{"id":94182,"date":"2016-05-11T13:03:40","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T17:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=94182"},"modified":"2016-05-12T22:23:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T02:23:02","slug":"illinois-residents-surprised-by-unannounced-planned-parenthood-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/illinois-residents-surprised-by-unannounced-planned-parenthood-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois residents surprised by unannounced Planned Parenthood facility"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After selling its building in downtown Springfield last year, Planned Parenthood of Illinois has opened a facility on the west side of the state capital. Local residents and business owners expressed surprise, and in some cases frustration, claiming they were not informed that Planned Parenthood would be moving into their neighborhood. Several residents learned of the move only after Planned Parenthood posted signs over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Brigid Leahy, director of public policy for Planned Parenthood Illinois, told the State Journal-Register<\/a> that\u00a0it is the policy of the abortion group to not inform local residents and businesses of new Planned Parenthood locations…<\/p>\n

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Planned Parenthood didn\u2019t need to notify nearby property owners because the business zone in which the new 6,000-square-foot site is located allows for medical offices and other health-care facilities….<\/p>\n

The building permit requested from the city for Planned Parenthood\u2019s renovation work didn\u2019t list Planned Parenthood as the business. The request instead listed the words \u201cmedical office development\u201d and a Chicago address….<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While this is not illegal, it has taken residents by surprise. Even the seller did not know that Planned Parenthood purchased the building:<\/p>\n

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Pruitt, the owner of E.L. Pruitt Co., a provider of mechanical services, said he owned the one-story building for several years and sold it through a real-estate agent. The name of the limited liability company that purchased the property didn\u2019t indicate it was connected with Planned Parenthood, Pruitt said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Pruitt is Catholic, but says even if he had known that the buyer was Planned Parenthood, it would not have changed his decision to sell the property\u00a0to the organization.<\/p>\n

The new facility does not currently provide surgical abortion, but does provide medication abortion. In the video below, former abortionist Dr. Anthony Levatino explains the process of the RU-486 abortion:<\/p>\n