{"id":275908,"date":"2022-09-12T10:38:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T15:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=275908"},"modified":"2022-09-11T19:13:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T00:13:45","slug":"lancaster-push-planned-parenthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/lancaster-push-planned-parenthood\/","title":{"rendered":"Lancaster officials push back against new Planned Parenthood facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>The opening of a new Planned Parenthood in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is drawing the ire of several county commissioners, who say that there may be ramifications for any hospital that partners with the abortion facility.<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood Keystone plans to open its new abortion facility at\u00a0902 Manor Street in Lancaster later this month. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/ZhfGw#selection-4517.16-4517.29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lancaster Online<\/a>, the facility will focus primarily on offering chemical abortions via the abortion pill.<\/p>\n<p>The city&#8217;s mayor, Danene Sorace, has voiced her support, saying, \u201cAccess to affordable, reproductive health services is fundamental to women\u2019s health. Planned Parenthood has been a long-standing provider of these services in Lancaster, and I welcome them back in their new location,\u201d Sorace said.<\/p>\n<p>However, not everyone in city leadership is pleased with the new facility. County Commissioner Josh Parsons has threatened to re-evaluate relationships with any hospital that partners with the new abortion facility.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FCommissionerJP%2Fposts%2F494230802708627&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"278\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<div class=\"l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz n3t5jt4f\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The vast majority of the citizens of Lancaster County, myself included, are opposed to Planned Parenthood&#8217;s stated mission to bring abortion on demand to Lancaster County,&#8221; he wrote in a September 8 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CommissionerJP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook post<\/a>. &#8220;Any hospital cooperating with them in this mission would be not only acting against the wishes of this majority of citizens, but also acting in opposition to the fundamentals of the hippocratic oath &#8211; do no harm. I would anticipate any hospital doing so will see many people and organizations, including Lancaster County government, reevaluate relationships they have with such an organization.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/report-pennsylvania-abortions-rise-complications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania abortions are on the rise, along with complications<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania law requires that all abortion facilities have a &#8220;transfer agreement&#8221; with a hospital located within 30 minutes of the facility, in order to quickly transport women should any injuries occur \u2014 and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/?s=botched+abortion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">botched abortions<\/a> occur far more often than most people realize.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner Ray D\u2019Agostino told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancasterpatriot.com\/commissioner-parsons-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lancaster Patriot<\/a> that he agrees with Parsons&#8217; statement.\u00a0\u201cThe majority of people in Lancaster County will not stand for this,\u201d said D\u2019Agostino, calling Planned Parenthood&#8217;s move \u201cutterly reprehensible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood blasted Parsons&#8217; threat. \u201cCommissioner Parsons should not use his bully pulpit to harass and intimidate health care providers and the 1 in 4 women who will need an abortion in her lifetime \u2026 We are proud to provide abortion care and are happy that we are finally going to be able to provide this much-needed service to Lancaster,\u201d Planned Parenthood Keystone said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/PcItd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Abortion is big business for Planned Parenthood, which recently released its latest annual report revealing that it committed the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-abortions-highest-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most abortions ever<\/a> in 2020-2021, ending the lives of\u00a0383,460 preborn babies. Chemical abortions (the abortion pill) account for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guttmacher.org\/article\/2022\/02\/medication-abortion-now-accounts-more-half-all-us-abortions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than half<\/a> of all abortions committed nationwide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opening of a new Planned Parenthood in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is drawing the ire of several county commissioners, who say that there may be ramifications for any hospital that partners with the abortion facility. Planned Parenthood Keystone plans to open its new abortion facility at\u00a0902 Manor Street in Lancaster later this month. 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