The nation’s largest abortion provider is being accused of racism, overbilling and violating state abortion laws – and Americans are starting to notice.
Troy Newman, president of Operation Rescue, spoke with CitizenLink about Planned Parenthood’s recent media attention and how it has prompted pro-lifers across the nation to take a stand for the innocent lives of preborn babies.
Q. Planned Parenthood seems to be getting itself into a lot of trouble lately. Why is all this news just now coming out?
A. Three reasons. First, the pro-life movement is doing a great job in uncovering and exposing the unfruitful works of darkness. Second, there have been declarations and affidavits and news stories about Planned Parenthood for so long that finally people are starting to take notice. All of these allegations are compounding the previous allegations. Third, thanks be to God for an answer to the prayers of the saints and the hard work and diligence of pro-life organizations.
Do you think Planned Parenthood is so arrogant that it has become somewhat lax in its practices?
That’s always been the case, since the ‘40s when Planned Parenthood burst on the scene with Margaret Sanger. She made radical racist statements and Planned Parenthood has always been very upfront and arrogant in their eugenics program – both a positive and a negative eugenics program – to exterminate minorities and “unwanted” breeders. So yes, they’ve been extremely arrogant in their principles, policies and practices, and now this arrogance is finally being taken notice of, and they’re so heavily locked into these decades-old practices that they can barely contain the damage.
For example, in
Will all this bad press sink Planned Parenthood?
Planned Parenthood is still incredibly powerful. It has a big voting bloc in Congress.
Do you have any hope that the pro-life community can overcome Planned Parenthood’s influence?
I am incredibly optimistic, for lots of reasons. Upwards of 75 percent of young people are pro-life. The number of pregnancy-resource centers in the
How can pro-life supporters continue to fight Planned Parenthood?
It’s very important that we call local representatives and senator and governor’s office. In the Congress, you’ve got legislators finally starting to take notice. If Planned Parenthood lost $300 million a year from the federal government and hundreds of millions of dollars from state and local governments, they will not be able to sustain their business.
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