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Well Past Time to Defund Wisconsin Planned Parenthood

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It is well past time for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin (PPWI) to be defunded from receipt and use of our taxpayer dollars.

PPWI receives millions of those dollars each year through family planning programs, a Medicaid Waiver program, and grants. PPWI has “sold” itself for years as an organization that cares about youth and women. Yet, in reality, this organization preys on youth and women by:

  • Using taxpayer dollars to detrimentally brainwash youth, many times keeping its activities secret from parents.
  • Operating three large Wisconsin abortion clinics which kill thousands of unborn children each year.
  • Using taxpayer dollars to “counsel” women and then refer them to its own abortion clinics from which it profits financially — a horrendous conflict of interest!
  • Challenging laws in court which attempt to limit abortions or recognize other compelling interests.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), is a $1 billion dollar industry which receives $363 million in federal and state taxpayer dollars in the form of grants and contracts. Currently PPFA is embarked on a strategic course to expand its abortion business nationwide, partly by requiring all of its affiliates to perform abortions by 2013. It is outrageous that taxpayers are forced to underwrite an organization that profits immensely from the destruction of human life.

Legislation has been introduced in Congress to deprive Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers from receiving federal taxpayer dollars. In Wisconsin, several opportunities will present themselves this legislative session to finally defund Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers from state taxpayer dollars. Wisconsin Right to Life will be at the forefront of this effort.

Barbara Lyons

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