“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” The Declaration of Independence
Our Nation was founded on the principle that each human life is a gift given by our Creator God and that the role of a just government is to protect the right to life.
On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court deprived unborn children of their God-given right to life. Instead of protecting life, the Court made it the role of government to protect killing. In the ensuing forty-three years, over 57 MILLION American babies (equivalent to the entire populations of twenty-six states!) have been killed by being surgically ripped from the safety and warmth of their mothers’ wombs. Millions more have been killed by so-called “contraceptives” including the birth control pill, morning after pill, and other patches, implants, and injections that can cause very early abortions.[1]
Sadly, there is an entire industry in the United States dedicated to killing living, defenseless human babies by abortion. Planned Parenthood leads that industry as the single largest purveyor of abortion in the U.S.
- In 2014, Planned Parenthood clinics committed 323,999 abortions.[2]
- Planned Parenthood grossed over $163 Million in abortion income in a single year.[3]
- Planned Parenthood aborted about 160 babies for every one adoption referral it made to an outside agency.[4]
- Planned Parenthood admits to altering abortion methods to optimize harvesting of baby parts.[5]
- Many of the so-called “contraceptive” methods provided by Planned Parenthood cause early abortions.[1]
- And Planned Parenthood does all this with over half a BILLION dollars a year of our tax money.[2]
America doesn’t need abortion. America doesn’t need Planned Parenthood. And women deserve better. There are thousands of other low-cost or free quality health care options available that are listed at GetYourCare.org. Further, women needing pregnancy-related help can contact OptionLine.org or call 1-800-712-4357. And for those hurting after abortion, hope and healing are available by contacting HopeAfterAbortion.com or calling 888-456-HOPE (4673).
We, the undersigned, see the killing of unborn children as a national tragedy.
We are dedicated to protecting life — Join us!
Footnotes
- Birth control pills, emergency contraception (also called “the morning after pill”), contraceptive injectables, contraceptive implants, and IUDs, sometimes prevent the implantation in the mother’s womb of a young human being and result in the death of a human person. (see https://loraincountyrighttolife.org/the-truth-about-chemical-abortions/)↩
- Planned Parenthood 2014-2015 Annual Report obtained from https://www.plannedparenthood.org/files/2114/5089/0863/2014-2015_PPFA_Annual_Report_.pdf↩
- Using a conservative estimate of $500 per abortion.↩
- 2,024 adoption referrals vs. 323,999 abortions – Planned Parenthood 2014-2015 Annual Report↩
- According to Planned Parenthood’s Senior Director of Medical Services, Dr. Deborah Nucatola “We’ve been very good at getting heart, lung, liver, because we know that, so I’m not gonna crush that part, I’m gonna basically crush below, I’m gonna crush above, and I’m gonna see if I can get it all intact.” (see http://www.centerformedicalprogress.org)↩
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