In the midst of Planned Parenthood’s
(PP) attempt to cast a new identity to retain federal funding and deflect attention
away from its scandals, Christian leader Eric Metaxas exhorted the abortion
giant to stop its “dishonest rebranding.”
“Planned Parenthood has spent the last
few years insisting that its clinics offer all kinds of services besides
abortion,” Metaxas informed in an op-ed posted on The Christian Post. “As
the latest stunt in this ongoing campaign, they’ve partnered with Avengers
director Joss Whedon to produce a high-budget ad titled ‘Unlocked.’” Metaxas described Whedon’s commercial as a “three-minute
propaganda piece” that tried to get Americans to envision a world without PP. “It’s a dark and scary place where a mother
dies of cancer because she can’t get screenings, where a couple breaks up
because of a sexually transmitted disease, and where a young woman’s dreams of college
are crushed by a positive pregnancy test,” Metaxas recounted from the ad.
When Whedon sat down to an interview
to discuss the possible defunding of PP, he attempted to make the abortion
provider look as if it were a one-stop health services center for women. “[If Planned Parenthood shuts down], millions
of people lose access to basic health services [such as contraception, cancer
screenings, and sex ed],” Whedon recently told TIME magazine.
Metaxas argues that the liberal
director’s words resembled talking points that were likely put in his mouth by
PP President and CEO Cecile Richards, who – along with other abortion activists
on the Left such as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former
President Barack Obama – argue that the world’s largest abortion provider “does
so much more than abortion.”
Some of Richards’ rebranding attempts
were recently communicated through social media. “Fact: Every day Planned Parenthood’s doors
stay open, another 8,118 people get health care,” Richards tweeted the other
week. But the misleading nature of
Richards’ so-called “fact” was soon revealed.
“While it is a fact that women can receive cancer screenings, be tested
for sexually transmitted diseases, and receive contraceptives at Planned Parenthood,
a large part of the organization’s daily work still includes abortion,” TheBlaze
reported. “According to Planned
Parenthood’s 2014–2015 annual report, the organization killed 323,999 unborn
babies over the course of that year, which equates to approximately 1,045-1,062
unborn babies each day.”
On May 12, Richards was found trying
to rebrand her abortion business again – ironically on Mother’s Day. “Nothing says ‘I love you, Mom!’ like
standing up for the right of mothers everywhere to get the care they need,”
Richards tweeted. But Hollywood actor
James Woods was quick to let his multitude of Twitter followers know the truth about
what kind of “healthcare” PP really provides.
“Hard to say ‘I love you, Mom’ from a medical waste dumpster … #DefundPP,”
Woods told Richards via Twitter the next day.
Making his case that PP is all about abortion,
Metaxas pointed to the numbers provided by its own books and the Guttmacher
Institute – an organization known for its progressive stance on abortion. “But as our friends at Save the Storks point
out, Planned Parenthood’s 2014-15 annual report shows that they perform a
meager 1% of the nation’s pap smears, and less than 2% of all clinical breast
exams,” Metaxas informed. “The
pro-choice Guttmacher Institute reports that over 80% of teens receive sex-ed
instruction from somewhere besides an abortion clinic, and contrary to repeated
claims by Planned Parenthood’s leadership and advocates, they perform a grand
total of zero mammograms.”
Another telling statistic not
mentioned by Leftist politicians and the mainstream media was also brought to
light. “[A]ll 650 Planned
Parenthood-affiliated clinics in the U.S. barely participate in real
healthcare,” Metaxas noted. “In fact,
Americans so rarely choose this abortion giant for other services, we hardly
notice when the few clinics not offering abortions close.” In fact, PP has reportedly been shutting down
its few facilities that cater to women’s healthcare needs other than abortions
– because there is little need for them.
“LiveAction News reports that
Planned Parenthood quietly closed three of its six New Mexico facilities – all
of which were dedicated to those ‘other services,’” Metaxas pointed out. “Apparently, they weren’t covering expenses. Waving off the closures as no big deal, a PP regional
official said – get this – that community health centers could pick up the
slack. She might as well have admitted
her organization’s services were not needed.”
A separate account of Live Action’s research into the matter
revealed more about the true nature of what really goes on behind PP’s doors across
the U.S. “[Live Action’s] video adds that over the last 10-years, Planned
Parenthood’s annual breast exams have declined 60%,” Breitbart informed, noting that its annual abortions have increased
27%. “Additionally, the group’s annual
Pap tests have decreased 77%.” The
abortion giant’s smoke and mirrors game has led undiscerning Americans to
believe that their tax dollars are saving and improving lives – instead of exterminating
them. “Despite the stark decline in
services other than abortions, Planned Parenthood’s government funding has more
than doubled – from $272-million to $553-million – with the group claiming
taxpayer funding is not used to pay for abortions,” Breitbart’s Dr. Susan Berry impressed.
“Colgate sells toothpaste, and Planned
Parenthood sells abortions – more than anyone else in the business,” Metaxas
points out. “In fact, it’s where over a
third of all abortions in America happen. We know how Planned Parenthood’s bread is
buttered, and Planned Parenthood employees know it, too.”
Besides lying about its services, PP has
been in the business of maliciously butchering preborn babies and profiting off
of their dismembered body parts – all the while denying its involvement …
despite videos proving otherwise.
“Recent footage from undercover
investigator David Daleiden captured affiliates at the National Abortion Federation
conference who spoke openly of Planned Parenthood ‘selling’ fetal body parts to
‘increase revenue,’” Metaxas divulged. “Some
also joked about pulling unborn babies apart and how ‘gross’ it is when tiny
eyeballs fall into their laps.”
However, Left-leaning corporations,
mainstream media, politicians and judges consistently join forces to keep a lid
on such discoveries and avoid wide-scale public outrage … by turning public
scorn in the other direction. “YouTube
quickly removed the video, and now U.S. District Judge William Orrick is
considering contempt sanctions against Daleiden, who’s already facing 15 felony
charges for taking this undercover footage in the first place,” Metaxas
continued. He noted that PP is also in
the business of creating its own reality and reinventing its identity in order
to continue doing what it was designed to do – make money and kill babies. “Planned Parenthood wants to be known for
nicer, less horrifying, less controversial services,” Metaxas concluded. “But ladies and gentlemen, at the end of the
day, their name means one thing: abortion. And lives depend on putting this big-name
brand out of business.”
Rev.
Dr. Kenneth L. Beale, Jr.
Chaplain
(Colonel-Ret), U.S. Army
Pastor,
Ft. Snelling Memorial Chapel
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