Planned Parenthood now offering webcam abortions in Iowa
The Iowa Right to Life Committee broke a shocking story this week when it revealed that Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa is now offering RU-486 abortions by webcam. According to IRLC, patients are no longer required to have an appointment or see a doctor in person in order to undergo this gruesome procedure. Instead, patients are apparently walking into some Iowa Planned Parenthood centers and receiving their medical abortions, with an abortionist available for advice via webcam.
IRLC also stated that Planned Parenthood is violating the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's protocol for RU-486. According to the FDA,
The approved Mifeprex regimen for a medical abortion through 49 day's pregnancy is:
· Day One: Mifeprex Administration: 3 tablets of 200 mg of Mifeprex orally at once
· Day Three: Misoprostol Administration: 2 tablets of 200 mcg of misoprostol
orally at once
· Day 14: Post-Treatment: The patient must return to confirm that a complete termination has occurred. If not, surgical termination is recommended to manage medical abortion treatment failures.
The FDA's web site also states, "The safety and effectiveness of other Mifeprex dosing regimens [emphasis added], including use of oral misoprostol tablets intravaginally, has not been established by the FDA."
Planned Parenthood is reportedly giving its customers a lower dose of Mifeprex and a higher dose of Misoprostol and provides only two appointments, instead of the FDA-recommended three. In addition, its customers take the Misoprostol at home. All of these changes decrease Planned Parenthood's costs while its customers follow a regimen whose safety has not been evaluated by the FDA.
Now is the time for a public outcry. If PP is allowed to get away with this in Iowa, it will soon offer this same "service" across the country. We encourage all of you to talk with state and local elected officials and get laws passed to outlaw "abortion by remote control."
IPPF's latest 'how-to' distorts the law
In its latest how-to guide, the International Planned Parenthood Federation, the world's largest abortion promoter, is teaching abortion advocates and its affiliates around the world how to bypass and even eliminate restrictions on abortion by bending the truth.
In this primer, Access to Safe Abortion: A Tool for Assessing Legal and Other Obstacles, Planned Parenthood claims legal support for abortion "can be found in numerous international treaties and other instruments." Writing for the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute, Piero Tozzi states,
None of the enumerated treaties or conventions, which are legally binding on governments that ratify them, mentions the term abortion, however. Treaties are documents negotiated by sovereign states, many of which proscribed abortion at the time of ratification. Where silent on a subject, treaties are intended to leave the domestic laws of ratifying nations unchanged, in accordance with traditional principles of interpretation.
IPPF goes so far as to claim that the statement "Every human being has the inherent right to life," found in the United Nations' 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, means that abortion should be allowed.
We at STOPP are not surprised by IPPF's latest attempt to sell sex, lies and death to as many countries as possible, but we never fail to be thoroughly disgusted by its blatantly dishonest tactics.
PP to open new clinic in Florida
Planned Parenthood of South Florida and the Treasure Coast, a newly renamed affiliate, plans to open a new clinic in Boca Raton, Florida in December, after its previous facility was closed down in June. PP is also looking to open more centers in the surrounding areas.
STOPP is calling on all of our supporters in the southern Florida region to spread the word about the evils of Planned Parenthood and work to keep the clinic from opening. Use the STOPP Map Room to post information about a local protest in your area, and e-mail us at stopp@all.org if you have any information about the exact location of this future Boca Raton facility.
Doctor threatened to leave money to PP in his will
What if your own spouse threatened that, after his death, his estate would go to Planned Parenthood? A Maryland woman named Diane Ivins is facing this exact scenario. Her deceased husband, Dr. Bruce E. Ivins, has managed to cause plenty of controversy, even from his grave. Tragically, Dr. Ivins committed suicide in July of this year, shortly before the FBI indicted him for mailing anthrax-contaminated letters that killed five people in 2001.
Dr. Ivins stated in his will that he wanted to have his remains cremated and his ashes scattered. He worried that his family would not abide by his wishes, so he included an ultimatum: If his remains were not cremated and his ashes not scattered, $50,000 of his estate was to be donated to America's largest abortion chain , Planned Parenthood, an organization his wife has long opposed.
Diane Ivins has been a faithful Catholic and has worked for the pro-life cause for many years. She was once the president of Frederick County Right to Life in Maryland. She would prefer to bury her husband's ashes and is currently fighting in court so that she can do that and not have to give money to PP. Please pray for Ms. Ivins' success in this legal battle.
YouTube goes on a censorship rampage
Several weeks ago, STOPP informed our readers about YouTube's baseless censorship of anti-Planned Parenthood videos. Now, amidst controversy, negative publicity and strong criticism for banning four of Live Action's videos, YouTube has banned a fifth video. What was the reasoning behind the banning of this video?
YouTube claimed, in an e-mail to Live Action, that there was "an alleged privacy violation." What's more is that this all comes a day after Eyeblast.TV contacted Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, and asked why the first four videos were banned. Schmidt's reply, according to UCLA student Lila Rose, who masterminded the investigation of PP's racism, was "I don't know the details, but I'll certainly look into it."
Rose responded to the latest YouTube censorship by saying, "YouTube's discrimination is outrageous. Rather than respond to our concerns about the censorship, YouTube is confirming its Orwellian conduct and silencing the voices of investigative reporters."
STOPP is once again asking our readers to join the effort to restore these videos on YouTube. Please write an e-mail, send a letter or make a phone call to YouTube to demand that all of these videos are put online again and that YouTube stop silencing the pro-life message.
Correction
In last week's WSR, we featured a list of Planned Parenthood mega-clinics (those over 20,000 square feet). In the list, we indicated that the clinic in Sarasota, Florida was in the planning stages. This is not correct. Activists from Sarasota report the clinic is under construction and the final size will be 23,515 square feet. We apologize for the error.
Dubuque Right to Life is holding Anti-PP rally
Steven Brody of Dubuque Right to Life sent an e-mail announcing that the Dubuque, Iowa community is fighting back against Planned Parenthood and will hold a rally. Below is the rally flyer:
EDUCATIONAL RALLY - THE TRUTH ABOUT PLANNED PARENTHOOD
Who: Dubuque County Right to Life, Inc.
What: Educational Rally - The Truth About Planned Parenthood
Where: Grand River Center, Salon D, 500 Bell Street, Dubuque, IA
When: Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 1:00pm Central Time
Why: Doug Scott, President of Life Decisions International, and author of "Bad
Choices: A Look inside Planned Parenthood," will keynote an educational rally to inform the public about Planned Parenthood. The public is invited to come to this free event with questions and to get the answers on why Planned Parenthood is BAD for Dubuque and also to learn the depth of its operations and agenda.
If you are in the Dubuque area, please spread the word, try to attend this rally and protest Planned Parenthood's newest clinic. STOPP applauds Steven Brody and all of the Dubuque Country Right to Life members for their dedication and hard work. May God bless them and help them to keep fighting!
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