Planned Parenthood opens express clinic in Somerville, Massachusetts
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts is opening a new express clinic in Somerville, Massachusetts. It is the first express clinic for PPLM, which has three other clinics in the state. Its other clinics (in Boston, Springfield and Worcester) commit surgical, medical and chemical abortions.
The clinic is located at Davis Square Plaza, 260 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144
Appointments and Information: (617) 616-1600; toll-free: (800) 258-4448.
Planned Parenthood looking to Athens, Georgia
Word has reached us that Planned Parenthood of Georgia is seriously looking at opening a facility in Athens. Planned Parenthood already operates chemical abortion facilities in Atlanta, Lilburn, Marietta and Savannah as well as a surgical and medical abortion facility in Augusta.
A chemical abortion facility in Athens would add to Planned Parenthood's influence in the state.
Planned Parenthood vulnerable in Juneau
We've told you previously that Planned Parenthood of Alaska has announced that it intends to open a facility in Juneau in fall 2006. Recently, the Juneau Empire newspaper conducted an online poll asking the question, "Planned Parenthood is planning to open a Juneau clinic to deal with reproductive issues and provide abortions. Do you think that such a clinic should be opened?"
According to the newspaper, it received 1,897 responses to the poll and the result was that 55% voted in favor of Planned Parenthood and 45% voted against it.
Although Planned Parenthood came out ahead in the unscientific poll, the results show a clear and significant opposition to Planned Parenthood in the Juneau community. Clearly many are opposed to PP.
An analysis of the 85 comments posted on the Juneau Empire web site shows that (the numbers in parenthesis are the number of times that particular reason was mentioned in the 85 responses; since many responses listed more than one reason, the numbers add to more than 85):
- The top reasons why people support the PP facility are:
- PP educates on birth control and pregnancy - family planning (16)
- Need access to abortion in Juneau (14)
- PP prevents abortion (not true, but many believe it) (12)
- PP provides health and reproductive services for women (11)
- PP provides free or affordable health services for poor women (9)
- The top reasons why people oppose the PP facility are:
- Abortion kills babies (25)
- PP gives an unhealthy, un-biblical view on sexuality (5)
- Services already available in community (4)
- Abortion hurts women (3)
- PP is in business to make money (3)
- PP comes between parents and their children (2)
We will continue to bring you updates on the effort to stop PP from opening in Juneau.
National Pro-life T-shirt Day
For the fourth year in a row, American Life League is sponsoring National Pro-life T-shirt Day. This year's shirt encourages everyone to "Help Cure Abortion."
Further information on this event can be found online
We encourage all STOPPers to obtain T-shirts and wear them outside your local Planned Parenthood facility on Tuesday, April 25, 2006.
Stop Planned Parenthood Tax Funding campaign passes 5,000 signers
Our online petition campaign to end all taxpayer money to Planned Parenthood is gaining support across the nation. This week we passed the 5,000 mark in the number of individuals who have signed the petition online. We have also received several thousand signed petition cards that were handed out at the March for Life in January.
We ask all our readers to go to StopPlannedParenthoodTaxFunding.com and sign the petition. We also ask that you circulate this news item to everyone on your e-mail list and encourage them to sign. The more signatures we can get, the easier it will be to stop Planned Parenthood from getting any taxpayer dollars.
Lives are saved outside Planned Parenthood in Sarasota
STOPPer Jim Styer reports the following good news from Sarasota, Florida:
One more baby was saved, and another probably was saved, during the prayer vigil at Sarasota Planned Parenthood on Friday. This follows a confirmed save the previous Friday.A couple entering the drive stopped for Karen Montgomery, who was back to sidewalk counseling after a week away. She talked with the male driver, and showed him fetal models. The woman passenger shielded her face, not wanting to talk or see. After some time, the car backed out and followed Karen to a pregnancy center. The woman opened up a bit, and then wanted Karen to stay with them as they went through counseling and watched a video that included sonogram films of a moving fetus. Karen confirmed that this was a save of a 2-month-old baby. They have three other children.
In another contact, sidewalk counselors talked for some time with a man who said his wife was inside for an exam and she had a problem he didn't want to discuss. He said he wasn't for abortion. Later he said he wanted to see his wife, but was afraid they wouldn't let him; counselors said he had full rights as a husband to see her. And a bit later, he admitted she was there for an abortion. He eventually said he wanted to go in and get her out of there. Finally, he came out with her and they talked for 10 minutes in their car, then left with the windows closed and didn't say anything. We believe this was a probable save of another baby.
If you live in Florida and would like to be part of this very effective life-saving ministry outside Planned Parenthood in Sarasota, please come out any Friday or Saturday to pray for the unborn, their parents and the PP staff, and to support the sidewalk counselors. On Saturdays, arrive anytime between 10 and 11a.m. Prayers stay until at least 11:30 a.m. On Fridays, when abortions are done, preferable times for quiet prayer appear to be 9-11 a.m or 1-4p.m. Times may be flexible, depending on sidewalk counselors' availability. So, call Thursday if you can to get a feel for the situation: Karen Montgomery at 972-1328 or Jim Styer at 377-1929.
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