Pro-Life News and Views from Fr. Frank Pavone, Priests-For-Life

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Pope Benedict XVI' s Vigil for the Unborn

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna,

vote to de-fund Planned Parenthood

 

Planned Parenthood Gets Caught In Another 
Horrifying BIG LIE!

  • The fight to DE-FUND Planned Parenthood
    recently took a bizarre turn!
  • Undercover exposé catches Planned Parenthood
    President Cecile Richards in a BOLD-FACED LIE
    on national television!
     
  • Here’s what you can do to apply even more 
    pressure to Planned Parenthood’s sinking ship!

My jaw dropped when I first saw the video that exposes Planned Parenthood’s latest LIE in its desperate fight for survival via federal funding.

It shouldn’t have come as any surprise to me, actually. We know they lie all the time to cover up their crimes and indiscretions.

But to hear the actual tape-recorded statements by Planned Parenthood employees across America -- essentially pounding nails into their own coffin -- was truly shocking. And very powerful.

Now we need to use that video to deliver a final “knock out” punch to Planned Parenthood.

Here’s what it’s all about…

Not long ago – on the Joy Behar Show (which reaches hundreds of thousands of women with every episode) – Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards emphatically complained that cutting off the $350 MILLION A YEAR which Planned Parenthood receives from the Federal Government (a.k.a. the U.S. Taxpayer) would harm “millions of women” who are merely coming to Planned Parenthood “not for abortions” (she says) but for “access to basic health care such as mammograms…”

Hmmmm. Mammograms, eh? That’s what Planned Parenthood is all about? Not abortions???

This didn’t sound right to the brave young pro-life activists at Live Action, a dynamic cutting-edge group led by Lila Rose, whose specialty is recording (by audio and video) the actual unguarded statements made by Planned Parenthood staffers to prospective “patients.”

(Incidentally, Priests for Life, which has also helped other undercover projects exposing Planned Parenthood over the years, has encouraged and mentored Lila Rose over the years, as well as others doing similar work.)

The Live Action crew sprung into action after Cecile Richards’ display of “crocodile tears” on the Joy Behar Show.

To put it simply, they had a young woman call Planned Parenthood offices all around the country and ask them if she could come in for a mammogram.

The shocking revelation is that Planned Parenthood doesn’t provide mammograms!!!

Best of all, each one of these phone conversations was TAPE-RECORDED and then put together in a short but powerful video that I would like you to watch when you finish reading this Alert -- so you can see and hear for yourself that we’re not making this up.

Rather, Cecile Richards is the one who’s making up this lame excuse for why Planned Parenthood shouldn’t have one thin dime cut from its federally-funded largesse of more than $350 Million a year!

Let me give you a brief sample of what was discovered on these phone calls…

Planned Parenthood of Georgetown
: “We do not provide mammograms… We don’t deal with the health side so much. We’re mostly a surgical facility.”    (I think you know what that means! -- Father Frank)

Planned Parenthood of Midtown Indianapolis
: CALLER: “Do you provide mammograms?”
STAFFER: “We don’t here…”

Planned Parenthood of Washington, D.C.
: “Unfortunately, we do not offer mammograms.”

Planned Parenthood of Atlanta, GA
: CALLER: “Does Planned Parenthood provide mammograms of some sort?  STAFFER: “We do not.”

Planned Parenthood of St. Louis, MO
: CALLER: “Does Planned Parenthood provide mammograms?”
STAFFER: “We don’t.”

Planned Parenthood of Perth Amboy, NJ
: “We don’t do mammograms here.”

Planned Parenthood of New York City, NY
: “We don’t offer mammograms.”

Planned Parenthood of Lincoln, NE
: CALLER: “Do you provide mammograms?”
STAFFER: “No, I’m sorry. We don’t.”

Planned Parenthood of Tucson, AZ
: CALLER: “Does Planned Parenthood provide mammograms?”
STAFFER: “We don’t provide those services whatsoever.”

And my personal favorite…

Planned Parenthood of Memphis, TN
: “No, ma’am. We sure don’t. You can try Christ Community Service.”

Shocking, isn’t it?

Well, it’s all because Planned Parenthood is against the ropes. They’ve recently been caught in scandal after scandal -- such as “coaching” an undercover Live Action team (on hidden video, posing as pimps and underage prostitutes) on how to get around the law if the girls become pregnant and need abortions!

And now that they face the very real possibility of having their funding cut off by Congress, it’s no wonderPlanned Parenthood has launched a multi-million-dollar “PR” campaign to prop up its sagging, tarnished image!

Why, just last year, they spent over $104 Million on fundraising and public policy!

The $350+ Million a year they receive from U.S. taxpayers represents fully one-third of their total budget. That’s huge! Ask any business owner if he or she could sustain a 33% “hit” to their bottom line, overnight.The answer is NO.

Planned Parenthood would be out of business in no time if they didn’t have that $350+ Million -- FREE MONEY, by the way -- coming into their coffers every year so they can carry out their lucrative baby-killing business.

Incidentally, to show you just how much malarkey is coming out of the mouths of Planned Parenthood’s “spin doctors” these days, take a look at this pie chart from our good friends at American Life League. It reveals that the overwhelming majority of Planned Parenthood’s pregnancy services consists of performingabortions.

The facts show that, for the years 2008 and 2009, Planned Parenthood performed more than 650,000 abortions! (The numbers aren’t available yet for 2010, but they typically average more than 300,000+ abortions per year.)

Now, abortions are expensive -- and Planned Parenthood gets its abortion services subsidized by that $350 Million a year from the federal government. You see, according to Abby Johnson -- a former Planned Parenthood staffer and clinic director for eight years, as well as Planned Parenthood’s 2008 Employee of the Year -- all the money Planned Parenthood receives is lumped into one pot. It isn’t separated or “set aside” in different accounts for specific services, as they insidiously claim.

They’re in the abortion business, plain and simple.

Abby Johnson writes: “As a Planned Parenthood clinic manager, I was directed to double the number of abortions our clinic performed in order to drive up revenue.  In keeping with that goal, Planned Parenthood headquarters recently issued a directive mandating that all of its affiliates provide abortions by 2013.”

So, despite Cecile Richards’ deceptive claims that millions of women will be “hurt” if they can’t come to Planned Parenthood for these phantom “mammograms” (which they apparently don’t even provide), de-funding Planned Parenthood will definitely hurt their abortion business.

And that’s what they really care about. They don’t care about women. They care about MONEY and their diabolical, blood-thirsty drive to kill babies -- and then make YOU pay for it!

But, at last, we have a chance to put a stop to all that.

Congress is seriously considering a swift termination of Planned Parenthood’s federal funding. And with the budget crisis, the deficit, the out-of-control National Debt, etc. -- Washington is more sensitive than ever to finding ways to cut needless spending.

The budget battle is raging, even as I write this. And it’s anybody’s guess what will happen in the next few days.

We know that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is rabidly opposed to ANY cuts in Planned Parenthood’s cushy taxpayer-provided subsidies. He said he would rather shut down the federal government than allow any cuts to Planned Parenthood.

He means it, too!
 And he has the power to control the Senate, whereas the pro-lifers in the House want Planned Parenthood’s “cash cow” put out to pasture as soon as possible!

Nevertheless, there is something that you and I can do in the meantime while the war is waged in Washington.

You see, the one thing Planned Parenthood can’t stand is to have its well-manicured “image” tarnished in any way. They’ve worked long and hard -- and spent millions of dollars -- trying to “look good” in the public eye.

They DON’T want to be known as baby-killers.

Rather, they want to be the “friend” whom teenagers and young adults can turn to for “reproductive health”… “education”… “testing”… “counseling” … “disease prevention”… “screenings”… and, of course, don’t forget all those “mammograms”!!!

So here’s what I propose…

I invite you to join me and tens of thousands of your fellow pro-lifers who are reading this Alert right now tosend an instant e-mail to Planned Parenthood’s President, Cecile Richards.

We happen to have her direct, personal e-mail address at Planned Parenthood headquarters in New York City.

And so, with just the click of your mouse, you can give Ms. Richards a piece of your mind. Tell her how you feel about her outright lies about mammograms on the recent Joy Behar Show. Tell her how you watched the short video exposing the fact that Planned Parenthood does NOT, in fact, provide mammograms. (I’ll give you that link in a moment.)

Tell her you’re sick and tired of having to pay for abortions with your hard-earned tax dollars.

And tell her that you are sharing all of this infuriating information with everyone you know.

You see, even most Americans who may consider themselves “pro-choice” or who are “on the fence” DO NOT want to PAY for abortions!

The average American is taxed to death as it is. To have those taxes pay for death is just too much for most people.

With that said, here’s the link to a YouTube video that lets you see and hear the shocking exposé of Planned Parenthood’s “phantom mammograms”… 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umI-gLEC6C8&NR=1 

Be sure to watch it before it gets “pulled” by YouTube. They often censor the pro-life message.

And then come right back here to this Alert so you can send an e-mail to Cecile Richards.

For your convenience, we’ve prepared an automatic e-mail that you can send today just by clicking here.

And while you’re still on your computer, please be sure to forward this Alert to everyone on your e-mail list.

The more people who find out the truth about Planned Parenthood, the better our chances are of de-fundingthis Orwellian killing machine.

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards wants everyone to think she has a “halo” around her head -- when those are really horns.

I thank you in advance for your prompt action on this matter. The sooner we expose Planned Parenthood anddemolish their false public image, the better!

Fr. Frank Pavone,
National Director
Priests for Life

P.S.  Again, all you need to do is click here, and you will be able to send a strong e-mail to Cecile Richards in an instant. It’s the easiest way to have the greatest impact on the enemy in the shortest amount of time.

And don’t forget to forward this e-mail to everyone on your list.  Thank you for caring, and may God continue to bless you and your family during this holy season of Lent, as well as the coming Resurrection of Our Lord.

Priests For Life
PO Box 141172
Staten Island, NY 10314
Phone: 888-PFL-3448
718-980-4400
Fax: 718-980-6515
Email: mail@priestsforlife.org
www.PriestsForLife.org 

I am happy to announce that Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna, has officially joined the Advisory Board of Bishops for Priests for Life.  As a recognized private Association of the Faithful we are both national and international in scope, and not under the auspices of any one diocese. The priests assigned to our ministry belong to a variety of dioceses and religious congregations, and the programs we operate function in dozens of countries, the latest of which is Austria, where Cardinal Schönborn has enthusiastically welcomed our apostolate.  The Advisory Board of Bishops has functioned, since the start of Priests for Life, as a resource for the organization to facilitate communication with the bishops around the world and to be a sounding board for advice and encouragement. 

Currently I am in Rome, having many meetings with Vatican officials. They are all incredibly supportive of the wide variety of projects our Priests for Life Family is engaged in. Later in the week I will be taking part in the General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life, of which I am a member. Dr. Theresa Burke and Janet Morana are also involved in that meeting, which will discuss, in part, post-abortion trauma and healing.  Click here for more information.

In other matters, Priests for Life is helping to lead the way to defund Planned Parenthood.  Join us in this effort by praying a Prayer to Defund Planned Parenthood found at www.priestsforlife.org/novenas/defund-planned-parenthood-prayer.htm.  Sign up to let us know you will pray with us and ask others to do the same!

Brand new episodes of my Defending Life program will begin on Thursday, March 3.  Learn the latest methods for protecting the unborn, and be inspired by the Church’s teaching and the example of pro-life warriors. See www.priestsforlife.org/defendinglife for more details.

Starting on Friday, March 11, EWTN will air The Catholic View for Women. Co-hosted by Janet Morana of Priests for Life, Teresa Tomeo, and Astrid Bennett Gutierrez, this program offers a Catholic alternative to “The View,” and explores the adventure of living as a Catholic woman today. Details at www.TheCatholicViewForWomen.com. 

March 31, 2011 marks the sixth anniversary of the death of Terri Schiavo, the brain-injured Florida woman who was killed by court-enforced dehydration. Terri’s family, together with Priests for Life, has prepared prayer resources and other ways for you to observe this day and help protect the vulnerable. Visit www.TerrisDay.org for more information.  

Finally, view my latest YouTube video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ7Eq9m15Vo.  In this video I am joined by our full-time Pastoral Associate, Marie Smith, Director for the Parliamentary Network for Critical Issues (PNCI) as we discuss how PNCI works to fight abortion. We also talk about the similarities and differences in the fight against abortion from place to place around the world. Visit www.PNCIUS.org for more information on the PNCI.

After the Priests for Life March-April newsletter, you will see our media schedule for the week.

Blessings,

Fr. Frank Pavone
National Director, Priests for Life
 

The Holy Father has announced a worldwide vigil of prayer for unborn children and invites your participation!
On Saturday evening, November 27, I will join him in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome for an evening prayer service that will begin the season of Advent. During that prayer service, he will lift up in prayer all the children living in the womb, and call God’s protection on them.
The Pope has invited all the bishops of the world to join in this event by having their own prayer services.
But, of course, when he invites the bishops to do so, that is simply a way of inviting all of us to do so.
And so, whether your diocese or parish is having a special vigil or not, I invite you to join with me, and with the Holy Father, in praying for the protection of all children in the womb and for an end to abortion worldwide!
I ask you, furthermore, to continue this prayer throughout Advent, using the special prayer we will provide for you.
You can also send me your special prayer intentions, both related to pro-life and to any other concern, and I will bring those intentions with me when I travel to Rome next week to take part in this historic event. I will remember those intentions while I am praying with our Holy Father at the tomb of St. Peter!
So here’s what I am urging you to do:
1. Go to www.priestsforlife.org/novenas/advent-novena.htm and sign up. Let me know you are saying the Advent Prayer for Life, and leave with me your prayer intentions to bring to Rome!
2. Order your free copies of the Advent Prayer Card on that same page. Ask your pastor if he would hand them out at your parish, and if he agrees, we will send as many as he needs for all the parishioners.
3. If you use Facebook, go also to www.ProLifePrayers.com and join our “Pray to End Abortion” cause, so that you can join with tens of thousands of others each day in well-informed prayer for the pro-life cause.
4. Finally, pass this email along to everyone on your email list who may be interested in sending me their prayer intentions and joining this great Advent Prayer for Life!
One more thing – EWTN will broadcast the Papal vigil live on Saturday, November 27 at 12 noon ET and will repeat it at 6pm ET. Be sure to tune in!
God bless you!

Fr. Frank Pavone

Priests For Life
PO Box 141172
Staten Island, NY 10314
Phone: 888-PFL-3448
Fax: 718-980-6515
Email: mail@priestsforlife.org
www.PriestsForLife.org

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