{"id":220675,"date":"2020-03-24T13:55:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T18:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=220675"},"modified":"2020-03-24T14:07:35","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T19:07:35","slug":"pro-life-leaders-hhs-abortion-exploiting-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-life-leaders-hhs-abortion-exploiting-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-life leaders warn HHS of how the abortion industry is exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a letter signed by pro-life leaders, including Live Action founder and president Lila Rose, the Susan B. Anthony List is urging<\/a> Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to ensure that emergency response funds<\/a> for the COVID-19 outbreak are not inappropriately given to the abortion industry. The letter also expresses concern that the abortion industry\u2019s decision to remain in operation as \u201cessential<\/a>,\u201d even though abortion is never medically necessary<\/a>, deliberately kills human beings, keeps desperately needed medical supplies from medical teams responding to the pandemic, and can add additional demand to the already overstrained medical system due to potential abortion complications requiring urgent treatment.<\/p>\n

The letter<\/a> opens, \u201cAs our country comes together to battle the threat of COVID-19 (coronavirus), Americans are heroically rising to the challenge of social distancing and helping the vulnerable. Aware of the importance not only of such practices as donating personal protective equipment to medical personnel, each of us is responding to the call to examine how we can lessen demands on our health care system for equipment and services needed by those who are ill or at increased risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

The letter then points out a notable exception to American\u2019s sacrifices and donation of medical equipment: the abortion industry, which refuses to halt surgical abortions<\/a> and is demanding the increased use of\u00a0dangerous abortion pills<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In particular, the letter calls out abortion industry-leader Planned Parenthood<\/a>, stating, \u201cAs an organization responsible for nearly 346,000 abortions in the last reporting year, including both surgical and medical procedures carried out in many locations all the way to 24 weeks of pregnancy, Planned Parenthood is uniquely positioned to change course, freeing up personnel and equipment to combat the coronavirus.\u201d Despite this, Planned Parenthood has kept locations open<\/a> across the U.S., continuing to commit abortions that can result in potentially life-threatening complications. Women experiencing complications from either surgical abortions or the abortion pill must visit already overtaxed emergency rooms.<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Abortion industry attempts to capitalize on COVID-19 pandemic to expand abortion<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n