Planned Parenthood has an irrational fear of “rabid anti-choicers” who are out to take their rights away. I can’t think of a way to explain it other than guilt over what they do. Here's a quote from a recent post on PP Aurora's blog:
I was reading the other day about the 1916 police raid on Margaret Sanger’s family planning clinic in Brooklyn where she and her sister were arrested for disseminating information to patients about contraception. It’s amazing to me that almost 100 years later, it seems like little has changed.
As laughable as PP’s myopic view of their victim status is, one thing that has changed in the last century: Instead of being censored, Planned Parenthood has become the censor! Yesterday we learned that our pamphlets of information about how babies develop and where women can get help if they don’t want an abortion are on Planned Parenthood’s banned books list! [Continue reading . . . »]
… In April, the annual report for Planned Parenthood Federation of America revealed that the abortion giant had a total income of $1.02 billion — with reported profits of nearly $115 million. Taxpayers kick in more than $336 million worth of government grants and contracts at both the state and federal levels. That's a third of Planned Parenthood's budget.
And what market-distorting results do we get for those government incentives? In 2006 alone: 289,750 abortions.
Oil execs, tobacco execs, banking execs, pharmaceutical company execs and baseball players have all been hauled up before Congress for highly publicized whippings by crusading lawmakers. But the executives of Planned Parenthood have escaped government scrutiny and public accountability for their predatory behavior, dangerous medical practices, deception and deadly windfall.
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Great news is coming in from the front lines of our struggle against Planned Parenthood here in Aurora!
If you haven't gotten involved in the work to save babies and their mothers from abortion, I would urge you to join in. It is a peaceful, prayerful work and, as these stories will attest, vitally important. You can find all the details on how to join in the work here.
I hear stories from our prayer warriors and sidewalk counselors almost every day about great things God is doing outside Planned Parenthood, but I heard two stories last week that I had to share with you all.
Planned Parenthood is at it again, this time in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati is already home to one Planned Parenthood which has drawn controversy for hiding statutory rapists. Now, Lifenews.com reports they are using the same methods they used here in Aurora to sneak a new mega-mill into town.
And where have they decided to place this new killing center? Across the street from Cincinnati's predominantly African-American high school. How can they keep arguing they're not trying to reduce minority populations when they keep targeting minorities with their population reducing services?
Last Saturday, May 17th, our monthly protest at Planned Parenthood was finally blessed with some real spring weather! Though it's been warming up for months, we've had nothing but cold and wind every third Saturday. So it was a nice change of pace to head out to New York Street and Oakhurst Drive in shorts and a t-shirt.
As the sun shone down, the picket line grew. Dozens carried "Planned Parenthood Lies to You" and "Planned Parenthood BAD for Aurora" signs among others, showing the consistent, peaceful dissent that has only gotten larger in the Fox Valley over the last nine months. Several large signs bearing the image of Our Lord holding and aborted baby reading "Abortion Kills His Children" lined the north side of New York Street. [Continue reading . . . »]
I'm pleased to announce the launch of a brand new section of the Fox Valley Families Against Planned Parenthood community. Now, in addition to getting all your updates on pro-life in the Fox Valley on the blog, you can discuss the issues on the Fox Valley Families Forum. Follow this link or click the button at the top of the page that says "Forum" to visit and sign up today!
The Fox Valley Families Forum is a great place for conversation on a wide variety of issues. "A Matter of Life and Death" is the section where you can discuss the whole range of life issues from abortion to contraception to euthanasia and more. "Pro-Life in the Fox Valley" is all about local pro-life events and issues. Stop by "Foundations of Faith" for conversation about religion, or visit the "Off Topic Lounge" where you can talk about whatever you want. [Continue reading . . . »]
UPDATES: Pictures from the rally are available on the Pro-Life Action League's Flickr page. If you took video at the rally, post a "video response" to Eric's Video Invite on YouTube. Also, several Balloon Reports have come in.
Winds ripped across the vacant lot outside Planned Parenthood Aurora Saturday morning, April 26, making the spring morning feel unseasonably cold. But a chill in the air was not enough to keep the Fox Valley's pro-life community from coming out in droves to stand up for unborn babies and their mothers.
Over 400 people came out to Families Against Planned Parenthood's "It's a Matter of Life and Death" rally to protest the presence of Planned Parenthood in their community. The rally featured a picket line of New York St., a peaceful prayer presence all over the area, and huge displays showing the beauty of life and the horror of abortion.
On Saturday, April 26, 2008, hundreds of pink and blue balloons were released as part of Fox Valley Families Against Planned Parenthood's "It's a matter of LIFE & DEATH" pro-life rally. Each balloon represented a baby boy or girl saved from abortion through pro-life ministry.
Each "Balloon for Life" was tagged with a label, giving a baby name picked out by a rally participant and explaining the project. The finder of the balloon was invited to log in and report where it was found. Here are the reports we've received:
UPDATE: As the story develops, the young art student has claimed that the piece is not "performance art" but perfectly real. Yale, for it's part, is claiming that her denial is part of the performance and that she told them she would deny it if they exposed the piece. For my money, I still think it's a hoax, especially since her thesis adviser refuses to comment.
Either way, it is an unbelievably tasteless stunt for a revered institution such as Yale to be party to. By supporting an endeavor like this, whether real or a performance, Yale has removed all doubt that they have completely broken ties with the Christian origins which made the Ivy League the haven for intellectual excellence it had been. We'll see how long that reputation lasts.
Events at Yale this week make it easy to sympathize with King Solomon. Reflecting on a long, productive life, the king spake thus:
I hated all my labor in which I labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me. Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
Yale, one of our nation's oldest and proudest institutions of higher learning was founded in 1701 to be a place “wherein Youth may be instructed in the Arts and Sciences [and] through the blessing of Almighty God may be fitted for Publick employment both in Church and Civil State.” (from the Yale Charter). A mere 207 years later, a student is making her senior art project out of the remains of babies which she conceived and aborted herself. This also is vanity. Perhaps King Solomon understates the case. [Continue reading . . . »]
Planned Parenthood has an irrational fear of “rabid anti-choicers” who are out to take their rights away. I can’t think of a way to explain it other than guilt over what they do. Here's a quote from a recent post on PP Aurora's blog:
I thought this was an interesting article written by Michelle Malkin, titled 
Great news is coming in from the front lines of our struggle against Planned Parenthood here in Aurora!
Planned Parenthood is at it again, this time in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati is already home to one Planned Parenthood which has drawn controversy for hiding statutory rapists. Now, Lifenews.com 
Last Saturday, May 17th, our monthly protest at Planned Parenthood was finally blessed with some real spring weather! Though it's been warming up for months, we've had nothing but cold and wind every third Saturday. So it was a nice change of pace to head out to New York Street and Oakhurst Drive in shorts and a t-shirt.
UPDATES: Pictures from the rally are available on the Pro-Life Action League's 
On Saturday, April 26, 2008, hundreds of pink and blue balloons were released as part of Fox Valley Families Against Planned Parenthood's "It's a matter of LIFE & DEATH" pro-life rally. Each balloon represented a baby boy or girl saved from abortion through pro-life ministry.
Events at Yale this week make it easy to sympathize with King Solomon. Reflecting on a long, productive life, the king spake thus: