Earlier today, I was talking with my son who lives up North. He seemed to think that I was making a hard case against Senator McCain's and Governor Palin's candidacy for the executive offices of these United States. Well maybe I am. I am one of those "issues" guys and think we ought to judge our elected folks by what they do, not what they say.
Anyway, in the interest of fairness, here's some stuff about another candidate. Oh, but first some facts about Planned Parenthood.
The Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is the largest abortion provider in the United States, with some 850 clinics across the country. PPFA purports to offer “a wide range of medical and counseling services and health care education,” but its primary business is providing abortion services. In the 2003-2004 fiscal year, the organization increased the number of abortions performed at its facilities by 6.1 percent (over the previous year’s total) to 244,628. At an average cost of $400 per abortion, it is estimated that PPFA took in $104 million from surgical abortions in 2003-2004 -- accounting for 34 percent of its $302.6 million clinic income that year.
In 2004 Planned Parenthood completed 138 abortions for every adoption referral it made to an outside agency. During the 2004-2005 fiscal year, PPFA reported 1,414 adoption referrals (one adoption for every 180 abortions). During its 2005-2006 fiscal year, the organization performed a record 264,943 abortions; garnered $345.1 million in clinic income; took in $212.2 million in donations; and received record taxpayer funding of $305.3 million. Total income reached a record $902.8 million.
Here's what Senator Barack Obama says about the organization.
“Now the good news is that there has been a decline in the teen birth rate, in part due to the outstanding work of Planned Parenthood"
Oh, did I mention, my son, you know, the one who lives in Washington State? He's adopted.
Barack would rather see him dead.
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