan quake victims, up to $100K. Hundreds of people were killed and thousands are missing.." (Calgary Herald)
Other social-media networks, including Twitter, provided a resource for people looking to make private donations to aid agencies for relief to the people of Japan. The Calgary Herald article goes on to cite the negative public response Microsoft received for this promotional ploy.
It's no surprise that Microsoft would use such a tragedy for self promotion. Bill Gates is used to more sinister stuff. Life News Reported in June 2006: "The Gates Foundation has given the Planned Parenthood Federation of America almost $12.5 million since 1998. These funds are used to persuade teenagers to support abortion as well as advance abortion in the United Nations. The International Planned Parenthood abortion business has received almost $21 million from the Gates foundation over the last seven years. These funds were used to kill unborn babies in third world countries."
When it comes to promoting the killing of unborn babies Bill Gates has spent $33.5 million by 2006 and probably mush more by now, but when it comes to saving lives Microsoft offers a mere $100 thousand.
Come on Bill you can do better than that! Sue Cirba

Read more from the Calgary Herald Article: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Microsoft+apologizes+earthquake+pitch+blows+Twitter/4431303/story.html#ixzz1GUbDi66eMicrosoft apologizes earthquake pitch blows up on Twitter

Planned Parenthood Deserves to Lose Their Federal Funding - Technorati Technorati Women

A 20 year old pro-life student named Mary Lane posted a great column called "Planned Parenthood Deserves to Lose their Federal Funding", but the real story is found in the comments that follow. Many of these people need to be educated about PP. From Miss Lane's article: "If you missed it, Lila Rose’s Youth-Led organization, called Live Action, has posted a handful of videos over the past few years exposing the corruptions of Planned Parenthood. In the most recent videos, Planned Parenthood workers at 3 separate clinics are shown helping an undercover actor posing as a pimp to keep his “sex work” with minors a secret, giving him advice on where to take the girls to get medical care before going back out on the street to make him more money." . Visit: Planned Parenthood Deserves to Lose Their Federal Funding - Technorati Technorati Women:

Valentines Day Vigil for Victims of Abuse to Protest Planned Parenthood

This Vigil for Victims of underage sex trafficking was organized outside the Planned Parenthood office in Scranton, PA Monday, February 14.

During the last two weeks, the national media has been abuzz with the shocking story of the undercover sting operation that caught abortion giant Planned Parenthood red-handed in the despicable act of aiding and abetting sex trafficking and prostitution of girls as young as 14.

Vigil on Valentines day in front of your local Planned Parenthood

Source: Expose Planned Parenthood.

Monday, February 14, 2011
12 noon -1:00 pm
Planned Parenthood Offices Nationwide

Vigil For Victims
of underage sex trafficking
www.exposeplannedparenthood.com


Are you sick and tired of Planned Parenthood getting $363 MILLION of taxpayer funding a year -- while aiding and abetting illegal underage sex trafficking?

Take a public stand Monday 2/14 and tell Congress:
"NO MORE TAX $ FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD!"

"Vigils for Victims" of underage sex trafficking are being organized outside Planned Parenthood offices coast-to-coast on Monday, February 14, from Noon to 1 PM in each U.S. Time Zone ...
... and YOU can make a profound impact in one hour!
Consider these facts:
For the last two weeks, the national media has been abuzz with the shocking story of the undercover sting operation that caught abortion giant Planned Parenthood red-handed in the despicable act of aiding and abetting sex trafficking and prostitution of girls as young as 14
Numerous undercover videos have now been released, documenting Planned Parenthood workers at multiple locations across several states assuring an undercover investigator posing as a pimp that the organization would secretly provide abortions and other services to underage victims of human trafficking, facilitating their exploitation
Federal law is clear: "Sex trafficking of minors is a federal crime and punishable by imprisonment for 10 years to life." (18 U.S. Code 1591) Additionally, "any person who aids abets, or counsels a federal crime to be committed may be punished as if they had committed the crime themselves." (18 U.S. Code 2)
The institution-wide scandal has now reached the highest levels at Planned Parenthood, with top executives making the appalling claim that their workers who were caught on video facilitating underage sex slavery "responded professionally."
After receiving a record $363 MILLION in taxpayer funds last year, Planned Parenthood's president Cecile Richards then had the audacity to send out an urgent appeal for abortion advocates to contact Congress -- so the organization can rake in even MORE of your hard-earned tax dollars!
And if that wasn't enough, now Planned Parenthood is attempting to hijack Valentine's Day as a marketing gimmick to expand its harmful agenda, shove condoms into the hands of our young children, and lure even more vulnerable victims into its facilities.

*** ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! ***

We must act swiftly and take a public stand against Planned Parenthood's harmful agenda -- raising awareness in the communities where we live, and calling upon Congress to IMMEDIATELY strip the abortion chain of all tax funding.
This Monday, February 14, all people of faith and conscience are being called upon to hold one-hour "Vigils for Victims" of human trafficking during the Noon hour in the public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood offices nationwide.
This requires rapid action, but will show Planned Parenthood -- and the media -- the power of pro-life America to bring about change!
It's simple! Here's all you need to do ...


Find the Planned Parenthood nearest to you! Go to: http://www.plannedparenthood.org
On the right side of that web page, enter your zip code or state to find the nearest facility. Write down that information.
Make plans to gather with other people of faith and conscience on Monday, February 14, from Noon to 1 PM (in your time zone) in the public right of way outside of that Planned Parenthood location.
Know your rights! Download and print the following legal letter and fact sheet prepared for you by the attorneys at the Thomas More Legal Society (PDF file):

http://exposeplannedparenthood.s3.amazonaws.com/rights.pdf

Holding a vigil is completely legal, and must remain peaceful and prayerful.

Planned Parenthood's Abortion Business Shouldn't be Funded By New Jersey Taxpayers

The numbers are staggering and prove that Planned Parenthood is indeed all about abortion and admittedly the largest provider of abortions in the nation. In 2008, Planned Parenthood reported performing 324,008 abortions versus 2,405 adoption referrals and 9,433 prenatal care services. In 2007, they reported performing 305,310 abortions versus 4,912 adoption referrals and 10,914 prenatal clients. If you do the math, you will find that abortions went up 6%, adoption referrals went down 51% and prenatal care services went down 14%. Visit Planned Parenthood

Fraud charges plaguing Planned Parenthood

"The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is forcing Planned Parenthood to defend itself against a whistleblower's allegations of fraudulent overbilling of the federal government." Visit: Fraud charges plaguing Planned Parenthood:

IRS Investigates Former Planned Parenthood Affiliate

The criminal division of the Internal Revenue Service is looking into the finances of Planned Parenthood Golden Gate, while the organization has brought in forensic accountants to evaluate its books. Visit: IRS Investigation

U.S. INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT REPORTS SHOW IMPROPER BILLING OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES IN NJ - A Press Release from N.J. Right to Life

New Jersey Right to Life

Contact: Marie Tasy, Executive Director, 732 562 0562

PRESS RELEASE � August 13, 2010

U.S. INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT REPORTS SHOW IMPROPER BILLING OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES IN NJ

Audits performed by the U.S. Inspector General for the Department of HHS uncovered a consistent problem with NJ family planning clinics improperly billing Medicaid for services that did not qualify as family planning. State officials were sent letters in July 2007, June 2008 and August 2008 notifying them of the problems and requesting action to correct the errors. The three reports covered the period from February 1, 2001 through January 31, 2005. The first audit identified that the state of New Jersey improperly received federal reimbursement at the enhanced 90% rate for 160,955 prescriptions drug claims that were billed as family planning, but did not qualify as family planning services. In the letter and accompanying report to Commissioner Velez, the Inspector General recommended that NJ repay $2,219,746 to the Federal Government.

The second audit by the U. S. Inspector General for the Department of HHS found that family planning clinics improperly received the enhanced 90% rate for outpatient services which did not qualify as family planning services. Of the 107 claims, 64 were for family planning services eligible for Federal Medicaid reimbursement at the 90 percent rate and 43 claims did not qualify as family planning services, and were therefore ineligible for Federal Medicaid reimbursement at the 90% rate. The report specifically cites Planned Parenthood Providers who told investigators that they billed all claims to Medicaid as �family planning� and �populated the family planning indicator field on Medicaid claims even though the service provided did not meet the criteria for 90 percent Federal funding.� As a result, a letter and the report was sent to the Commissioner of Human Services on June 17, 2008, by the Office of Inspector General recommending that the state refund $597,496 to the Federal Government and amend their procedures to prevent improper billing in the future.

The third audit found that the state of NJ received Federal Medicaid reimbursement for 111 of the 161 claims for inpatient services which were improperly billed as family planning at the enhanced 90 percent rate. As a result, the OIG recommended that the state of NJ reimburse $162,548 to the federal Government and determine the amount of federal Medicaid funds improperly reimbursed at the 90% rate for inpatient hospital services following the audit period and refund that amount to the Federal Government.

The facts cannot be denied. These audits show a systematic abuse of improper billing of Medicaid for family planning services to the federal government to obtain 90% reimbursement. Planned Parenthood has been cited specifically as one of the principal agents of these improper billing practices by the OIG. Page five of the 2008 report entitled, �Review of Outpatient Medicaid Claims Billed As Family Planning by New Jersey" says, �During our visits to family planning clinics throughout the State, many providers (especially Planned Parenthood providers) stated that they billed all claims to Medicaid as �family planning.� Therefore, officials at these clinics often populated the family planning indicator filed on Medicaid claims even though the service provided did not meet the criteria for 90 percent Federal funding. By populating this field, the MMIS designated the claim as eligible for 90 percent Federal funding.� The Office of Inspector General recommending that the state refund $597,496 to the Federal Government.

Planned Parenthood�s supporters not only want to use $7.5M in taxpayer dollars to fund these family planning clinics, they also want the state of NJ to permanently apply for a federal waiver to reimburse family planning clinics 90% for every Medicaid service they provide despite the clinics� history of improperly billing Medicaid and contributing to the nearly $3M in fees which had to be refunded to the Federal Government. Taxpayers should be outraged. These facts should give every legislator who voted for Bill S2139 a good reason to now oppose any misguided effort to override Governor Christie�s veto.

Reports can be found here:

http://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/20501019.pdf

http://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/20601010.pdf

http://oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region2/20601020.pdf

Planned Parenthood unaccountable to Government Accountability Office

From a July 30 Washington Times piece by Rita Diller of American Life League:

Where’s the money? That’s the question on everyone’s mind after reading the recently released Government Accountability Office report. The GAO numbers on money paid out to Planned Parenthood between 2002 and 2008 reveal an unaccounted-for $1.3B.
No answers have been forthcomingPlanned Parenthood unaccountable to Government Accountability Office

Abortion by Teleconference? - Operation Rescue

"Cedar Rapids, IA — Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) revealed yesterday that expanding medical abortions into every Planned Parenthood clinic in the country through the use of the “telemed abortion” scheme is part of PPFA’s Strategic Plan for 2015"...."Telemed abortion is a process where dangerous abortion pills are dispensed via teleconferencing hook-up. An abortionist sits in front of a webcam and pushes a button to electronically open a drawer in the faraway clinic containing the drugs. A licensed physician never physically examines the woman at anytime." VisitL
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Planned Parenthood Blasts Pro-Life Groups for Opposing Abortion in Health Care

"Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Not content with efforts from pro-life groups to make sure that the health care restructuring bills in Congress don't force taxpayer-funding or mandate insurance coverage of abortions, Planned Parenthood is fighting back. In two emails over the last three days, the abortion business is trying to rally its supporters" Visit:
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Four Texas Planned Parenthood's Illegally Performing Abortions

"Austin, Texas, Apr 16, 2009 / 07:01 am (CNA).- Allegations that four unlicensed Planned Parenthood facilities in San Antonio have been illegally performing abortions have prompted state legislators to reexamine funding for the organization and to call for legal and administrative penalties to be enforced against it." Visit:
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Sex Abuse Cover-up at Phoenix Planned Parenthood

Live Action Films (A New Media Movement For Life)

"TUCSON, AZ, Feb. 3 – New hidden-camera footage from Tucson, AZ, implicates a third Planned Parenthood clinic in a multi-state child abuse scandal. In the video, UCLA student Lila Rose and her friend Jackie Stollar enter a Tucson Planned Parenthood clinic where Rose tells the nurse that Stollar, posing as a 15-year-old, is pregnant by her 27-year-old boyfriend. The nurse disregards the age difference and even cautions Stollar not to bring her 'boyfriend' before the judicial hearing required in Arizona to waive parental consent for an abortion.
This negligence is punishable under Arizona law." For the story and video visit:
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Planned Parenthood Willing to Accept Donations Specifically to Abort Black Babies

You've heard that Planned Parenthood offices across the country have been willing to accept donations specifically to abort black babies. Now hear some of the actual calls. To hear it on Youtube visit: