Report Shows Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz Got $650 Million in Taxpayer Funds

Life News ^ | 6/16/10 | Steven Ertelt

[wagglebee]

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new Government Accountability Office report shows the Planned Parenthood abortion business reported spending over $650 million in federal funds over a seven year period. That averages to just under $100 million in federal funds each year and is something pro-life groups and lawmakers on Capitol Hill want to see ended.

The new 33-page report concerns how much federal money the Planned Parenthood federation of America is receiving and from what sources -- with most of the funds coming from the Title X family planning program.

Combining the money received from the Health and Human Services department and USAID, the GAO report indicates Planned Parenthood received $657.1 million in federal funds.

The report also shows the pro-abortion group Population Council, which sponsored the dangerous abortion drug RU 486, received $284.3 million in federal funds as well for its international family planning efforts. And the Guttmacher institute, a pro-abortion group that does research on abortion statistics, received $12.7 million.

Advocates for Youth, another pro-abortion group, received $8.7 million from the federal government and the International Planned Parenthood Federation received $3.9 million.

Combined, the pro-abortion organizations received more than $1 billion in taxpayer dollars from the federal government over the 2002-2009 period GAO analyzed.

Although the money does not directly pay for abortions, which is stopped in most part by the Hyde amendment, the report makes it clear that federal funds are propping up the abortion industry.

Family Research Council fellow Ken Blackwell commented on the numbers.

"Giving taxpayer money to organizations that promote and provide abortion, even if the money is not used for that purpose, frees up other funds for abortion purposes and gives the government's stamp of approval to their abortion related activities," he said.

"By funding Planned Parenthood and their allies, we are unwittingly supporting an abortion organization and everything they do. When taxpayer money goes to abortion groups for any reason, it supports the work of the abortion industry. We should not let abortion companies benefit financially from taxpayer funds," Blackwell added.

Congressman Mike Pence of Indiana has sponsored the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act, which would bring an end to funding for abortion advocates and it has earned the support of pro-life groups and lawmakers.

Rep. Pete Olson a pro-life Texas congressman, requested the support along with numerous pro-life members of the House of Representatives, including Congressman Chris Smith, the head of the House Pro-Life Caucus.

Students for Life of America director Kristan Hawkins also weighed inon the new report.

“The level of government accountability concerning the largest abortion provider in America is appalling," she told LifeNews.com.

In light of these findings, her group is calling for increased inspection into the dealings of Planned Parenthood, and she noted how her group and others have shown the abortion business to be violating state sexual abuse reporting and parental involvement laws.

“With $650 million spent by Planned Parenthood, where has the taxpayers’ money gone to? In light of our current economic crisis, it is not prudent of the US Government to keep funding abortions with taxpayer dollars," Hawkins said.

Several lawmakers appeared at a press conference along with representatives of Live Action, Family Research Council and Concerned Women for America to reveal the alarming amount of taxpayer funding supporting the work of abortion businesses and advocates.

In addition to Smith and Olson, Reps. Jim Jordan and Jean Schmidt of Ohio, Mary Fallin of Oklahoma, Joe Pitts of Pennsylvania, Steve Scalise of Louisiana, Trent Franks of Arizona, John Fleming, M.D, of Louisiana, Walter Jones of North Carolina, and Paul Broun, M.D. of Georgia appeared.

[wagglebee]

Hardly a surprise that Zero and his ilk show their total devotion to Big Murder.

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[dalebert]

send the liars home

[fatnotlazy]

And you all know that under Obama Death Care, funding for abortions will continue to increase. The story that abortion funding was stricken from the new law is phony.

[GeronL]

What about state and local funds?

[wagglebee]

I believe they get even more from state and local governments.

[matthew fuller]

"Combined, the pro-abortion organizations received more than $1 billion in taxpayer dollars from the federal government over the 2002-2009 period GAO analyzed. "

These years would be George W. Bush budget years, except for the last year, would they not?

[laweeks]

Add to that the $735,000 annual donation from the Susan Korman foundation PLUS the $15,000,000 from Progressive Insurance, and you’ve got yourself a cozy little FOR-PROFIT organization, doncha’?????

[liberalism is suicide]

“Pr-Choice”...HUMBUG! Where’s the baby’s right to choose? Where’s the pro-life taxpayer’s right to choose not to fund murder?

[fatnotlazy]

That’s right. If you are pro-life, you will be forced subsidize abortions.

[elpadre]

one of the major jobs ahead for next year's Republican Congress is to stop these ridiculous payments to Planned Parenthood and other liberal leaches. They are part of the national financial hemorrhaging

[Tzimisce]

....but Bart Stupak got an executive order....

[cranked]

*blink blink*.....seems to me that Pelosi and company owe a certain Joe Wilson an apology....=.=

[Pinkbell]

Wow. Progressive Insurance donated $15,000,000 to PP? I did a Google search and did find Progressive has donated money to the ACLU. I’ll be sure to never purchase insurance from there.

[Pinkbell]

This is absolutely sickening. Our government is funding large amounts of money to something that is fundamentally unconstitutional, the murder of unborn children.

[Boucheau]

They’re forcing you to fund America’s Holocaust.

What will Christian’s do?

Nothing.

As usual.

[OneWingedShark]

>Our government is funding large amounts of money to something that is fundamentally unconstitutional, the murder of unborn children.

But you forget: the word of the Supreme Court is above even the Supreme Law of the Land!

For only they, who are above and beyond the understanding of mere mortal men, can divine the true meaning of the Written Words on the Sacred Constitution! Only they are capable of discerning the Penumbrae thereof! Only they are able to discern the Emanations thereof!
[/sarc]

[OneWingedShark]

>They’re forcing you to fund America’s Holocaust.

They are.

>What will Christian’s do?

Correct your grammar by pointing out that “’s” indicates the possessive and not the plural.

>Nothing.
>
>As usual.

You remember the guy who shot and killed the abortionist a while back? [Scott Roeder and ‘Dr.’ Tiller, respectively] Do you remember that in his trial he wasn’t allowed a proper defense?

http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/12/23/judge-denies-scott-roeders-necessity-defense/

[OneWingedShark]

>one of the major jobs ahead for next year’s Republican Congress is to stop these ridiculous payments to Planned Parenthood and other liberal leaches.

It is foolish to think that the Republicans, as a party, will stop or even drastically reduce spending.

>They are part of the national financial hemorrhaging

If you mean the Republicans, then yes. Remember that the first “bailout/stimulus” was passed with bi-partisan support.