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    Videos Show Planned Parenthood Circumventing Abortion Law by Dismembering Babies, Pro-Life Journalist Alleges

    Planned Parenthood officials appear to discuss mutilating the bodies of living babies to bypass federal law against partial-birth abortions in previously unseen undercover videos obtained by the pro-life Center for Medical Progress.  Center founder and self-described journalist David Daleiden told The Daily Signal that the footage, revealed Tuesday at a House hearing, adds to Planned…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Kamala Harris Makes Celebratory Visit to Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic

    Vice President Kamala Harris spent Thursday afternoon visiting a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Minnesota. The visit, which makes her the first vice president to do so, is intended to demonstrate President Joe Biden’s administration’s dedication to promoting abortion in the post-Roe v. Wade era. The visit is a historic first. While a celebratory visit…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Missouri AG Sues Planned Parenthood for ‘Trafficking Minors’ to Get Out-of-State Abortions

    The attorney general of Missouri is suing Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the United States, for “trafficking minors out of state to obtain abortions without parental consent.” “This is the beginning of the end for Planned Parenthood in the State of Missouri,” Attorney General Andrew Bailey said in a statement posted on X,…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    As Planned Parenthood’s Abortion Market Share Goes Up, So Does Its Taxpayer Funding

    To borrow from an old saying, nothing can be certain except for death and taxpayer funding for the abortion industry. At the request of pro-life members of Congress, the Government Accountability Office released the latest round of data detailing how much taxpayer funding goes to Planned Parenthood and other international abortion organizations. From 2019 through…
    Connor Semelsberger
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    Planned Parenthood Turns Its Attention to Confused Adolescents Who Think They’re Trans

    For Planned Parenthood, June is the cruelest month. Last year, on June 24, at the end of a blockbuster Supreme Court term, the high court issued its landmark decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. That ruling overturned Roe v. Wade and clarified once and for all that the Constitution did not, in fact,…
    Sarah Parshall Perry
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    Don’t Defend Planned Parenthood’s ‘Gender-Affirming Care.’ Defund It.

    In post-Roe America, Planned Parenthood is shifting gears. To make up for its lost abortion revenue, it’s expanding its reach into what it calls “transgender hormone therapy.” The recent spike in these services is telling. According to their most recent annual reports, most of the nearly 600 Planned Parenthood centers now dispense cross-sex hormones. In…
    Melanie Israel
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    Planned Parenthood, ACLU Fight to Keep Child Marriage Legal

    If you think child brides are the stuff of faraway cultures, think again. In 2017, child marriage was legal in all 50 states in America. Only recently have survivors started chipping away at the practice, using their nightmarish stories to put a stop to the abuse of (mostly) young girls. California was next in line…
    Suzanne Bowdey
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    EXCLUSIVE: GOP Demands Probe Into $20 Million Planned Parenthood Obtained Through CARES Act

    FIRST IN DAILY SIGNAL—Republican lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the $20 million that Planned Parenthood and its affiliates allegedly took from the Provider Relief Fund in the COVID-19-related CARES Act. Sen. James Lankford and Rep. Josh Brecheen, both R-Okla., spearheaded the effort in sending a letter Monday to the inspector general of the…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Planned Parenthood’s Depraved Marketing Gimmicks

    Planned Parenthood’s history of depravity extends long before its representatives brought cards describing sexually explicit terms to a high school event in June, effectively getting the organization banned from Canadian high schools. For Planned Parenthood, nothing is off limits, from promoting abortion gift cards at Christmas to offering free abortions after the 9/11 terrorist attacks….
    Elise McCue
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    Canadian Province Bars Planned Parenthood From Schools Over Graphic ‘Sex: From A-Z’ Cards?

    Is this what Planned Parenthood means when it says it provides more than just abortions? Planned Parenthood of Regina, Saskatchewan, in Canada brought "SEX: From A-Z" sexual topics cards to ninth graders there last week as part of a presentation about sexually transmitted diseases, contraception, and more. The sexually graphic cards had not been approved…
    Elise McCue
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    Planned Parenthood Taxpayer Funding Up; Abortion and ‘Transgender’ Services High Priorities

    Planned Parenthood’s 2021-2022 annual report is out: Taxpayer funding is at an all-time high and abortion remains a key priority. Meanwhile, visits for actual health care—like cancer screening and prevention services and prenatal care—continue to decline. The abortion giant has also been diversifying its portfolio of services, trying to corner the market in so-called transgender…
    Melanie Israel
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    This School District Teaches Middle School Sex Ed Based on Planned Parenthood Guide

    Warning: This report includes graphic language and references to such language, which some readers may find offensive. A Virginia school district is using a teacher’s guide for middle school sex education, co-sponsored by Planned Parenthood, that promotes student “role-plays,” urges normalizing of certain behavior, and refers to sterilization as “permanent birth control.”  The teachers guide…
    Fred Lucas
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    Planned Parenthood Backs Court-Packing, Term Limits for Justices

    Planned Parenthood announced Sunday that it supports Supreme Court reforms such as court-packing and term limits, according to a statement. After Roe v. Wade was overturned last year, Planned Parenthood launched a “Reclaim Our Courts” website and $100,000 ad campaign to highlight how former President Donald Trump “drastically changed the makeup of our courts.” Its latest position…
    Katelynn Richardson
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    Former Planned Parenthood Manager Shows Others They Can Leave, Heal From Abortion

    OXON HILL, Md.—The best way to support women in unplanned pregnancies is to show them such support is available, Abby Johnson, a Planned Parenthood manager-turned-pro-life advocate, told The Daily Signal.   “A lot of times women choose abortion out of fear,” Johnson said. “There’s so many unknowns out there for women who are impoverished, women who…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Florida Supreme Court Rejects Planned Parenthood’s Bid to Block Pro-Life Law From Taking Effect 

    Florida's state Supreme Court on Monday denied Planned Parenthood's emergency motion to block the state's 15-week abortion ban.  “As [Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis] said, we are better when everybody counts,” the governor's press secretary, Bryan Griffin, said in a statement Tuesday, adding: The Florida Supreme Court denied both of Planned Parenthood’s emergency motions asking the court…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    EXCLUSIVE: Claudia Tenney Demands Transparency on Planned Parenthood’s Massive COVID-19 Loans

    Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., is calling on the Small Business Administration to explain why it forgave $67 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans to Planned Parenthood affiliates—loans that these abortion clinics should never have gotten in the first place. In a letter first obtained by The Daily Signal, Tenney and her Republican colleagues told Inspector…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    ‘Never Had FBI Agents Show Up on the Sidewalk Before’: Pro-Life Group Claims FBI Questioned Volunteer By Planned Parenthood

    A pro-life sidewalk counseling group warned members Tuesday that President Joe Biden's Justice Department is determined to intimidate pro-life organizations, claiming that two FBI agents showed up to question a pro-life activist praying outside Planned Parenthood – St. Paul – Vandalia Health Center. In an email obtained by The Daily Signal, Pro-Life Action Ministries Executive…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Planned Parenthood’s Overdue Annual Report Is Finally Out. Here’s What You Should Know.

    Planned Parenthood’s 2020-2021 annual report is so late that some observers wondered whether it would release one at all. But after roughly nine months, the wait is over. For pro-life Americans, the numbers aren’t pretty. The medical and financial data reveal the abortion giant’s priorities. Spoiler alert: The number of abortions performed in one year is…
    Melanie Israel
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    Planned Parenthood’s Planned Politicking: $50 Million and Counting

    While the IRS bulks up to come after conservatives, another “nonprofit” is robbing taxpayers blind and then turning around and using its freed-up cash to influence elections. And yet, Planned Parenthood’s racket never seems to raise an eyebrow in the federal government, which is apparently too busy harassing ministries who don’t take a dime of taxpayer money. But…
    Suzanne Bowdey
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    Planned Parenthood Leader Among Donors to Prosecutor Who Won’t Charge Protesters at Justices’ Homes

    The political arm of the liberal legal group Demand Justice, which advocates packing the Supreme Court, contributed $5,000 last year to the campaign of Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano, who is among local prosecutors backed by liberal organizations tied to billionaire financier George Soros.  Descano, a Democrat, has refused to prosecute some criminal offenses…
    Fred Lucas
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