{"id":322050,"date":"2024-11-25T16:54:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T22:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=322050"},"modified":"2025-02-12T13:25:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T19:25:20","slug":"planned-parenthoods-abuses-piling-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthoods-abuses-piling-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover-ups, discrimination, fraud, and more: Planned Parenthood&#8217;s abuses are piling up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Proof of <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/media-paints-planned-parenthood-victim-fraud-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abuses<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/media-paints-planned-parenthood-victim-fraud-abuse\/\">scandals<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthoods-many-abuses-reasons-defund-abortion-corporation\/\">fraud<\/a>, racism, pregnancy discrimination,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-abortion-industry-compromised-patient-privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">privacy breaches,<\/a> as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-cited-medicaid-fraud-still-getting-taxpayer-funding\/\">Medicaid fraud<\/a> and even accusations of retaliation have piled up against the nation&#8217;s number one abortion business, Planned Parenthood. Despite these claims, the U.S. government has continued to funnel millions in taxpayer dollars to the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2000, the abortion corporation has <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/record-breaking-planned-parenthood-annual-abortions-400k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">committed<\/a> over 7.1 million abortions\u00a0while receiving nearly <em><strong>$10.7 billion<\/strong><\/em> from taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood, which has been <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/washpo-dishonestly-downplay-abortion-eugenics-ties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tethered to eugenics<\/a> since it founding, now commits <strong>40%<\/strong>\u00a0of all abortions in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Planned Parenthood\u2019s long list of infractions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/media-paints-planned-parenthood-victim-fraud-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abuses<\/a> include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Planned Parenthood was founded as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthoods-connections-to-eugenics\/\">eugenics-based organization<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Planned Parenthood\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/7-ways-planned-parenthood-deceptive-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">misleads<\/a>\u00a0women with false and deceptive marketing.<\/li>\n<li>Planned Parenthood\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/report-planned-parenthood-found-engaging-in-medicaid-fraud\/\">has<\/a>\u00a0been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/audits-show-planned-parenthood-non-compliant-with-federal-discount-drug-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/audits-show-planned-parenthood-non-compliant-with-federal-discount-drug-program\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535650683098000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHpH3cXVYl-wZRoRn2qH3mLbwa0Yg\">cited<\/a>\u00a0for overbilling abuses and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lozierinstitute.org\/profit-no-matter-what\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/lozierinstitute.org\/profit-no-matter-what\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535650683098000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF54kNtjEQaeEXCTEuZ-cprfK-ayg\">Medicaid fraud<\/a>, and for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/private-information-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/private-information-planned-parenthood\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535650683098000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHr_PYWw7SgSUik6Z2MSKEgG3ANOw\">violating<\/a>\u00a0patient privacy, see more below.<\/li>\n<li>Planned Parenthood\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ekgiScr364Y\">lies about the services it provides<\/a>, including prenatal care.<\/li>\n<li>Planned Parenthood\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tu_0-iD-rPk\">does not provide mammograms<\/a>, despite claiming that it did.<\/li>\n<li>Planned Parenthood\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Byb6ibQb4Nc\">misinforms women<\/a>\u00a0about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Byb6ibQb4Nc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DByb6ibQb4Nc&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535650683098000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGNMLnIb8zKsKj8R1gPzz-oGA7rEA\">development<\/a>\u00a0of their preborn babies.<\/li>\n<li>Planned Parenthood has a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/abortioncorporation\/\">poor standard of care<\/a>\u00a0for its clients, with former managers accusing them of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0PUFJwiHlJM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3D0PUFJwiHlJM&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535650683098000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHvXlvEK5X3DnBdhDRqs9fFv6d0JQ\">treating women like cattle<\/a>\u201d and using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_WXjoqbStEM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3D_WXjoqbStEM&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535650683098000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFu1WCpkAMHV5bPeI_WKqR0nP-ogQ\">ultrasounds<\/a>\u00a0only for abortions.<\/li>\n<li>Planned Parenthood\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-failed-report-child-sexual-abuse-decades-part-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-failed-report-child-sexual-abuse-decades-part-one\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535650683098000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHU35ho3ewfhhU26EBmeMw09rPy2A\">fails<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-has-failed-to-report-child-sexual-abuse-for-decades-part-two\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-has-failed-to-report-child-sexual-abuse-for-decades-part-two\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535650683098000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEWwDDzZhhEBbbPWmUF-UvDkueygA\">report<\/a>\u00a0child\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-failed-report-child-sexual-abuse-decades-part-one\/\">sexual abuse<\/a>\u00a0(a violation that alone should\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/regulation-remove-title-x-funding-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/regulation-remove-title-x-funding-planned-parenthood\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1535650683099000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGlTpyIUzTi1aKOAU-IlT7y9RgWTg\">result<\/a>\u00a0in the organization losing millions of taxpayer\u00a0dollars granted to it\u00a0under the federal Title X Family Planning Program).<\/li>\n<li>Planned Parenthood\u2019s sex \u201ceducation\u201d for teens\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/5-scandalous-moments-from-live-actions-planned-parenthood-sexed-investigation\/\">promotes<\/a>\u00a0BDSM and other disturbing sexual practices.<\/li>\n<li>Planned Parenthood PACs and their appointed overseers have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-cited-campaign-violations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cited<\/a>\u00a0by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for multiple campaign donation violations.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sues-planned-parenthood-discrimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Planned Parenthood staffers<\/a>\u00a0have accused the organization of discrimination, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/child-porn-harassment-rape-planned-parenthood-haven-sex-offenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">former staffers<\/a>\u00a0have been tied to sexual abuse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Accusations of discrimination and racism\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-board-defund-racist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laverne Tolbert<\/a>, who served on the board of Planned Parenthood NYC between 1975 and 1980, later\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z9GPkLYfZPg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a>\u00a0Newsmax TV, \u201cThere is no way to justify continuing to fund Planned Parenthood. Its roots are racist!\u201d What Dr.Tolbert discovered would be repeated by many <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/media-paints-planned-parenthood-victim-fraud-abuse\/\">Planned Parenthood<\/a> staffers who learned it wasn\u2019t just PP\u2019s\u00a0<em>roots<\/em>\u00a0that were racist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2024:<\/strong>\u00a0According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstalert4.com\/2024\/06\/06\/former-st-louis-planned-parenthood-employee-sues-racial-discrimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First Alert 4<\/a>, Teona McGhaw filed a lawsuit against Advocates of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region &amp; Southwest Missouri\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/st-louis-planned-parenthood-employee-racism-fired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleging<\/a> that she was terminated from her position because she is Black; Planned Parenthood disputed that claim, saying it terminated her because she was also serving as president of the National Women\u2019s Political Caucus and the overlapping roles were a conflict of interest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2023:<\/strong>\u00a0Samuel Ricardo Mitchell Jr., a Black ordained Pastor,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/planned-parenthood-of-greater-new-york-announces-expansion-of-its-executive-leadership-team-301534178.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">described<\/a>\u00a0by Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) as the affiliate\u2019s Chief Operating Officer. Mitchell\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-affiliate-coo-racism-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed comments<\/a> made by PPGNY leadership were \u201cstained with racist overtones.\u201d He alleges he was passed over for promotion in favor of a white staffer and discriminated against for his religion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2023:<\/strong>\u00a0The Philadelphia Inquirer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/health\/planned-parenthood-race-discrimination-nj-ny-20230418.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>\u00a0that at least\u00a0<em>two dozen<\/em>\u00a0racial discrimination lawsuits had been filed against various Planned Parenthood affiliates, with staffers telling the outlet that racism is an inherent part of the company\u2019s culture. As Live Action News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/two-dozen-lawsuits-former-planned-parenthood-racism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously<\/a> documented, one of the lawsuits\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-employee-lawsuit-racism-accountability\/\">alleged a hostile work environment<\/a> where Black employees were treated \u201cwith disdain.\u201d Another woman, a Black nurse practitioner, said her manager threw a patient\u2019s urine sample at her desk, and claims she was laid off out of retaliation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2022:<\/strong> Concerns of antisemitism at Planned Parenthood were alleged in a <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/antisemitism-accusations-planned-parenthood-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">discrimination lawsuit<\/a> filed by Ilana Gamza-Machado de Souza, who is Jewish, and formerly worked as Planned Parenthood\u2019s Senior Brand Marketing Director in the Communications &amp; Culture Department.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2021:<\/strong>\u00a0A discrimination\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fingfx.thomsonreuters.com\/gfx\/legaldocs\/gdpzyzzzlvw\/EMPLOYMENT_PLANNEDPARENTHOOD_LAWSUIT_complaint.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0was filed by former Planned Parenthood employee Nicole Moore, whose\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-employee-lawsuit-racism-accountability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complaint<\/a> laid out a damning case, alleging Planned Parenthood \u201ctokenized\u201d staff of color and often retaliated against them when they spoke up. The 51-page lawsuit is replete with allegations of tokenism, mistreatment, and retaliation; it also alleges that Planned Parenthood \u201chas not taken a single step to remedy the race discrimination which continues to harm its staff of color.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Planned Parenthood has publicly boasted its commitment to racial equality, the organization \u2013 whose tagline is \u2018Care. No matter what\u2019 \u2013 has blatantly ignored reports by dozens of its Black employees of systemic unequal hiring and promotion, more work for lower pay, overt hostility, and trafficking in stereotypes by leadership,\u201d Moore\u2019s legal claim\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fingfx.thomsonreuters.com\/gfx\/legaldocs\/gdpzyzzzlvw\/EMPLOYMENT_PLANNEDPARENTHOOD_LAWSUIT_complaint.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reads<\/a>. \u201cInstead of addressing the issues, Planned Parenthood has doubled down by punishing employees of color who dare to speak up, pretextually disciplining them and creating working conditions so intolerable that they are effectively forced to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Renee Bracey Sherman, a Black reproductive justice activist and former Planned Parenthood consultant who is mentioned in the suit,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/ex-planned-parenthood-employee-nicole-moore-says-racist-toxic-culture-sent-her-to-the-er?ref=scroll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>\u00a0she read the complaint and was not surprised by it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve experienced and been told stories similar to those outlined in the complaint. It\u2019s hardly my first experience and I doubt it will be my last,\u201d she told The Daily Beast. \u201cI\u2019m so tired of being quiet about racism in [the reproductive rights movement] for the sake of saving Roe. We lost Roe. Now we need to deal with the white supremacy and exploitation underlying our movement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Another Black abortion advocate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/ex-planned-parenthood-employee-nicole-moore-says-racist-toxic-culture-sent-her-to-the-er?ref=scroll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a>\u00a0The Daily Beast, \u201cThey\u2019ve been such a mess for so long, who can keep up? I\u2019m glad she is suing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>2020:<\/strong>\u00a0In\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-systemic-racism-white-supremacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 2020<\/a>, hundreds of past and current Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) employees published an open\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/saveppgny.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a>\u00a0which\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/06\/23\/nyregion\/ny-planned-parenthood-laura-mcquade.html?smid=tw-nytimes&amp;smtyp=cur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleged<\/a> the abortion organization was \u201cfounded by a racist, white woman\u201d and had a \u201cpresent steeped in white supremacy.\u201d Additional employees at other affiliates told BuzzFeed News they had <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/former-planned-parenthood-employees-accuse-racism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">witnessed<\/a>\u00a0\u201copen racism,\u201d endured \u201csegregated\u201d offices, and experienced overall unequal treatment of Black and minority employees at multiple Planned Parenthood centers across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood\u2019s present-day \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaroleNovielli\/status\/1311294130622996481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">systemic racism<\/a>\u201d was later acknowledged by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-racist-affiliates-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple affiliates<\/a>. Nineteen separate Planned Parenthood affiliates with operations in 33 states\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/all.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/STOPP_PP_Racism_Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued statements<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/former-planned-parenthood-employees-accuse-racism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">admitting<\/a>\u00a0to racism. An internal audit also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/internal-audit-racism-planned-parenthood-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed<\/a>\u00a0that Planned Parenthood Federation of America has a racism problem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2021:<\/strong>\u00a0Chris Charbonneau, CEO of a Seattle-based Planned Parenthood affiliate with nearly 40 years at the corporation, was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/seattle-planned-parenthood-affiliate-fires-ceo-racism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fired<\/a>\u00a0after being accused of racism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016:<\/strong>\u00a0Asia Blunt, a Black woman with a disability, filed a discrimination\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/abortiondocs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/document.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-systemic-racism-white-supremacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claiming<\/a>\u00a0Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri fired her because of her race. Blunt\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sues-planned-parenthood-discrimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a>\u00a0she \u201cwitnessed numerous instances of discriminatory and disparate treatment toward other African American employees, including in hiring, discipline, and termination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>2005:<\/strong>\u00a0Former Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) staffer Andrew Jones filed a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ww1.prweb.com\/prfiles\/2005\/01\/19\/199403\/jonescomplaint.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0which\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/2005\/01\/prweb199403.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleged<\/a>\u00a0that PPLA regularly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-systemic-racism-white-supremacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allowed<\/a>\u00a0overt racism and sexism to infect its facilities, did nothing when one of its employees was called the N-word, and consistently portrayed Black males as being irresponsible. Sworn affidavits from female PPLA staff alleged, \u201cthere was a sense that any employee who was not a white female was going to be carefully watched.\u201d Additional \u201chigh level PPLA employees \u2026 were fired for whistle-blowing or complaining of racism.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_226516\" style=\"width: 626px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226516\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-226516 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Planned-Parenthood-LA-former-employees-claimed-racism-lawsuit-filed-616x700.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood LA former employees claimed racism lawsuit filed\" width=\"616\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Planned-Parenthood-LA-former-employees-claimed-racism-lawsuit-filed-616x700.jpg 616w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Planned-Parenthood-LA-former-employees-claimed-racism-lawsuit-filed-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Planned-Parenthood-LA-former-employees-claimed-racism-lawsuit-filed-500x568.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Planned-Parenthood-LA-former-employees-claimed-racism-lawsuit-filed.jpg 646w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-226516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood LA former employees claimed racism lawsuit filed<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>2004:<\/strong>\u00a0Life News\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2004\/08\/22\/nat-743\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>\u00a0that a group of Black and Hispanic employees filed a federal lawsuit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sues-planned-parenthood-discrimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleging<\/a>\u00a0that they were treated in a racist manner by officials at a Planned Parenthood in southern California. One complaint from a Black employee accused a PPLA official of referring to him with a racial slur.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1999:<\/strong>\u00a0Texas Business Today\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twc.state.tx.us\/files\/news\/texas-business-today-summer-1999-twc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">detailed<\/a>\u00a0a lawsuit filed by Lamarilyn Fadeyi, an African American employee who was fired by Planned Parenthood in Lubbock. Fadeyi\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sues-planned-parenthood-discrimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleged<\/a>\u00a0she had been \u201cunlawfully discriminated against during her tenure with Planned Parenthood.\u201d The article describes the allegations made by Fadeyi against Planned Parenthood, \u201cincluding a claim that the office director gave her and another African American worker an \u2018application\u2019 to join the Ku Klux Klan (which was supposed to be a joke).\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Failure to report child sexual abuse<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Live Action\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/what-we-do\/our-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investigations<\/a> have repeatedly documented Planned Parenthood\u2019s willingness to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-traffickers-guardians\/\">aid sex traffickers<\/a>,\u00a0willingness to commit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/what-we-do\/investigations\/sex-selective-abortion\/\">sex-selective abortions<\/a>, and much more. All of these should disqualify Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funding.<\/p>\n<p>Live Action and Live Action News <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-has-failed-to-report-child-sexual-abuse-for-decades-part-two\/\">have<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-failed-report-child-sexual-abuse-decades-part-one\/\">documented<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-abusers-26-collective-years\/\">multiple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/aiding-abusers-sexual-predators-planned-parenthood\/\">criminal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-victims-sexual-abusers\/\">cases<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-ignored-sexual-abuse\/\">which<\/a> sexually <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/trafficker-took-girls-planned-parenthood\/\">abused<\/a> teens were taken to abortion businesses and Planned Parenthood facilities \u2014 sometimes out of state \u2014 to cover the crime of rape. In addition, Live Action News has <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/florida-abortionists-predatory-histories\/\">also<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/child-porn-harassment-rape-planned-parenthood-haven-sex-offenders\/\">documented<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/former-planned-parenthood-director-suicide-child-porn\/\">individual<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/child-porn-sexual-assault-abortionists\/\">predatory<\/a> sexual <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/arizona-abortionist-media-darling-assaulted-patients\/\">abuse<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sexual-abuse-allegations-shook-abortion-industry\/\">harassment<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/guttmacher-naf-planned-parenthood-abuse\/\">allegations<\/a> among <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/national-abortion-federation-sexual-harassment\/\">staffers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-perpetually-toxic-culture\/\">associated<\/a> with the abortion industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E-Z8KlRUn6A?si=L4M-kr49y00rnA5C\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Live Action\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/what-we-do\/investigations\/aidingabusers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aiding Abusers<\/a>\u00a0investigative report and docuseries, which\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/planned-parenthood-ignores-child-sex-abuse-victims-amidst-me-too-times-up-and-proposed-title-x-regulations-demanding-reporting-of-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">includes<\/a>\u00a0actual criminal cases and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/video-taxpayers-paying-for-years-of-planned-parenthoods-legal-fees-as-it-defends-its-failure-to-report-child-sexual-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">testimony<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-2RV38GhVc8&amp;t=457s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attorney<\/a>\u00a0of two victims, exposed how Planned Parenthood covers up child sexual abuse. In addition,\u00a0Live Action undercover investigative videos\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/live-action-releases-two-more-videos-adding-to-evidence-that-planned-parenthoods-cover-up-of-child-sexual-abuse-is-widespread\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">documented<\/a>\u00a0Planned Parenthood employees at 15 different facilities showing a willingness to cover up\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/what-we-do\/investigations\/sexual-abuse-cover-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">child sexual abuse<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/what-we-do\/investigations\/child-sex-trafficking-cover-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">child sex trafficking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L9Zj9yx2j0Y?si=lTrkimv5y21To3JZ\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=phocsMQsFC4\">interview<\/a>\u00a0between Live Action president Lila Rose and a former Planned Parenthood manager\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/planned-parenthood-lied-media-retraining-thousands-staff-report-child-sex-trafficking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed<\/a>\u00a0that instead of helping employees to identify and report potential abuse, the corporation\u2019s training sessions instructed staff on how to identify undercover journalists and whether they were being recorded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Staffer accusations of mistreatment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood employees have gone public to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/employees-planned-parenthood-mask-crack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expose<\/a> long-held secrets and inner workings of the organization, including failure to pay employees a decent wage, shoddy treatment, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-dark-pregnancy-discrimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">discriminating<\/a>\u00a0against\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/report-planned-parenthood-discriminated-pregnant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pregnant employees<\/a>, and prioritizing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nashville-planned-parenthood-why-abortions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">profits<\/a>\u00a0over care. They also revealed that Planned Parenthood has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mkxUAR3a_Jc\">abortion goals<\/a>. Staffers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/employee-planned-parenthood-concerned-money-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleged<\/a>\u00a0the organization is \u201cmore concerned\u201d with power and money than anything else\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-perpetually-toxic-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exposed<\/a>\u00a0the corporation\u2019s \u2018perpetually toxic\u2019 culture.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Live Action News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/media-paints-planned-parenthood-victim-fraud-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously<\/a>\u00a0documented accusations of the corporation\u2019s discrimination against its own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/employees-planned-parenthood-mask-crack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">staffers<\/a>\u00a0for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sues-planned-parenthood-discrimination\/\">Violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sues-planned-parenthood-discrimination\/\">Violating the \u00a0Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sues-planned-parenthood-discrimination\/\">Failure to accommodate disabilities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sues-planned-parenthood-discrimination\/\">Racial comments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sues-planned-parenthood-discrimination\/\">Sexual harassment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sues-planned-parenthood-discrimination\/\">Retaliation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sues-planned-parenthood-discrimination\/\">Identifying conflicts of interest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/report-planned-parenthood-discriminated-pregnant\/\">Pregnancy discrimination<\/a>\u00a0(also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-dark-pregnancy-discrimination\/\">here<\/a>)\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nashville-planned-parenthood-why-abortions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">profit over care<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Client allegations of shoddy care<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lawsuits reveal that the quality of care provided is less than stellar.\u00a0A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-abortion-pill-22-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0filed against Planned Parenthood of Southern New England,\u00a0Inc. (PPSNE), a recipient of Title X funds,\u00a0alleged a PPSNE midwife\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-sued-iud-14-weeks-pregnant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">misdiagnosed<\/a>\u00a0a pregnancy that resulted in the death of a 22-week-old baby boy after telling the pregnant woman that she had miscarried at six weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Another\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-sued-iud-14-weeks-pregnant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alleges<\/a>\u00a0PPSNE failed to notice a client was 14 weeks pregnant before inserting an IUD.\u00a0A third\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/civilinquiry.jud.ct.gov\/DocumentInquiry\/DocumentInquiry.aspx?DocumentNo=20161941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">separate lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0alleges that a PPSNE abortionist left a woman permanently injured.<\/p>\n<p>A separate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Kings-Co-501531_2021_JANE_DOE_v_MEERA_SHAH.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0filed against Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic (PPHP)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-lawsuit-abortion-pill-30-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a>\u00a0the organization of miscalculating a woman\u2019s pregnancy so egregiously that she painfully delivered a \u201cfully formed\u201d 30 to 36-week baby boy into a toilet after Planned Parenthood\u2019s abortionist allegedly told the woman she was just six (6) weeks along, then prescribed her abortion pills.<\/p>\n<p>Another\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/woman-sues-planned-parenthood-botched-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0alleged that\u00a0Planned Parenthood botched a client\u2019s abortion and abandoned her afterwards, leaving her with weeks of pain and blood loss \u2014 and then, a premature delivery of her baby, who survived for an hour after birth though her mother was told she was stillborn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Multiple breaches of client privacy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Live Action News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-history-failing-protect-patient-privacy-hipaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/data-breach-planned-parenthood-half-million-patients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">documented<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/private-information-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple violations<\/a>\u00a0of privacy (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/private-information-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2016<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-history-failing-protect-patient-privacy-hipaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortionist-aborted-babies-patient-records-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">older<\/a>)\u00a0under the federal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/hipaa\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIPAA law<\/a>\u00a0taking place at Planned Parenthood (PP), including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/media-paints-planned-parenthood-victim-fraud-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">massive privacy breaches and abuses<\/a>\u00a0due to PP\u2019s negligence,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/private-information-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exposing<\/a>\u00a0thousands of PP patients.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-los-angeles-6m-data-breach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reached<\/a>\u00a0a \u201c$6 million settlement to resolve all claims related to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/data-breach-planned-parenthood-half-million-patients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021 data breach<\/a>\u00a0that exposed the personal information of more than 409,437 patients,\u201d reported the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hipaajournal.com\/planned-parenthood-los-angeles-settlement-data-breach-lawsuit\/#:~:text=Planned%20Parenthood%20Los%20Angeles%20chose,to%20identity%20theft%20and%20fraud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIPAA Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An April 2024 review of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ocrportal.hhs.gov\/ocr\/breach\/breach_report.jsf;jsessionid=4A374055AC6766C8665B14ED8366C84E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office for Civil Rights (OCR) notification portal<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ocrportal.hhs.gov\/ocr\/breach\/breach_report.jsf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archive page<\/a>\u00a0reveals multiple privacy breaches against Planned Parenthood, including \u201chacking incidents,\u201d \u201cUnauthorized Access\/Disclosures,\u201d as well as an \u201cImproper Disposal\u201d of private client information.<\/p>\n<p>In total, these larger breaches affected over half a million Planned Parenthood clients, yet CFA\u2019s \u201cnonpartisan\u201d complaints do not appear to target Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_311536\" style=\"width: 857px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311536\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-311536\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Office-of-Civil-Rights-HIPPA-violations-in-archive-against-Planned-Parenthood.jpg\" alt=\"Office of Civil Rights HIPPA violations in archive against Planned Parenthood\" width=\"847\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Office-of-Civil-Rights-HIPPA-violations-in-archive-against-Planned-Parenthood.jpg 1781w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Office-of-Civil-Rights-HIPPA-violations-in-archive-against-Planned-Parenthood-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Office-of-Civil-Rights-HIPPA-violations-in-archive-against-Planned-Parenthood-700x406.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Office-of-Civil-Rights-HIPPA-violations-in-archive-against-Planned-Parenthood-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Office-of-Civil-Rights-HIPPA-violations-in-archive-against-Planned-Parenthood-1536x892.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Office-of-Civil-Rights-HIPPA-violations-in-archive-against-Planned-Parenthood-500x290.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-311536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Office of Civil Rights HIPPA violations in archive against Planned Parenthood<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood has been careless with patient data, failing to protect the confidentiality of medical records and identifiable personal information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Planned Parenthood of Montana was <a href=\"https:\/\/ocrportal.hhs.gov\/ocr\/breach\/breach_report.jsf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">listed<\/a> by OCR as having an Hacking\/IT incident affecting 18,003 clients (2024).<\/li>\n<li>Planned Parenthood\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/ohio-abortion-facilities-fined-dumping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bedford Heights<\/a>\u00a0was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.operationrescue.org\/archives\/two-ohio-abortion-facilities-fined-for-multiple-violations-of-patient-privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ordered to pay<\/a>\u00a0thousands by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH)\u00a0for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/operationrescue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Photos-from-RTLNEO-Press-Conference-7-7-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dumping private patient information<\/a>\u00a0in the trash, along with the remains of aborted children (2022).<\/li>\n<li>Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) claimed a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/data-breach-planned-parenthood-half-million-patients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hacking incident<\/a>\u201d\u00a0affected\u00a0409,759 clients (2021). Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, D.C.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2021\/04\/16\/data-breach-planned-parenthood-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed<\/a>\u00a0a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ocrportal.hhs.gov\/ocr\/breach\/breach_report.jsf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hacking incident<\/a>\u201d\u00a0affected\u00a0500 Planned Parenthood\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/planned-parenthood-metropolitan-washington-dc\/who-we-are\/reports-financials\/notice-our-patients-regarding-cyber-incident\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clients<\/a>\u00a0(2021).<\/li>\n<li>Planned Parenthood Great Plains\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/planned-parenthood-great-plains\/newsroom\/important-notification-blackbaud-data-breach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted a notice<\/a>\u00a0regarding a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenonprofittimes.com\/npt_articles\/the-hack-of-blackbaud-damage-is-still-being-assessed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">security breach<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/securityincident\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackbaud<\/a>, a data management software and cloud computing software\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ago.vermont.gov\/blog\/2020\/11\/09\/planned-parenthood-notice-of-data-breach-to-consumers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vendor<\/a>\u00a0of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.web.maine.gov\/online\/aeviewer\/ME\/40\/2a358b76-9430-4b6d-b9d2-b7c489dd3f47\/fd340b63-cf4b-4ec3-b192-1575f52eeedd\/document.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">several affiliates<\/a>, which \u201ccompromised some donor data\u201d for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200819044341\/https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/blackbaud-data-breach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple<\/a>\u00a0Planned Parenthood\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/media.dojmt.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/ppSamp.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">affiliates<\/a>\u00a0across the nation.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.doj.nh.gov\/consumer\/security-breaches\/documents\/planned-parenthood-new-england-20201106.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Planned Parenthood of Northern New England<\/a>, a Title X recipient, was among the affiliates affected by the 2020 Blackbaud\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.web.maine.gov\/online\/aeviewer\/ME\/40\/2a358b76-9430-4b6d-b9d2-b7c489dd3f47.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">breach<\/a>, which exposed patient data (2020).<\/li>\n<li>OCR <a href=\"https:\/\/ocrportal.hhs.gov\/ocr\/breach\/breach_report.jsf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> a &#8220;Hacking\/IT&#8221; incident at Planned Parenthood Metro Washington involving 142,982 clients. (2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/PP-of-the-heartland-2018-OCR-breach_report-6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Planned Parenthood of the Heartland<\/a>\u00a0reported a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/uploads\/filer_public\/49\/f6\/49f6c91f-ef33-421c-8a27-c6dba21bfb6f\/quad_cities_notice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">privacy breach<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ocrportal.hhs.gov\/ocr\/breach\/breach_report.jsf;jsessionid=D92B444FC07FA713E855E1AD07EEC7E0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">515 patients<\/a>\u00a0at its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/uploads\/filer_public\/49\/f6\/49f6c91f-ef33-421c-8a27-c6dba21bfb6f\/quad_cities_notice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bettendorf center<\/a>\u00a0in Iowa (2018).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hipaajournal.com\/medstar-health-cardiology-associates-terminates-employee-for-phi-theft-3578\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho (PPGWNI)<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/uploads\/filer_public\/79\/4b\/794b983d-4a90-43a0-9198-cfa864ee78fc\/dubuque_breach_notification.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">notified<\/a>\u00a0patients about a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/breach_report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data security<\/a>\u00a0\u201cerror\u201d involving\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/private-information-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10,700 patients<\/a>\u00a0(2016).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/breach_report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Planned Parenthood of the Heartland<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kwwl.com\/story\/31860587\/2016\/05\/Sunday\/dubuques-planned-parenthood-is-officially-closed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">closed<\/a>\u00a0its facility in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/private-information-planned-parenthood\/\">Dubuque<\/a>, Iowa, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kcrg.com\/content\/news\/Data-breach-for-2500-patients-at-Planned-Parenthood-in-Dubuque-385593421.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">left<\/a>\u00a0thousands of private medical records inside the building for months while the building was being shown and eventually sold. Planned Parenthood of the Heartland\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hipaajournal.com\/potential-privacy-breach-planned-parenthood-dubuque-health-center-3492\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>\u00a0the breach,\u00a0affecting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/healthitsecurity.com\/news\/planned-parenthood-health-data-breach-affects-2k-patients\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2,506 individuals<\/a>, in July of 2016.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/breach_report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio<\/a> Region at PP Elizabeth Campbell Center in Cincinnati left a storage location that housed private prescription medical logs unlocked, which was later placed in the trash dumpster then emptied by the trash collector (2014). A 2015 OCR report shows an impact of 5,000 clients.<\/li>\n<li>Planned Parenthood in\u00a0Trexlertown, Pennsylvania, violated the Federal Standards for Privacy Identifiable Health Information after sending a bill for a patient to the wrong person,\u00a0according to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveactionnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/174206.pdf\">complaint<\/a>\u00a0received by Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Live Action News has documented more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-abortion-industry-compromised-patient-privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Multiple allegations of Medicaid fraud<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthoods-medicaid-patients-are-like-cash-cows-that-we-milked-for-all-we-could\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Former Planned Parenthood staffers<\/a>\u00a0have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/former-planned-parenthood-staffers-explain-medicaid-fraud-committed\/\">claimed<\/a> that the taxpayer-funded agency has a history of over-billing or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lozierinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plannedparenthood-profit-no-matter-what.pdf\">marking up the cost of birth control drugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, former Planned Parenthood manager Sue Thayer\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adfmedia.org\/files\/ThayerTestimony.pdf\">testified<\/a>\u00a0before a Congressional committee accusing Planned Parenthood of filing \u201c[\u2026] false claims totaling about $28 million with Iowa\u2019s Medicaid program for (1) illegally dispensing \u2018medically unnecessary\u2019 quantities of oral contraceptive pills and birth control patches to C-Mail Medicaid patients and doing so without a prescription; (2) fraudulently billing the Iowa Medicaid program for abortion-related services; and (3) coercing \u2018donations\u2019 from Medicaid patients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Office of Inspector General (OIG) website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/media-paints-planned-parenthood-victim-fraud-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">highlights<\/a>\u00a0several instances:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PP Great Plains and Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oig.hhs.gov\/fraud\/enforcement\/cmp\/psds.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paid<\/a>\u00a0$18,808.92 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oig.hhs.gov\/reports-and-publications\/archives\/semiannual\/2016\/sar-fall-2016-508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PP Health Systems, Inc.<\/a>\u00a0in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia, agreed to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oig.hhs.gov\/fraud\/enforcement\/cmp\/psds.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pay<\/a>\u00a0$1,572,752.80 for potentially violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law.<\/li>\n<li>PP Gulf Coast\u00a0in Houston\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oig.hhs.gov\/newsroom\/podcasts\/2013\/news.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paid<\/a>\u00a0$4.3 million to resolve civil claims that it billed for items and services related to birth control counseling, STD testing, and contraceptives when they were not medically necessary or were not provided.<\/li>\n<li>Separately, PP Gulf Coast\u00a0agreed to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oig.hhs.gov\/newsroom\/podcasts\/2013\/news.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pay<\/a>\u00a0$1.4 million in a Texas Medicaid billing fraud case.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oig.hhs.gov\/oas\/reports\/region6\/61100016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PP of North Texas<\/a>: Texas Health and Human Services Commission\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oig.hhs.gov\/oas\/reports\/region6\/61100016.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a>\u00a0Medicaid reimbursement of at least $129,000 for family planning services provided by PP of North Texas that did not comply with Federal and State Medicaid requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Live Action News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-cited-medicaid-fraud-still-getting-taxpayer-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously<\/a>\u00a0detailed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/audit-records-reveal-overbilling-potential-fraud-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">additional violations<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 including several identified by the Charlotte Lozier Institute and Alliance Defending Freedom \u2014 totaling at least<strong>\u00a0$8.5 million in waste, abuse, and potential fraud<\/strong>\u00a0in the following states:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>California (two audits of two affiliates): $5,213,645.92<\/li>\n<li>Connecticut: $18,791<\/li>\n<li>Illinois: $387,000<\/li>\n<li>Louisiana (two audits of one affiliate): $6,147.18<\/li>\n<li>Maine: $33,294.83<\/li>\n<li>Nebraska: $3,537<\/li>\n<li>New York (seven audits of four affiliates): $1,615,083.25<\/li>\n<li>Ohio: none found<\/li>\n<li>Oklahoma: unknown, but the overbilling rates have been documented as 14.1%, 18%, and 20.3%<\/li>\n<li>Texas (two audits of two affiliates): $538,703.10 -$658,735.97<\/li>\n<li>Washington (three audits of two or three affiliates):$640,595.88<\/li>\n<li>Wisconsin (27 audits of one affiliate): $95,466.04<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Live Action News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/texas-sues-planned-parenthood-recover-medicaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously<\/a>\u00a0documented that in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/half-of-planned-parenthoods-medicaid-payments-were-fraud-auditors-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wisconsin<\/a>, the Department of Health and Human Services found that as many as two-thirds of Planned Parenthood Wisconsin\u2019s Medicaid payments were fraudulent, after auditing eight family planning facilities. Planned Parenthood had the highest percentage of over-billing. Planned Parenthood of the Heartland \u2014 now called Planned Parenthood North Central States \u2014 was also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-of-the-heartland-medicaid-fraud-case-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a>\u00a0of committing Medicaid fraud, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pph-medicaid-fraud-case-part-2-patient-specific-abuses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">patient abuses<\/a>, the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pph-medicaid-fraud-case-part-3-unbundling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unbundling<\/a>\u201d of services, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pph-medicaid-fraud-case-fraudulent-tallying-of-patients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fraudulently tallying<\/a>\u00a0patients. A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/house-report-details-planned-parenthoods-abuse-of-taxpayer-funds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>\u00a0from the U.S. House of Representatives also found that Planned Parenthood abused taxpayer funds, giving money to their political action fund for lobbying, spending millions of dollars on travel, and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on themed fundraisers and lavish parties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. 340B Drug Discount abuse<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood\u2019s abuses and <a href=\"http:\/\/liveactionnews.org\/planned-parenthood-pays-millions-to-settle-willful-fraud-medical-records-tampering\/\">history<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/liveactionnews.org\/if-planned-parenthood-is-guilty-of-medicaid-fraud-it-should-be-defunded\/\">fraud<\/a> extend to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opanet.hrsa.gov\/340B\/Views\/CoveredEntity\/CESearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">340B Drug Discount Program,<\/a>\u00a0a federal government program which allows participating drug manufacturers to give certain covered health care entities access to discounted prices on outpatient drugs.<\/p>\n<p>Live Action News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/audits-show-planned-parenthood-non-compliant-with-federal-discount-drug-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously<\/a>\u00a0documented incidents where Planned Parenthood used\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrsa.gov\/opa\/program-requirements\/medicaid-exclusion\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">duplicate discounts<\/a>\u00a0against HRSA requirements and were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrsa.gov\/opa\/programintegrity\/index.html\">in violation<\/a>\u00a0of program rules.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Planned Parenthood must be defunded\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite the media <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/top-myths-debunked-planned-parenthood\/\">myth<\/a> that if Planned Parenthood is defunded, women will have nowhere else to go, Planned Parenthood&#8217;s abuses should result in the immediate defunding of the organization.<\/p>\n<p>The fact is that, despite years of complaints from staffers about discrimination, retaliation, abuse, and racism, the organization ended the lives of <strong>1,076<\/strong> preborn children every day, nearly\u00a0<strong>45<\/strong>\u00a0every hour, and\u00a0<strong>one every 80 seconds<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.plannedparenthood.org\/uploads\/filer_public\/ec\/f4\/ecf43d92-fcd2-4d11-b299-e67b5c3ac394\/2024-ppfa-annualreport-c3-digital.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022-23<\/a> while <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/record-breaking-planned-parenthood-annual-abortions-400k\/\">receiving<\/a> $1.9 million dollars daily from U.S. taxpayers every.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/pardon-face-act-prisoners-petition\/\"><b><i>Call on President Trump to pardon the FACE Act prisoners on his first day in office.<\/i><\/b><b><i><\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proof of abuses,\u00a0scandals,\u00a0fraud, racism, pregnancy discrimination,\u00a0privacy breaches, as well as Medicaid fraud and even accusations of retaliation have piled up against the nation&#8217;s number one abortion business, Planned Parenthood. Despite these claims, the U.S. government has continued to funnel millions in taxpayer dollars to the organization. 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