Danger is Nancy Pelosi’s Middle Name

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) spoke on abstinence programs at the uber-liberal “Netroots Nation” blogger conference. The Speaker called abstinence-only programs “dangerous” to America’s youth and said that the only solution is to elect more pro-abortion politicians.

She went on to criticize the proposed federal regulations on conscience protections as also being “dangerous” and said that if “you don’t like abortion you should love contraception.” Amazingly, she goes on to say she is speaking as both a mother of five and a “devout Catholic,” despite the fact that her beliefs on abortion and contraception directly contradict the teachings of the Catholic Church.

As a politician, Rep. Pelosi has every right to disagree with the Church’s teachings on abortion and contraception, just as doctors, nurses and pharmacists should have every right to live by their respective church teachings and not be forced to perform abortions or distribute drugs that would violate their beliefs.

America does not need more pro-abortion politicians. It needs leaders who respect freedom of conscience.

California Scheming: Planned Parenthood Accused of $180 Million Fraud

Posted 03/11/08
From Family Research Council

The latest victim of Planned Parenthood’s exploitation appears to be none other than the California government. A former Vice President of Finance for the L.A. affiliate, P. Victor Gonzales, has filed a whistleblower suit in federal court, claiming that Planned Parenthood committed years of fraudulent overbilling against government-funded programs. Gonzales submitted documents spanning the late 1990s to 2004, including a series of audits, which suggest that the nation’s biggest abortion merchant may have swindled upward of $180 million from California taxpayers. Gonzales says he was fired in 2004 after repeated attempts to address the “illegal accounting, billing, and donation practices of Planned Parenthood” with his supervisors. According to Gonzales’s attorney, Planned Parenthood manipulated its status as a charitable organization in order to buy contraceptives at a discounted rate, then billed the state’s Medi-Cal program for 12 times as much as it paid. The Los Angeles Times obtained copies of the 2004 audit, which substantiates over $5.2 million in overbillings at the San Diego branch during fiscal year 2003 alone. In total, the overcharging is said to exceed $10,000,000 a year. In addition to the birth control scam, Gonzales also claims that the Los Angeles branch violated the IRS code that prohibits political advocacy from charitable organizations by forwarding about $12,000 a month to the Sacramento branch for “lobbying” expenses. At least one PPLA executive used a corporate credit card to make Victoria’s Secret and private video purchases on the government’s dime. And the list of alleged abuses goes on. Although the suit was filed in 2005, it was made public on Friday–much to the dismay of the PP spokesmen, who were already facing a public relations nightmare after tape recordings revealed that employees agreed to accept racially-motivated donations. We can only hope that California responds swiftly to investigate this charge of gross exploitation of taxpayer dollars. Regardless of the outcome, we urge the state to move quickly, as Virginia has done, to de-fund Planned Parenthood and end its relentless cycle of exploitation against women, children, and taxpayers!

The United States Must Not Export Death!
February 5, 2008

The House Foreign Affairs Full Committee is scheduled to vote on the PEPFAR/Global AIDS Reauthorization bill this Thursday. The current draft by Chairman Tom Lantos (D-CA) strips out the pro-abstinence and pro-faithfulness values that have made the program successful, especially in Africa. The new bill would change PEPFAR into a massive $10 billion per year giveaway that will be tilted toward abortion merchants and promoters.

Rep. Lantos and the Democratic Leadership have taken a program started by President Bush to protect future generations in Africa and are trying to change it into one that would instead help to eliminate future generations in Africa. Page eleven of the current draft being circulated reveals their true goal by claiming that pregnancy and sex within marriage are serious threats to women’s health!! The Democrats’ solution is to eliminate the successful “ABC” model of promoting abstinence, being faithful and, only when necessary, using condoms. The Lantos approach instead requires full integration of AIDS with abortion traders and could even require the provision of abortion, all paid for by American taxpayers. Furthermore the draft bill removes the Prostitution Pledge, essentially giving the U.S. government’s stamp of approval for prostitution.

Click on the link below for a full list of the offices of the House members on the Foreign Affairs Committee and please take a moment to call and tell them to protect the values written into the current PEFAR legislation: protection of pro-abstinence and anti-prostitution requirements. Tell them that the successful PEPFAR program should not be hijacked to spread U.S. taxpayer-funded abortion around the world.

The United States Must Not Export Death!

‘Second Look’ First on Planned Parenthood’s Hit List
from Family Research Council

In San Francisco, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is under attack for its “Second Look” ad campaign now airing on local radio stations. Ironically, Planned Parenthood Golden Gate (PPGG), which is no stranger to controversy, is the organization lashing out at area broadcasters for running the pro-life commercials. As for what is or is not offensive, perhaps PPGG isn’t the best judge. The group most recently made headlines for its outrageous “Mile High Club” television ads, which featured a gay flight attendant named Stephen who cruises the aisles, showering young passengers with contraceptives. With the lights dimmed and party music blaring, he sits on the pilot’s lap and hits on him. Contrast that with USCCB’s ads, which contain nothing but established medical facts. The commercial begins with the sound of a beating heart. “Hear that?” the announcer asks. “It’s the heartbeat of an infant in the womb at six months. His heart’s beating at about 140 beats per minute. If he were born right now, his chance of survival would be greater than 50%. But even today, his mother could choose to have an abortion… Each year more than 18,000 babies who are already in their fifth month of pregnancy are aborted. And it’s legal.” PPGG insists that USCCB is “touting lies” and “gross inaccuracies,” charges that are more appropriately leveled at Planned Parenthood for misleading women about the reality of abortion. While nothing in the Bishops’ campaign is the slightest bit false or objectionable, the pro-abortion lobby is demanding the radio stations drop the ads. We have a better idea. Why not log on to www.frc.org and compare the two commercials? I guarantee that you’ll join us in applauding San Francisco stations KCBS and KFRC for upholding the free speech of pro-lifers. The Catholic Bishops want Americans to take a “second look” at abortion; Planned Parenthood wants no look at all.