Judge Forces State to Continue Funds to Planned Parenthood

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Friday, October 2, 2015

LITTLE ROCK—On Friday U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker issued a preliminary injunction forcing the State of Arkansas to continue Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood.

Family Council President Jerry Cox released a statement, saying, “Arkansans have made it clear time and again they do not want public dollars subsidizing abortions. The Arkansas Legislature has taken steps to prevent public funding of abortion providers. Governor Hutchinson’s decision to cut ties with Planned Parenthood is in keeping with that sentiment. Judge Baker’s injunction forces the state to do something voters don’t want to do, and that is award public dollars to an abortion provider.”

Cox noted the Governor’s decision to halt Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood came on the heels of a series of undercover videos in which Planned Parenthood officials allegedly discuss the sale of organs harvested from aborted babies. “Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s CEO was brought in to testify before members of Congress this week about her organization’s practices. Many are speculating that Planned Parenthood affiliates may be breaking federal laws against trafficking in human organs. And it’s worth noting that recent polling by CNN shows most Americans believe abortion ought to be illegal in all but a few cases. In light of all of this, it’s understandable the State of Arkansas would have reservations about distributing public dollars to Planned Parenthood.”

Cox pointed out there is no shortage of healthcare clinics available for women and families in Arkansas. “I hear people ask what women would do if not for Planned Parenthood. There are more than one hundred seventy clinics in Arkansas able to serve low-income women. Many of these clinics offer services Planned Parenthood affiliates do not, and to my knowledge none of them has been accused to selling baby parts.”

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Young Adult Literature “Disproportionately Gay”

daily_commentary_10_02_15Eric Metaxas has written a commentary at BreakPoint.org discussing a growing trend in literature geared toward children and young adults.

Metaxas writes that the literature is disproportionately portraying homosexual relationships, saying,

“If you know the statistics on rates of homosexuality in the real world, you know that it’s somewhere around 3 percent, maybe less. Not so in the world of Young Adult fiction; there, it’s far more pervasive.

“Book reviewers on the Youth Reads page at our website BreakPoint.org, are noticing that the subject is coming up in more and more contemporary teen novels. It doesn’t matter if they’re romances or fantasy novels or any other genre—the theme runs through all kinds of books for this age group. Acclaimed author Rainbow Rowell is just one prominent recent example. She wrote a bestselling young adult book about a college girl who writes stories about a gay couple—and then Rowell wrote her own young adult book about the gay couple in her character’s stories!

“Given the state of the culture, all this isn’t surprising, but it’s worth a closer look. There are two main factors at work here. Authors who work to normalize homosexuality are trying to promote what they see as compassion, understanding, and acceptance. I believe they’re also trying to break down sexual boundaries of all kinds, to push what they see as ‘freedom’ as far as they possibly can.

“The result is far from healthy or edifying for young readers.”

You can listen to Metaxas’ full commentary below or click here to read it.

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Planned Parenthood Contradicts Itself (Again)

This week Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards testified before members of Congress about her organization’s practices. Her testimony comes in the wake of a series of undercover videos allegedly exposing Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of organs harvested from aborted babies.

Live Action has pointed out that some of Richards’ testimony appears to contradict public statements she and others have made in the past regarding Planned Parenthood. You can watch video footage of the statements below or click here to see it on Facebook.

Mammosham: Planned Parenthood fact-checks Planned Parenthood.Before Congress, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards admitted that the abortion business has never provided mammograms, despite popular opinion and previous claims by Planned Parenthood.

Posted by Live Action on Thursday, October 1, 2015

 

You may recall a couple of years ago when Planned Parenthood officials contradicted their own scientists regarding the morning-after pill; Planned Parenthood has stated over and over again that emergency contraception cannot function as an abortifacient while their top scientist on the subject pointed out that in certain circumstances it actually can.

Click here to see Live Action’s video on Facebook