​All Abby Johnson ever wanted to do was help women. As one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation, she was involved in upwards of 22,000 abortions and counseled countless women about their reproductive choices. Her passion surrounding a woman’s right to choose even led her to become a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood, fighting to enact legislation for the cause she so deeply believed in.
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Will these 5 Republican Assembly members force you to use your tax dollars to fund the Planned Parenthood Abortion Business – Take Action Now!
5 Republican Assembly members have vowed to vote Yes on two bills that would use millions of our tax dollars to fund the Planned Parenthood abortion business. Planned Parenthood is a private, non-profit organization that has the ability to raise their own funds. But, instead of digging into their own pockets to fund Planned Parenthood, these 5 Republican Assembly members were quoted in the Star Ledger stating that they will vote for two supplemental budget bills that will use OUR hard earned money to fund Planned Parenthood. Moreover, these same five are pledging to vote to override any gubernatorial veto of the money. The Speaker has called a Voting Session for July 31st and it’s very likely these bills will be on the Board list.
If you don’t want your tax dollars used to fund Planned Parenthood, please contact the legislators listed below and let them know how you feel NOW! Also contact your two State Assembly members and tell them to Vote No on these bills. Thank you.
S3302/A4718 – Provides a supplemental appropriation in the 2018 budget of $7.453M to Planned Parenthood for “family planning services” for the 2018 Budget year.
S3248/A32 – Provides funding to Planned Parenthood for “family planning services’ through Medicaid for individuals with incomes up to 200% of the federal poverty level.
The White House, concerned about the possible political repercussions of the Republican effort to defund Planned Parenthood, has proposed preserving federal payments to the group if it discontinues providing abortions.
The proposal, which was never made formally, has been rejected as an impossibility by officials at Planned Parenthood, which receives about $500 million annually in federal funding. That money helps pay for women’s health services the organization provides, not for abortion services.
But the outreach to allies of Planned Parenthood is a glimpse of the internal struggle inside a White House torn between trying to satisfy the conservative base that elected President Trump and responding to the views of his older daughter, Ivanka Trump, who urged her father to tread carefully on the Planned Parenthood issue during the Republican primary contest.
Mr. Trump’s older daughter has no formal role in the administration, but as an informal adviser she has made women’s issues a specific focus. She has had a mixed record of success in the administration’s early days, but during the campaign, she was able to nudge Mr. Trump toward a nuanced view of Planned Parenthood’s work.
Mr. Trump confirmed the discussions in a statement on Monday to The New York Times.
In private discussions with people close to Planned Parenthood, White House officials have at times suggested that there could even be an increase in federal earmarks if the work related to abortion ends.
At various points during the presidential campaign, Mr. Trump spoke favorably of the work of Planned Parenthood, even while saying he would support withdrawing its funding if abortions continued.
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Join Us in Calling for an Investigation of Planned Parenthood and the Permanent Defunding of this Organization. Taxpayers should not be forced to be complicit in their disgusting profit making schemes and betrayal of women. See suggested action below this page.
Write to the Attorney General and Governor Christie and urge them to investigate and prosecute Planned Parenthood to the fullest extent of the law. Planned Parenthood’s top doctor, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, admitted that Planned Parenthood alters the abortion procedure, turning the baby to a breech position, in order to get the baby body parts intact and fill the orders for the day when needed. This places women’s lives and health at risk, is unethical and in violation of federal laws.
Call, email and schedule meetings with your State Senator and two Assembly members. Tell them you are sick and tired of legislative leaders’ yearly attempts to fund Planned Parenthood with your tax dollars. Remind them that Planned Parenthood is a private non-profit organization and that you do not want your hard earned tax dollars used to fund Planned Parenthood.
You can also call the Office of Legislative Services 1-800-792-8630 during business hrs.
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced S.1553, the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act on June 11, 2015. This is the companion bill to H.R. 36, introduced by Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ) which passed the U.S. House of Representatives on May 13, 2015 by a vote of 242-184-1. Another bill, S.1881 has recently been introduced to defund Planned Parenthood. Tell your U. S. Senators to vote for S.1553 and also urge them to vote for S.1881.
Please call U.S. Senators Menendez and Booker & urge them to support S.1553 and S.1881.
Contact your Member of Congress and urge them to support legislation to defund Planned Parenthood.
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