Section 1803: Senate Health Care Bill Makes Planned Parenthood Quasi-Government Agency? Asks ALL

Section 1803: Senate Health Care Bill Makes Planned Parenthood
Quasi-Government Agency? Asks ALL

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Senate version of America's
Healthy Future Act of 2009 may transform the nation's largest abortion chain
into a quasi-government entity for sex education.

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Section 1803, page 503, creates a National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Resource
Center and states:
The Secretary shall award a grant to a nationally recognized, nonpartisan,
nonprofit organization that meets the requirements described in clause (ii) to
establish and operate a national teen pregnancy prevention resource center (in
this subparagraph referred to as the 'Resource Center') to carry out the
purpose and activities described in clause (iii). (emphasis added)
According to the requirements found in clause (ii):
The organization has demonstrated experience working with and providing
assistance to a broad range of individuals and entities to reduce teen
pregnancy. The organization is research-based and has comprehensive knowledge
and data about teen pregnancy prevention strategies.
According to Rita Diller, national director for STOP Planned Parenthood, there
is only one "nationally recognized" organization that fits the bill - Planned
Parenthood.

"This dangerous provision to the Senate health care bill could give Planned
Parenthood, already under investigation for tax fraud and concealing child
rape, quasi-government status and even more influence over our kids," Diller
said.

Section 1803 also creates a "Personal Responsibility Education for Adulthood
Training" program (i.e. sex education), which grants at least $250,000 to each
state to educate adolescents on "both abstinence and contraception for the
prevention of pregnancy and STDs."

American Life League's Michael Hichborn has a full analysis of this and the
many other dangerous provisions included in the health care bill in his
upcoming report on America's Healthy Future Act of 2009.

American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest
grassroots Catholic pro-life organization in the United States and is
committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of
creation to natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please
contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

American Life League: ALL Report with Michael Hichborn

http://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanLifeLeague#p/c/FAD9131EC38E3A22/0/f19HjjDjbNk

SOURCE American Life League

Katie Walker of American Life League, +1-540-659-4942, kwalker@all.org