From our Pro-Life Friends
at Dayton Right to Life Society


Planned Parenthood Update


July 14, 2020
Margie Christie
Executive Director
Dayton Right to Life


Over the past week or so, many news outlets (local and national), have been reporting on the recipients of the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). These news outlets have focused on “big” businesses, as well as, church-affiliated schools and agencies .

Interestingly, many of these schools and groups, provide crucial child and family support services. Many of these
schools accept voucher students and many of these groups focus on low-income and under-served populations in their neighborhoods. We are, and should be, thankful that these agencies and schools can assist families with their most basic needs. Schools are especially equipped with the state-mandated lunch programs, and other family and children support services within their school communities to deal with such critical needs. 

What is not being reported is the exorbitant amount of funds the local Planned Parenthood facilities have received from the PPP fund.

Since March, we have informed you that the local abortion providers have  never  been closed during the pandemic. From the beginning, the DeWine/Husted administration has only showed perfunctory and superficial attention to closing these providers. So the merciless killing of the unborn has continued in our state. Yet, somehow, these entities, who already receive MILLIONS in State and Federal funds, applied and received MILLIONS more. The services these local abortion facilities provide, that they consider “healthcare”, can all be found at local federal healthcare centers—except for abortion services.

So let’s be clear… Planned Parenthood = abortions

Thanks to Rep. Warren Davidson's office, we have been able to track down the PPP funds for   Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio and Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio
and here are the results:  $2-$5 Million Dollars for Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio,  201 E. State Street, Columbus, Ohio,   and   $1-$2 Million Dollars for Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio,  2314 Auburn Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio.

As a result, the Ohio delegation of lawmakers, sent a letter to the  SBA Administrator, Jovita Carranza,  to investigate this matter.  We would like to thank Reps Davidson, Turner, Wenstrup, Chabot, Latta, and others from the Ohio delegation for their attention to this  See the letter here   (Unfortunately,   U.S. Senator Rob Portman   did not join the House delegation and 31 of his colleagues in the Senate in support of this investigation).

To see the full report of funding,  click here
Warning: this is a LARGE document.

What about  local funds ?   Here in Dayton we know that the  Dayton Foundation’s COVID response fund   gave  Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio   $6,500 more  in grant money, as well, for “maternal healthcare.”

So in total-- Planned Parenthood  of Southwest Ohio has received at least  $1,006,500 million dollars  in the past 3 months from taxpayers  IN ADDITION  to the MILLIONS already received.

So what does Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio   spend their $1-2 million dollars on ? 

Big salaries, lobbying, and “services”.  Check out   their  annual report   and  latest 990 form .

For transparency purposes , Dayton Right to Life Foundation also received COVID support funds from the PPP loan program and the Dayton Foundation fund for a combined total of  less than  $40,000 dollars .  With these funds, we were able to maintain our staff and support over  426 families with  12,043 diapers  and  304 cans of formula,  as well as baby food, clothes, cleaning supplies, and other basic necessities. 

Thank You to all our supporters   who helped our families in this time of need and uncertainty.  

Across the nation, many other Planned Parenthood affiliates have received funding as well, yet there is no media attention, aside from the  Pro-Life News outlets.


What can you do?  

  1. Write to your local U.S. Representative and thank them for investigating the use of YOUR tax dollars for Planned Parenthood. Write Senator Portman and asked him to join the investigation.  To find your representative, click here and put your address in the “Find your Legislator” box. This will take you to their site and contact info.  
  2. Stay informed about our local Pro-Life activities. Get your friends and family to sign up for our eblast updates.
  3. Pray for strong pro-life leadership in our state and our neighborhoods—pray for the Dayton and Cincinnati Right to Life organizations.  
  4. Share with your family and friends the truth about Planned Parenthood. here's a good place to start


DAYTON RIGHT TO LIFE SOCIETY
& Cleveland Right to Life
are founding members of RTLACO!