The heat turned up on Planned Parenthood

It seems that I spend a great deal of time linking to the Family Research Council (FRC) web site these days. There is good reason. They are putting a lot of energy into talking about abstinence related topics. Those of you who have been following this blog for a while, know that, in the early days, I spent a great deal of time arguing against federal funding for Planned Parenthood. The fact that the organization’s profits are so intertwined with abortion disqualifies them as an unbiased party when it comes to advising young people what to do with an unplanned pregnancy. You can read that post and download the paper, I wrote on that, Planned Parenthood: Federalizing an Ideology, by clicking here.

FRC is raising the temperature on the issue by circulating a petition calling for a halt to any Title X federal funding for Planned Parenthood, the nation’s (and world’s) largest abortion provider. You can read about that by clicking here.

Study links abortion and preemies

I know this blog is not on abortion, but there are some obvious connections to abstinence (or the lack of it) and a perceived need for abortion. So, I thought you’d find this article interesting. Time magazine is bringing a long-known fact into the mainstream. Abortions can quite often lead to premature births in subsequent pregnancies. This is costly to parents and to society. This connection has been established countless times over the years and in many countries. Nice to finally see it in a mainstream publication. Here is the link: Study Links Abortion and Preemies.

Preemie in incubator picture by Julie Fisher/ZEFA/CORBIS from article linked above.

Here is a research article from UNC-Chapel Hill OB-GYN professor Dr. John Thorp which provides more information on this, and links to still more info if you’re interested. It’s a .pdf called Long-term Physical and Psychological Health Consequences of Induced Abortion: A Review of Evidence.

Planned Parenthood attacks abstinence funding

Once again, I am amazed at the audacity of Planned Parenthood in watching out for its own interests. In response to the Point of View article which ran in the Raleigh News and Observer recently (November 28), I will simply list some facts that may shed some light on this debate.