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Report: Planned Parenthood accepts racist donations
« on: March 10, 2008, 09:05:18 AM »
Seems like anything goes with this organization.   :-\

Report: Planned Parenthood accepts racist donations


Posted on Mar 7, 2008 | by Katherine Kipp
WASHINGTON (BP)--Planned Parenthood -— an organization that calls itself pro-child, pro-woman and pro-life -— has been discovered allegedly accepting racist-motivated donations.

A recent investigation by The Advocate student magazine at the University of California at Los Angeles, produced phone recordings of Planned Parenthood affiliates in seven states approving a donor's racist motivation.

The magazine had an actor pose as a donor and call the clinics to see how Planned Parenthood employees would respond as he expressed openly racist comments. The actor said he wanted his gift to be used to abort African American babies to "lower the number of black people," according to The Advocate. None of the affiliates expressed reservations about the reason for the contribution, the magazine reported.

An Idaho Planned Parenthood staff member agreed on a telephone call that blacks should be implementing more abortions. According to The Advocate, the actor said in a phone call that "the less black kids out there the better." In response, Autumn Kersey, vice president of marketing and development for Planned Parenthood of Idaho, said she understood, according to the magazine. She also commented, LifeNews.com reported, "This is the first time I've had a donor call and make this kind of request, so I'm excited, and want to make sure I don't leave anything out."

Another phone recording caught an Ohio Planned Parenthood worker saying "we'll accept the money for whatever reason" in response to the actor's racist-motivated donation, The Advocate reported.

Outraged by the phone recordings, some UCLA students have been petitioning the school to cut off connections with Planned Parenthood.

Planned Parenthood of Idaho CEO Rebecca Poedy apologized for Kersey's comments initially, saying she made a "serious mistake," according to LifeNews. On Feb. 28, however, Poedy backtracked in remarks to the Boise Weekly, describing The Advocate as "extremist" and charging it had "manipulated a 25-minute conversation."

Clenard Childress, founder of BlackGenocide.org, said in a written statement, "No other ethnic group in the United States has been decimated more by abortion than the Afro-American community. The war being waged upon innocent captives in the womb is led by Planned Parenthood."

Black women were 4.8 times as likely as non-Hispanic white women to have abortions in 2005, according to a January report by the Guttmacher Institute. African Americans made up 12.3 percent of the United States population, according to the 2000 census, but black women had 36.3 percent of the abortions that same year, the Centers for Disease Control reported.

The Planned Parenthood Federation of America is the country's No. 1 abortion provider. More than 260,000 babies were aborted in its clinics in 2005, a 15 percent increase from 2002.

The report of receiving racist-motivated donors is not the only thing about Planned Parenthood that has brought recent protests.

Additionally:

-- Alveda King, niece of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., denounced Planned Parenthood's use of her uncle's words and images on its website.

"Planned Parenthood is no stranger to deception," King said in a written release. "I know firsthand because prior to my abortion, a Planned Parenthood doctor told me my baby was just a 'blob of tissue.' Now, Planned Parenthood lies by trying to imply that my uncle would somehow endorse the organization today. He most certainly would not."

King said her uncle accepted an award from Planned Parenthood in 1966 before the organization began publicly advocating abortion and before abortion itself was legal nationwide. If he had known the true agenda, her uncle would not have associated with the organization, she said.

-- Planned Parenthood's TeenWire website "encourages kids to play sexual games or explore bisexuality and it gives teens advice on how to avoid telling their parents about a possible abortion," LifeNews reported Feb. 28.

Some content on the website is so graphic that certain Internet filters are preventing access to it, according to LifeNews.

-- The opening next fall of a 78,000-square-foot facility by the University of Houston also has prompted some protests. The Houston clinic will have an entire floor dedicated to late-term pregnancies, according to LifeSiteNews.com.

Planned Parenthood likes to locate near universities to make it easier for young women to use their abortion services, a Houston Coalition for Life spokeswoman told LifeSite.

This new facility exceeds by far the 22,000-square-foot clinic opened in Aurora, Ill., last year and the 50,000-square-foot facility being built in Denver.

Planned Parenthood receives nearly a third of its money in government grants and contracts that added up to $305.3 million in 2006. "With over $300 million in taxpayer funds, the organization has the U.S. government to thank for helping to promote these messages," Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said.

Pro-life members of Congress have been fighting for the federal government to stop funding the organization.

On Feb. 27, Virginia made some progress in that direction. Members of the Virginia Senate voted to cut off state funding of Planned Parenthood because of the number of abortions its performs each year.

Pro-choice Virginia senators opposed the ruling. Sen. Janet Howell claimed the amendment would lead to women dying from illegal abortions.

However, the legislation passed by the narrowest of margins. Senators tied 20-20, and Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, a Republican, broke the tie in favor of the measure, according to The Washington Post.
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Katherine Kipp is an intern with the Washington bureau of Baptist Press.

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=27572


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Re: Report: Planned Parenthood accepts racist donations
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2008, 09:10:35 AM »
Seems like anything goes with this organization.   :-\

don't worry.

when the dems win the white house and you change parties (again) you'll love abortion for 4 years. 

in 2012, depending on who wins, you can rewrite your core beliefs as you did in 92 and 00. 

cheers

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Re: Report: Planned Parenthood accepts racist donations
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2008, 09:43:53 AM »
"We'll accept donations for whatever reason."     ::)

Here's the video:


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« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2008, 09:45:30 AM »
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Re: Report: Planned Parenthood accepts racist donations
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2008, 09:50:47 AM »
Seems like anything goes with this organization.   :-\



Apparently they do stop at murdering doctors in cold blood.  :)

The woman's handling of that rather aggressive call was bad, definitely. However, if you listen to the youtube vid, the rep was clearly uncomfortable and nervous but wanted to take the donation. That's her job. What was she supposed to do, say "sorry we can't take your donation cause you're a racist"?  Like that happens a lot. Maybe what was going through her mind was that even though the caller was a POS, at least someone would benefit.

And yes, Beach, to answer your question, there is plenty that PP don't condone, but I notice this genius undercover sting operation is the BIG news on all the anti-choice sites today. Lol.  

Rebecca Poedy, CEO of PP of Idaho said, "A fundraising employee violated the organization's principles and practices when she appeared to be willing to accept a racially motivated donation...We apologize for the manner in which this offensive call was handled. We take full responsibility for the actions of the fundraising staff member who created the impression that racism of any form would be tolerated at Planned Parenthood. We took swift action to ensure that each of our employees understands their responsibility to communicate clearly with donors about the fact that we believe in helping all individuals, regardless of gender, race, or sexual orientation, make informed decisions about their reproductive health care."

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Re: Report: Planned Parenthood accepts racist donations
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2008, 12:55:41 PM »
"We'll accept donations for whatever reason."     ::)

Here's the video:



Dude that is just sick.   >:(

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Re: Report: Planned Parenthood accepts racist donations
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2008, 12:56:17 PM »

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Re: Report: Planned Parenthood accepts racist donations
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2008, 12:58:01 PM »
Apparently they do stop at murdering doctors in cold blood.  :)

The woman's handling of that rather aggressive call was bad, definitely. However, if you listen to the youtube vid, the rep was clearly uncomfortable and nervous but wanted to take the donation. That's her job. What was she supposed to do, say "sorry we can't take your donation cause you're a racist"?  Like that happens a lot. Maybe what was going through her mind was that even though the caller was a POS, at least someone would benefit.

And yes, Beach, to answer your question, there is plenty that PP don't condone, but I notice this genius undercover sting operation is the BIG news on all the anti-choice sites today. Lol.  

Rebecca Poedy, CEO of PP of Idaho said, "A fundraising employee violated the organization's principles and practices when she appeared to be willing to accept a racially motivated donation...We apologize for the manner in which this offensive call was handled. We take full responsibility for the actions of the fundraising staff member who created the impression that racism of any form would be tolerated at Planned Parenthood. We took swift action to ensure that each of our employees understands their responsibility to communicate clearly with donors about the fact that we believe in helping all individuals, regardless of gender, race, or sexual orientation, make informed decisions about their reproductive health care."

I listened the clip.  That's beyond "bad."  And nervous?  She was "excited" as she said repeatedly.  That was just sick. 

And what was she supposed to do?  Easy.  Just say "no." 

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« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2008, 01:00:17 PM »
I listened the clip.  That's beyond "bad."  And nervous?  She was "excited" as she said repeatedly.  That was just sick. 

And what was she supposed to do?  Easy.  Just say "no." 
Come Beach Bum, you know how hard raising money is these days.

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Re: Report: Planned Parenthood accepts racist donations
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2008, 01:04:35 PM »
I love seeing these 400lb welfare mothers walk in to my city stores with, no joke, six or seven kids.. all of which immediately begin to trash the store, bite into any article of food, and start stealing while the fat, degenerate swine waddles around the store seeking the press on nail treatments/hair extensions completely oblivious to the fact that the whole lot is a waste of American $$$ and fresh air.

If these are the kind of people going to benefit from abortions being underwritten I'm not going to complain.


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Re: Report: Planned Parenthood accepts racist donations
« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2008, 01:05:59 PM »
Come Beach Bum, you know how hard raising money is these days.


Particularly for a shameful organization like Planned Parenthood. 

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Re: Report: Planned Parenthood accepts racist donations
« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2008, 01:11:46 PM »
I love seeing these 400lb welfare mothers walk in to my city stores with, no joke, six or seven kids.. all of which immediately begin to trash the store, bite into any article of food, and start stealing while the fat, degenerate swine waddles around the store seeking the press on nail treatments/hair extensions completely oblivious to the fact that the whole lot is a waste of American $$$ and fresh air.

If these are the kind of people going to benefit from abortions being underwritten I'm not going to complain.



right on.
Just another day...

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Re: Report: Planned Parenthood accepts racist donations
« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2008, 01:13:40 PM »


If these are the kind of people going to benefit from abortions being underwritten I'm not going to complain.



Aren't you like a security guard or something?  Might as well abort your contributions to the gene pool too.

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« Reply #13 on: March 10, 2008, 01:14:46 PM »
Particularly for a shameful organization like Planned Parenthood. 
If Planned Parenthood did it's job in planning parenthood, abortions would not be need to be done.  People always fall short.

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Re: Report: Planned Parenthood accepts racist donations
« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2008, 01:21:20 PM »
If Planned Parenthood did it's job in planning parenthood, abortions would not be need to be done.  People always fall short.

They're doing their job just fine.  Helping minors obtain abortions without their parents' knowledge and consent, while covering for men who impregnate them.  Lovely organization. 

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« Reply #15 on: March 10, 2008, 01:23:32 PM »
Aren't you like a security guard or something?  Might as well abort your contributions to the gene pool too.

What's the matter?... truth hurts don't it?

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« Reply #16 on: March 10, 2008, 01:25:11 PM »
Helping minors obtain abortions without their parents' knowledge and consent, while covering for men who impregnate them.  Lovely organization. 

Yeah, the parents must be informed.  After all, they did such a wonderful job raising kids who wind up at the clinic.   ::)

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« Reply #17 on: March 10, 2008, 01:26:05 PM »
What's the matter?... truth hurts don't it?

;D

Nothing's the matter. Just want to add you to the list....

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« Reply #18 on: March 10, 2008, 01:28:20 PM »
Parents should be informed.

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« Reply #19 on: March 10, 2008, 01:30:15 PM »
Nothing's the matter. Just want to add you to the list....

Oh i get it.. you must have been raised by a similar lot. 

Im sorry :D

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« Reply #20 on: March 10, 2008, 01:32:37 PM »
They're doing their job just fine.  Helping minors obtain abortions without their parents' knowledge and consent, while covering for men who impregnate them.  Lovely organization. 
Supply and Demand my friend and confidentiality extends to people we do not care for.

If PP did it's job perfectly in the planning stage, then there would be no need for abortions.  But there is a need, a demand.

Personally I do not care for the procedure.

But in certain contexts I can understand it--rape, incest, severe mental retardation or defect.

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« Reply #21 on: March 10, 2008, 01:33:37 PM »
Oh i get it.. you must have been raised by a similar lot. 

Im sorry :D

Don't get defensive.  Terminating your "line" will be for the greater good. 

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« Reply #22 on: March 10, 2008, 01:36:25 PM »

But in certain contexts I can understand it--rape, incest, severe mental retardation or defect.

Which makes up a small percentage of abortions.  Planned Parenthood is an abortion mill IMO.  They're unethical.

And parents should always be included in these decisions. 

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« Reply #23 on: March 10, 2008, 01:40:07 PM »
Which makes up a small percentage of abortions.  Planned Parenthood is an abortion mill IMO.  They're unethical.

And parents should always be included in these decisions. 
I understand your viewpoint.

I also do not think that you were raised in a home where the father let his fists do his talking for him.  No rule or opinion should be absolute...as you pointed out in another thread, exceptions/excuses happen.

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« Reply #24 on: March 10, 2008, 01:41:17 PM »
Don't get defensive.  Terminating your "line" will be for the greater good. 

I have no need to defend myself.. im not the tragedy.

I promise to have lots of kids to offset your "defective species" lol