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ONLINE NEWS
October 16, 2017
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Planned Parenthood in PA
Fails Inspection After Inspection
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By Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director
gallagher@paprolife.org
“Care. No matter what.”
That is a favorite slogan of Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion operation, which performs more than 320,000 abortions a year.
But records from the Pennsylvania Department of Health show that the abortion giant has failed inspection after inspection since the beginning of the year.
A March inspection of a Planned Parenthood in Harrisburg showed that the abortion center failed to maintain a sanitary environment.
An April inspection of a Planned Parenthood in Warminster revealed that the abortion operation failed to ensure that emergency equipment was available in case a patient had to be resuscitated. A follow-up inspection in August showed that staff failed to inform the state of a serious incident in which a patient’s uterus was perforated. The patient was not transported to a hospital, but did later end up in an emergency room hemorrhaging.
An August inspection at a Planned Parenthood in Allentown revealed the facility failed to administer Immune Globulin to an Rh-negative patient. Rh-negative is a type of blood group that does not contain the Rh antigen in red blood cells. Staff also failed to remove expired medications from an emergency kit.
The Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania failed inspection in August, when it was cited for building violations which could have threatened the safety of patients. Meanwhile, the Planned Parenthood on Locust Street in Philadelphia also failed a building inspection in August, due, in part, to obstruction in the stairways.
These multiple violations at various Planned Parenthood facilities in Pennsylvania show that the abortion giant does not have an unblemished safety record. Rather, numerous health and safety violations could potentially jeopardize the well-being of patients.
These safety failures provide yet more evidence why Planned Parenthood should not be receiving our hard-earned taxpayer dollars. It would be far better to redirect those funds to federally qualified health centers which provide comprehensive care to women, including Mammograms–something that no Planned Parenthood in the country provides.
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Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg recently addressed the controversy over Twitter blocking Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s (R-TN) pro-life Senate ads due to her claim that Planned Parenthood sold “baby body parts.” Sandberg emphasized that “when you cut off speech for one person, you cut off speech for all people,” adding that Facebook would’ve allowed the ads. Twitter has since reversed its decision, saying it would revisit its policies.
For more on this story, read the LifeNews.com article
here.
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2018 March for Life, Washington D.C.
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The 2018 March for Life is scheduled for Friday, January 19, 2018, but plans are well underway. To start coordinating your bus trip go to
Please let us know when you have finalized plans by calling Education Director Matthew Wagner at 717-541-0034 or emailing the details to him at
lifelines@paprolife.org
. As we have in the past, we will keep a list of available buses for when people call in to find a bus leaving from their area.
For more information about the March, click
here.
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JOIN ABBY JOHNSON
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Abby Johnson is the former director of one of the most successful Planned Parenthood Centers in Texas but has gone on to found "And Then There Were None", a non-profit ministry that provides financial, emotional, and spiritual support for clinic workers who decide to leave the abortion industry. Come hear her story November 14, 2017 at the DoubleTree Hotel, 2400 Will Street Pike Lancaster PA, 17602. To register, or for more information, call 717-392-2578 or email stmaryslancasterpa@gmail.com.
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EVERYONE IS INVITED TO A SPECIAL PRO-LIFE TOWN HALL MEETING
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Everyone is invited to a special meeting, with topics to include: Life is Winning, Death is Losing, Roe Will Go, Fake News is Failing, and How to Achieve the Dream. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., at Shepherd of the Hills Church, 527 Hoffmansville Road Bechtelsville PA, 19505. No registration or fee required. For details, contact Reverend John Brown by phone at 610-310-5964 or 610-754-6313 or by email at sothjbrown1@aol.com.
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Olivia, granddaughter of Dubois CCHL President Judy Tarcson,
at Dubois Area Life Chain Sunday, October 1, 2017
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Pennsylvanians for Human Life, Greater Harrisburg--Pro-Life Town Hall Meeting. Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at the Perkins Restaurant, 7 Erford Road, Lemoyne PA 17011 (across from the Radisson), from 6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. Executive Director Michael Ciccocioppo and Education Director Matthew Wagner will discuss such pro-life topics as Life is Winning, Death is Losing, Roe Will Go, Fake News is Failing, and How to Achieve the Dream. All are welcome to attend. No registration or fee. Register at
goo.gl/99Jfyq (case-sensitive characters) or for more information, call Cindy Rearick at 717-443-8636 or email
cindyrearickcorr@gmail.com.
Pennsylvanians for Human Life Education Fund--Ladies Shopping Luncheon. Sunday, November 5, 2017 at the Overbrook Golf Club 799 Godfrey Road Villanova, PA 19085. To register, or for more information, call 610-696-0780 or email
Pennsylvaniansforhumanlife@gmail.com.
Wyoming Valley Chapter, Pennsylvanians for Human Life-- Thirty-Third Annual Respect Life Banquet. Monday, November 13, 2017 at Genetti's 77 E Market St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. The featured speaker this year will be Steven Ertelt, editor of Lifenews.com and President of Colorado Right to Life. Seats can be reserved for $35 by calling 570-826-1819.
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Live in Southeast PA? Contact SE Regional Coordinator Carla Ezell to find out more about joining a chapter in Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, or Philadelphia County. You can reach Carla by e-mail at
ezell@paprolife.org.
If you live in another part of the state and you'd like to get involved in a local chapter, contact Executive Director Michael Ciccocioppo at
ciccocioppo@paprolife.org or by phone at 717-541-0034.
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Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation
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