Middle America's Worldview

In an earlier post I pointed out where human and animal dna are being mixed creating a hybrid embryo. Of course by legislation, they cannot keep them alive for more than 14 days. Nor are they 'suppose to' implant the living entity in a womb.

I then came across a great (but sad truth)site showing human traffic. This site shows the how children are being used in prostitution around the globe. Sigh.

Now, ACLJ is going on the offense for children. They have created a petition to stop taxes from going to planned parenthood.

I received the notification today. As of 1:20 p.m central over 2400 have signed the petition.

ACLJ states:

Every year, the federal government hands over millions of our tax dollars to Planned Parenthood under the guise of Title X funding — a program that provides an enormous influx of money for "reproductive health activities." It is a travesty of justice that you are essentially being forced to fund the largest abortion promoter and provider in America. The ACLJ is determined to STOP this offensive misuse of our tax dollars — by standing in support of legislation that calls for an end to government funding of Planned Parenthood — but we must have your help to do it! Please read the form carefully and declare your membership with the ACLJ by signing our online Petition to Defund Planned Parenthood.

Within the email, we are told...

Over the last two years, America's #1 abortion provider has been funded with more than $500 million of taxpayers' money through Title X.

Title 10 is ....

The Title X program provides public funding for family planning and preventive health screening services. Established by Congress in 1970, the aim of the program is "to assist in making comprehensive voluntary family planning services readily available to all persons desiring such services."1 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services administers the Title X program through its Office of Family Planning. Approximately 4,600 public and private entities, including non-profit family planning clinics, hospitals and public health departments, receive Title X funds each year.2

It was established 1970 "to assist in making comprehensive voluntary family planning services". The program was setup to assist those families below federal poverty level. It was created to allow those families to receive services at no cost. The Title X facilities are provided on a sliding scale based on income. No-one is refused services, if they were unable to pay.

However, in 1978, Congress amended Title X to place "a special emphasis on preventing unwanted pregnancies among sexually active adolescents," adding services specifically for teenagers."




According to a Planned Parenthood site....

By law, no Title X funds have ever been spent on abortion (Sollom et al., 1996). The family planning regulations require that women who face unintended pregnancies be given nondirective counseling on all of their legal and medical options (Federal Register, 2000).

So why the petition now?

Seems Congress is trying to increase tax payer funds to Title X.

Efforts intensify on Capitol Hill to increase Title X funding which would likely result in more taxpayer funds going to Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider.

Our legislative affairs team in Washington is reporting that the Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Subcommittee has approved an increase of almost $28 million for Title X funding, up from $283 million to almost $311 million. This is an increase of about 10%. Planned Parenthood requested this increase and will almost certainly benefit from a large number of these dollars.

Additionally, this bill still has two more stops to make in the House – the full Appropriations Committee and the House floor. If the Democrat majority continues with their current strategy, look for this increase to grow even larger.

Title X is already funded at $283 million annually and is intended to be used for family planning. Tragically, in reality, it is used almost exclusively for abortion-related services, most often by Planned Parenthood. This year, Congressman Joseph Crowley (D-NY) and Planned Parenthood are asking for an additional $100 million in Title X funding. While the Hyde Amendment (if renewed) would prohibit these funds from directly funding abortions, the additional funding would certainly free up other funds to be used for abortions.

So the call has been made to sign the petition and contact your representives to stop funding to Title X.