{"id":195544,"date":"2019-02-09T12:32:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T18:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=195544"},"modified":"2020-02-11T18:29:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T00:29:10","slug":"planned-parenthood-abortion-without-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-abortion-without-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"How Planned Parenthood encourages unlimited, unrestricted abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Planned Parenthood,\u00a0which receives half a billion from taxpayers annually, stands for unrestricted abortion on demand, including <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-officials-want-late-term-abortions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">late-term abortion<\/a>\u00a0(or &#8220;later abortion,&#8221; as abortion advocates call it) such as\u00a0measures recently highlighted out of New York and Virginia. How do we know that Planned Parenthood is in favor of totally unrestricted abortion? Read on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Planned Parenthood cheers late term abortion measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood&#8217;s recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-cheers-new-york-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enthusiastic support<\/a>\u00a0for late-term abortion measures in Virginia and New York mirrors its support for partial-birth abortion in 2004, when then-president Gloria Feldt applauded a court decision ruling that a federal ban on partial-birth abortion (a gruesome procedure in which a second or third trimester preborn child is removed feet first from the womb, while the head remains in the birth canal and the brain is suctioned out through the back of the skull) was unconstitutional. Feldt\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2004\/LAW\/08\/26\/abortion\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoke to<\/a> CNN, calling the ban on such a procedure &#8220;a brazen affront to women&#8217;s health&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The abortion ban is a brazen affront to women&#8217;s health, the right to medical privacy and the U.S. Constitution and was rightfully struck down. This ruling is a critical step toward ensuring that women and doctors &#8212; not politicians &#8212; can make private, personal health care decisions.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_195644\" style=\"width: 1019px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195644\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195644\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-sues-to-stop-ban-on-late-term-abortions.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood sues to stop ban on late term abortions\" width=\"1009\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-sues-to-stop-ban-on-late-term-abortions.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-sues-to-stop-ban-on-late-term-abortions-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-sues-to-stop-ban-on-late-term-abortions-768x221.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-sues-to-stop-ban-on-late-term-abortions-700x201.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-sues-to-stop-ban-on-late-term-abortions-500x144.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1009px) 100vw, 1009px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-195644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood sues to stop ban on partial-birth abortions<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Planned Parenthood opposes abortion restrictions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an August 2016\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/style\/the-abortion-rights-movement-is-bolder-than-its-been-in-years-thats-cecile-richardss-plan\/2016\/08\/16\/ea96bf1a-3d34-11e6-a66f-aa6c1883b6b1_story.html?utm_term=.5244f6886981&amp;wpisrc=nl_evening&amp;wpmm=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a>, former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards told the Washington Post, \u201cWe need to challenge or repeal every single [abortion] restriction that\u2019s out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood even\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-talking-points-20-week-abortions-not-trusted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opposes<\/a>\u00a020-week abortion bans. Richards claims in the tweet below that banning abortion at 20 weeks is &#8220;unpopular.&#8221; The truth is that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/poll-75-percent-abortion-restricted\/\">75 percent of adults (including 61 percent identifying as pro-choice) want abortion restricted<\/a> to the first three months (first trimester) of pregnancy, according to recent polls.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_195620\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195620\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195620\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Cecile-Richards-on-20-week-abortion-ban.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood prez Cecile Richards on 20 week abortion ban\" width=\"620\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Cecile-Richards-on-20-week-abortion-ban.jpg 620w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Cecile-Richards-on-20-week-abortion-ban-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Cecile-Richards-on-20-week-abortion-ban-500x387.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-195620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood prez Cecile Richards on 20 week abortion ban<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Planned Parenthood refers patients for late-term abortions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/files\/3514\/0138\/7326\/PPCC_Post-Abortion_Referral_Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refers<\/a>\u00a0for late-term abortions as demonstrated in the Collier County\u00a0Planned Parenthood\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/files\/3514\/0138\/7326\/PPCC_Post-Abortion_Referral_Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">referral list<\/a> below:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_195639\" style=\"width: 875px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195639\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195639\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-referral-sheet-for-late-term-abortions.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood referral sheet for late term abortions\" width=\"865\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-referral-sheet-for-late-term-abortions.jpg 865w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-referral-sheet-for-late-term-abortions-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-referral-sheet-for-late-term-abortions-768x284.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-referral-sheet-for-late-term-abortions-700x259.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-referral-sheet-for-late-term-abortions-500x185.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-195639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood referral sheet for late-term abortions<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Former Planned Parenthood director Abby Johnson claims Planned Parenthood referred &#8220;healthy babies&#8221; for these late-term abortion procedures,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iowansforlife.org\/2016\/10\/used-work-planned-parenthood-yes-late-term-abortions-happened-regularly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writing<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>According to several former late term abortion clinic workers who have come through my organization\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/abortionworker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">And Then There Were None<\/a>, approximately 50% of 3rd trimester abortions are performed on healthy babies. In my own personal experience, we often referred women to late-term abortion providers who were pregnant with healthy babies, but they wanted the abortion because they had either just broken up with the baby\u2019s father, lost their job, or something similar&#8230;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Do elective abortions take place through the 9th month of pregnancy? The unfortunate and horrifying answer is yes. We must work to end these barbaric practices and truly care for mothers and their children.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Planned Parenthood commits abortions at and after viability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood has no qualms <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/\/fact-check-planned-parenthood-actually-does-perform-abortions-after-viability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">committing<\/a> abortions after viability, even though its former president\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/\/six-ways-we-know-planned-parenthood-ignores-the-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">falsely claimed<\/a> they didn&#8217;t provide them.\u00a0Abortion is offered up to 24 weeks at Planned Parenthood affiliates in several locations in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/health-center\/new-york\/new-york\/10012\/margaret-sanger-center-3325-91110\/abortion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/health-center\/california\/orange\/92866\/orange-health-center-3264-90160\/abortion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood in <a href=\"http:\/\/patients.pposbc.org\/education\/documents\/PP-1194-ENG-Positive%20Pregnancy%20Test.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Bernardino County<\/a>\u00a0charges between $470 and $2600 for an\u00a0abortion &#8212; with the higher price likely correlating to the limit of &#8220;24 weeks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_195646\" style=\"width: 761px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195646\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195646\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-Orange-and-San-Berardino-County-24-week-abortions.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood Orange and San Berardino County 24 week abortions\" width=\"751\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-Orange-and-San-Berardino-County-24-week-abortions.jpg 751w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-Orange-and-San-Berardino-County-24-week-abortions-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-Orange-and-San-Berardino-County-24-week-abortions-700x399.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-Orange-and-San-Berardino-County-24-week-abortions-500x285.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-195646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood Orange and San Berardino County 24 week abortions<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_195647\" style=\"width: 851px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195647\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195647\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-Orange-and-San-Berardino-County-abortion-costs.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood Orange and San Berardino County abortion costs\" width=\"841\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-Orange-and-San-Berardino-County-abortion-costs.jpg 841w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-Orange-and-San-Berardino-County-abortion-costs-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-Orange-and-San-Berardino-County-abortion-costs-768x275.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-Orange-and-San-Berardino-County-abortion-costs-700x251.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-Orange-and-San-Berardino-County-abortion-costs-500x179.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-195647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood Orange and San Berardino County abortion costs<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Planned Parenthood&#8217;s support for late-term abortion dates back years<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1990, Nicki Nichols Gamble, executive director of the Massachusetts state office of Planned Parenthood, described a late-term abortion proposal, which Planned Parenthood helped to draft, as a &#8220;fairly moderate one,&#8221; according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/78cf6f08b7466ba6dbb4733842c0159c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. James Koch\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/saynsumthn.wordpress.com\/2015\/03\/01\/planned-parenthood-doc-pro-lifers-should-focus-on-late-term-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/newspage\/439497514\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Globe<\/a> that the Planned Parenthood board <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/now\/shows\/524\/abortion-debate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted<\/a> unanimously for the amendment of abortions at any time in the pregnancy. Opposing the measure was Planned Parenthood abortionist, Dr. Stanton Goldstein, who was clear about his reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m against this referendum as it legalizes abortion up to delivery,\u201d Goldstein told the Boston Globe, \u201cI cannot think of a single reason for aborting a healthy baby,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He then\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/saynsumthn.wordpress.com\/2015\/03\/01\/planned-parenthood-doc-pro-lifers-should-focus-on-late-term-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked<\/a>, \u2033If the number of abortions performed after the second trimester is so \u2018tiny\u2019 then why are we legislating for it? Is it so \u2018tiny\u2019 because it has not been legal up till now?\u2033<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_195642\" style=\"width: 208px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195642\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195642\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-doc-quits-over-late-term-abortions-Lowel-Sun-April-19-1990.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood doc quits over late term abortions (Image: Lowel Sun April 19, 1990)\" width=\"198\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-doc-quits-over-late-term-abortions-Lowel-Sun-April-19-1990.jpg 198w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-doc-quits-over-late-term-abortions-Lowel-Sun-April-19-1990-85x300.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-195642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood doc quits over late term abortions (Image: Lowel Sun April 19, 1990)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Planned Parenthood has an abortion mission. Its <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-abortion-abortion\/\">plan<\/a> for 2019 is\u00a0to &#8220;expand abortion.&#8221; Their new president Leana Wen <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-prez-abortion-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> abortion their &#8220;core mission.&#8221; Their plan is a reboot of previous\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthoods-health-care-reinvention-plan-failed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategies<\/a>\u00a0laid out since the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-first-abortion-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1970\u2019s<\/a>, when Planned Parenthood first began committing abortions. It calls for similar measures to those proposed in New York and Virginia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_195618\" style=\"width: 564px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195618\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195618\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-celebrates-expanding-abortion-2019.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood celebrates expanding abortion 2019\" width=\"554\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-celebrates-expanding-abortion-2019.jpg 554w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-celebrates-expanding-abortion-2019-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-celebrates-expanding-abortion-2019-500x451.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-195618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood celebrates expanding abortion 2019<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-millions-virginia-governor\/\">Planned Parenthood gave millions to Virginia\u2019s extreme pro-abortion governor and delegate<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A press release\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthoodaction.org\/pressroom\/planned-parenthood-announces-multi-million-dollar-plan-to-protect-and-expand-abortion-access-in-face-of-hostile-supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">states<\/a>\u00a0that it is &#8220;well-positioned to not just defeat hostile legislation, but also push forward proactive legislation that will expand access,&#8221; including:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u25cf\u00a0<strong>Illinois<\/strong>, where the goal is public funding of abortion and ways the state can \u201ccodify the right to abortion in state law\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u25cf\u00a0<strong>Rhode Island,<\/strong>\u00a0where Planned Parenthood \u201cwill work in the 2019 legislative session to codify the right to\u2026 abortion in state law\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u25cf\u00a0<strong>Oregon<\/strong>, where Planned Parenthood \u201cis implementing the Reproductive Health Equity Act to guarantee no-cost coverage for\u2026 abortion\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u25cf\u00a0<strong>Washington<\/strong>,\u00a0where Planned Parenthood \u201cis focusing on passing the Reproductive Health Equity Access bill\u201d to remove barriers to abortion<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_195569\" style=\"width: 579px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195569\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-195569\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-plan-to-expand-abortion-pass-RHA-Acts.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood plan to expand abortion pass RHA Acts\" width=\"569\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-plan-to-expand-abortion-pass-RHA-Acts.jpg 569w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-plan-to-expand-abortion-pass-RHA-Acts-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Planned-Parenthood-plan-to-expand-abortion-pass-RHA-Acts-500x409.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-195569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood plan to expand abortion pass RHA Acts<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Planned Parenthood denies the personhood of the preborn child<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood once <a href=\"https:\/\/saynsumthn.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/16\/vintage-planned-parenthood-poster-calls-children-priceless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a> children were &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/saynsumthn.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/16\/vintage-planned-parenthood-poster-calls-children-priceless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">priceless<\/a>&#8221; unless &#8220;unwanted&#8221; by their parents or society.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, former president Cecile Richards was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnsnews.com\/news\/article\/eric-scheiner\/when-does-baby-get-constitutional-rights-planned-parenthood-ceo-i-dont\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked<\/a> by\u00a0Doug Wagner of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whoradio.iheart.com\/media\/play\/27368008\/\">WHO Newsradio in Iowa<\/a>,\u00a0\u201cAt what point does that child &#8211; or\u00a0that unborn person, fetus \u2013 whatever you want to call it \u2013 at what point does that baby get the constitutional rights?\u201d Richards, replied: \u201cWell, I don\u2019t really, actually \u2013 I don\u2019t know that there\u2019s an exact answer for that.\u00a0&#8230; [U]ntil a pregnancy is viable [women] have the right to make that decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 1997,\u00a0Faye Wattleton, then-president of Planned Parenthood allegedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/laurettabrown\/2017\/10\/16\/former-planned-parenthood-president-argues-their-work-is-for-sexual-liberation-then-admits-sexuality-begins-as-a-fetus-n2395849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">admitted<\/a> to\u00a0Ms. Magazine<em>,\u00a0<\/em>\u201cI think we have deluded ourselves into believing that people don\u2019t know that abortion is killing. So any pretense that abortion is not killing is a signal of our ambivalence, a signal that we cannot say yes, it kills a fetus, but it is the woman\u2019s body, and therefore ultimately her choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood&#8217;s Arizona <a href=\"http:\/\/advocatesaz.org\/2013\/02\/04\/a-conversation-with-faye-wattleton-part-1-historical-perspectives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">political arm<\/a>\u00a0later\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/advocatesaz.org\/2013\/02\/04\/a-conversation-with-faye-wattleton-part-1-historical-perspectives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quoted<\/a>\u00a0Wattleton: \u201cThe [most] significant erosion is this court\u2019s willingness to uphold a law that could\u00a0ignore a woman\u2019s health in making the decision to permit a late-term abortion. Because in\u00a0Roe v. Wade\u00a0the court said that a woman\u2019s health and life always had to be preeminent&#8230;.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a> for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planned Parenthood,\u00a0which receives half a billion from taxpayers annually, stands for unrestricted abortion on demand, including late-term abortion\u00a0(or &#8220;later abortion,&#8221; as abortion advocates call it) such as\u00a0measures recently highlighted out of New York and Virginia. How do we know that Planned Parenthood is in favor of totally unrestricted abortion? 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