Sexually Graphic Brochure Distributed at UN Event for Girls

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

The annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was the scene of a panel hosted by the World Association of Girl Scouts where Planned Parenthood was allowed to distribute a sexually graphic brochure entitled, “Healthy, Happy and Hot.”

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Planned Parenthood Program Trains Teens to Inject Youth with Birth Control

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

Planned Parenthood has launched a program in rural Ecuador that trains teens aged 11-19 to inject other teens of Depo-Provera, a contraceptive that prevents ovulation and is known to cause dangerous and irreversible bone density damage.

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Obama’s Comments on Abortion Amendment Called “Phony”

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

When asked about the amendment that stripped abortion out of the House health care reform bill in a recent interview, President Obama said more work needs to be done with such an amendment to be sure it doesn’t change the “status quo” on abortion, a comment some are calling “phony.”

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White House Seeking Volunteers for Planned Parenthood

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

An inquisitive reporter at a Houston newspaper discovered that the president’s new serve.gov website promoting volunteerism contains requests from Planned Parenthood for volunteers to help “protect access to women’s health during the 40 Days for Life.”

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