[Pflienews] PharmFacts E-News Update: PP clinic closes in SD, other PP news

Tue Jul 29 16:08:59 MDT 2008

*PharmFacts E-News Update -- 29 Jul 2008 AD #2
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      South Dakota Abortion Clinic Appears Closed, Despite Planned
      Parenthood Denial

http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=90127

Sioux Falls, Jul 24, 2008 (CNA).- During what one pro-life advocate 
called "a great week in South Dakota for unborn children," a Planned 
Parenthood abortion clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota has apparently 
closed. The abortion provider on the other hand, disputes the alleged 
closure.

Local pro-lifers believe that the clinic has closed its doors because it 
refuses to comply with a state informed consent law upheld by the Eighth 
Circuit Court of Appeals last month.

The South Dakota law requires any physician who performs an abortion to 
obtain "voluntary and informed written consent" from a woman seeking an 
abortion, except in cases of medical emergency. The woman must also be 
provided with information about the health risks and legal consequences 
of the procedure.

The information the woman must be provided includes the knowledge "that 
the abortion will terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique, 
living human being." She must also be told that she "has an existing 
relationship with that unborn human being and that the relationship 
enjoys protection under the United States Constitution and under the 
laws of South Dakota." Further, she must be informed "that by having an 
abortion, her existing relationship and her existing constitutional 
rights with regards to that relationship will be terminated."

The state law went into effect on Saturday after an attempted injunction 
filed by Planned Parenthood was rejected on July 17. A spokesman for 
pro-life protest groups outside the Sioux Falls Planned Parenthood 
location said that even though women who had apparently scheduled 
appointments appeared at the clinic, no abortionists arrived.

"I think Planned Parenthood cannot figure out a way not to comply with 
the law," said Dr. Allan Unruh, a leader in the state's Vote Yes for 
Life campaign, WorldNetDaily reports.

We don't know if they will open again," he said. "Personally, I don't 
think they are going to find any abortionists who want to take the risk 
of losing their license."

Leslee Unruh, the Founder of the Alpha Center Pregnancy Center in Sioux 
Falls, on Thursday told CNA that the abortion clinic continues to be 
closed. She noted that pro-life counselors have talked with several of 
the clinic clients scheduled to have abortions this week.

"One for sure has changed her mind and is going to have the child," said 
Unruh, who has advocated on behalf of the informed consent legislation.

"It's historical, it's wonderful what is happening. We're hoping the 
other states will follow our lead and put the same laws in through their 
legislatures that can also shut down abortion clinics this way," she 
continued. "It's a great week in South Dakota for unborn children."

However, Kathi Di Nicola, a Planned Parenthood spokesperson based out of 
Minnesota, flatly denied that the clinic was closed.

"That is absolutely false. We are open and committed to providing for 
women's health services in South Dakota," she said.

When asked whether abortion services were still be provided at the Souix 
Falls clinic, Di Nicola responded affirmatively.

*MEDIA RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
28 July 2008
CONTACT: Katie Walker
540.659.4942| kwalker at all.org 
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*FACE PAINTING, MAGIC SHOWS AND BIRTH CONTROL: PLANNED PARENTHOOD 
INFILTRATES CHILDREN'S EVENT*

*VALLEJO, CA (28 July 2008)* -- In its latest venture in marketing sex 
to children, Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion chain, 
will pass out birth control and sexually transmitted disease materials 
at "Vallejo Celebrates Youth," a children's health and wellness event in 
Vallejo, California Aug. 2.

The event, sponsored by the Greater Vallejo Recreational District will 
feature face painting, a magic show; and booths on childhood obesity, 
literacy, oral hygiene, second-hand smoke and birth control.

"By its presence at this event, Planned Parenthood is providing even 
more evidence that it is out to get your kids," said Marie Hahnenberg, a 
researcher with American Life League. "Last year, it received over $356 
million in clinic income, and now it's out to make even more money by 
getting kids hooked on sex so it can get more customers -- through its 
pornographic teen web sites, passing out sex-saturated reading materials 
or giving condoms to elementary students."

Kaiser Permanante, a healthcare group known for its support of Planned 
Parenthood's radical agenda, will also participate in this event, 
scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Children's Wonderland 
playground in Vallejo.

"We encourage people across the country, especially those in the Vallejo 
area, to call Shane McAffee at the Greater Vallejo Recreation District 
at 707-648-4603 or e-mail him at smcaffee at gvrd.org 
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Hahnenberg said, "and demand he reverse his decision to allow Planned 
Parenthood's participation in this children's event."

American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the 
largest grassroots Catholic pro-life organization in the United States 
and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the 
moment of creation to natural death. For more information or media 
inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.

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*FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Times-Herald:* Event Promotes Children's Health (23 July 2008)
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_9970196 
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*Greater Vallejo Recreational District:*
http://www.gvrd.org/contact_us.html 
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*Planned Parenthood Shasta-Diablo:*
http://www.ppshastadiablo.org/site/c.feJPIVOzErH/b.943223/k.6A61/Planned_Parenthood_Vallejo.htm 
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*WIC Program Blasted for Web Link to Planned Parenthood Abortion 
Business* <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051523/posts>
*Life News ^ 
<http://www.freerepublic.com/%5Ehttp://lifenews.com/nat4075.html> *| 
7/25/08 | Steven Ertelt

Posted on *Friday, July 25, 2008 9:29:11 PM* by *wagglebee* 
<http://www.freerepublic.com/%7Ewagglebee/>

*Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) --* Poor women and children need food, 
health care and education, but the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) 
program is coming under fire for giving them abortions instead. The 
program's web site features a link to Planned Parenthood, the business 
that does about 25 percent of U.S. abortions.

Pro-life blogger Dawn Eden, author of The Thrill of the Chaste, found 
the link at the USDA's WIC Learning Center, the official web site for 
the federal government's program.

"That's because a hefty chunk of the $5 billion in taxpayer funds for 
the program designed to help feed and provide health care for low-income 
pregnant women, new moms, and young children go to [the abortion 
business]," Eden explains.

Eden says the link provides more evidence of how Planned Parenthood 
targets blacks and Hispanics.

"Considering that some 61 percent of WIC recipients are nonwhites, the 
government's efforts to steer them towards Planned Parenthood dovetails 
neatly with the nation's No. 1 abortion provider's efforts to prevent 
births in the black and Latino communities," she says.

The money Planned Parenthood receives from WIC doesn't pay for abortions 
directly but presents issues by freeing up Planned Parenthood funds it 
would normally use for promoting abortions.

LifeNews.com sent various WIC officials emails request comment for this 
story and has not received a reply.

Tony Perkins, the head of the Family Research Council isn't pleased 
about the web link either.

"Obviously this is just one of the ways that the government is secretly 
subsidizing Planned Parenthood, which made a tidy $115 million profit 
last year and is now seeking to open 'upscale' shopping mall clinics," 
he told LifeNews.com.

"Unfortunately, the organization's overhead--also fattened by taxpayer 
money--serves its Action Fund, which is spending millions to elect 
candidates like Barack Obama, the most radical pro-abortion candidate 
for president in American history."

ACTION: Go here 
<http://nal.usda.gov/wicworks/Learning_Center/Referrals_healthcare.html> 
to see the link. Then, contact the national office by sending an email 
to wichq-web at fns.usda.gov <mailto:wichq-web at fns.usda.gov>.

*Planned Parenthood's Latest Outrage*

Who is Planned Parenthood's new spokesman? Planned Parenthood attempts 
to use sick humor to normalize sexual behavior.

http://allreport.blip.tv/#1106330

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