THE RYAN REPORT

Planned Parenthood’s condom leis upset fairgoers in Oregon

In its never-ending quest to pervert, Planned Parenthood has hit a new low in Jackson County, Ore. The July 23 issue of the Mail Tribune reported that outraged parents complained to Jackson County Fair officials about the Planned Parenthood booth at the fair which included a teen outreach project that featured nylon necklaces strung with condoms. The fair manager then asked Planned Parenthood to stop giving away the condom leis, but a bowl of free candy colored condoms was allowed at the booth under the terms of the contract PP had with the fair.

Niquita Wilkinson, 45, said she saw two teenage girls stringing condom necklaces. "It’s not a bar, it’s not a truck stop, it’s not a bowling alley," said Wilkinson. "The fair is like the biggest kids’ thing around. It’s just not appropriate here." Several members of Southern Oregon Right-to-Life were among those who protested the booth. Bryan Platt, the group’s president said, "That is utterly disgusting that they would turn this into an arts-and-crafts project."

Longtime readers of the Ryan Report will recall that this is not the first time Planned Parenthood in Oregon has shocked parents and the community by its distasteful public display of fornication promoting gimmicks. In 2000, Eugene, Ore., was the scene of Planned Parenthood’s offensive Joe Sperm cartoon character’s appearance in a local parade. See the December, 2000 issue of the Ryan Report for that disgusting story.

Planned Parenthood selling ‘I had an abortion’ t-shirt

Planned Parenthood recently added a new item to its on-line store. A black t-shirt that states, in white letters: I HAD AN ABORTION.

On July 29, in a nationally released statement, STOPP founder and executive director, Jim Sedlak, denounced Planned Parenthood’s new ‘I had an abortion’ t-shirt.

“Planned Parenthood’s new t-shirt confirms that the abortion chain lacks any sense of integrity, tact, and compassion. This shirt’s message celebrates an act of violence that is traumatic for women, and worst of all, kills an innocent child,” said Jim.

Jim believes the release of the shirt is part of an ongoing marketing campaign pushing Planned Parenthood’s radical agenda. “This latest stunt goes right along with the philosophies which have produced such items as a ‘Choice On Earth’ holiday card and a Florida advertisement which said, “Give the gift that stops giving…a gift certificate for a holiday vasectomy at Planned Parenthood,’” he said.

According to Jim, the fact that Planned Parenthood affiliates in Idaho and the Carolinas have gone public with their disapproval of the t-shirt affirms that most Planned Parenthood volunteers and employees do not have a true understanding of what the organization is really about.

In response to this, STOPP announced that we are willing to pay all expenses to travel to any Planned Parenthood facility in the United States to do a one-day education program for employees and volunteers of PP about the true nature and history of the organization.

If any Ryan Report readers want to help set-up a talk by Jim to their local PP people, e-mail Jim.

Planned Parenthood selling ‘Does Size Matter?’ rulers to kids

"Planned Parenthood's façade that it is an organization that helps women and children continues to crumble as more people discover their offensive products, which trivialize sexuality and directly target children," said Jim Sedlak, executive director of American Life League's STOPP International in an August 5 national press release.

Planned Parenthood is selling a 6-inch ruler that poses the sarcastic question, "Does Size Matter?" The ruler then directs children to Teenwire.com, a web site filled with graphic sexual content that many parents find offensive. This web site was recently banned from public libraries in South Dakota.

"Planned Parenthood again shows us that they are not about helping kids, but about forcing their radical agenda on the public," said Sedlak. "These types of materials and the Teenwire website are an attack on the vulnerability of our youth and a vehicle for Planned Parenthood to come between parents and their children."

Planned Parenthood pushes pornographic sex book on children

"Planned Parenthood has continued its assault on the lives and sensibilities of our children by conducting its 'Nobody's Fool' 2004 conference in Waco, Texas, yesterday” [July 15], said Jim Sedlak, executive director of American Life League's STOPP International. "From start to finish, this conference was a thinly veiled attack on parental rights, public morality, and the health and well being of our children."

Parents were not allowed to attend this conference with their children; it was open exclusively to children in the fifth through ninth grades (ages 10-14). "Planned Parenthood barred mothers and fathers from attending the actual sessions because Planned Parenthood knows that parental participation would have hampered the its efforts to indoctrinate these children into its world of lies and propaganda," observed Sedlak.

Children in grades seven through nine also received a free copy of the book, It's Perfectly Normal. "This so-called 'educational text' is nothing more than pornography in comic book form," stated Sedlak. "Planned Parenthood believes that it has the right to decide if our 12-14-year -old children should own a manual that contains detailed explanations on how to perform sexual acts (both with others and alone). These directions are accompanied by sexually explicit line drawings. This is irresponsible at best and child abuse at worst."

STOPP International has worked closely over the past several years with Pro-Life Waco to reduce Planned Parenthood's influence on their community. Sedlak added, "We are proud to continue our work with Pro-Life Waco to put an end to these atrocities. Pro-Life Waco has been a stalwart guardian of traditional family values in their community."

Planned Parenthood’s false claim

“As an organization, Planned Parenthood does more to prevent unintended pregnancy and the need for abortion than any other group.”

Planned Parenthood’s president, Gloria Feldt, issued this statement as part of a defense of the t-shirt mentioned above and in the same week she was speaking at the Democratic National Convention. STOPP immediately gave the truth about the work of Planned Parenthood in a commentary that we did for the Washington Dispatch. The commentary is The Big Planned Parenthood Lie.

Mark your calendar for ALL’s silver anniversary tribute

When STOPP began as a local pro-life group in New York State in 1985, the first national leader we heard from was Judie Brown. She sent an encouraging note and followed up by sending us information ALL collected on Planned Parenthood and inviting us to participate in a number of conferences. With this assistance, STOPP grew from that small, local group, into one that has had the honor of fighting Planned Parenthood all over the world.

Recently, members of the Board of Directors and the Board of Advisors of American Life League announced that they are planning a tribute to honor Judie for her tireless work. The tribute will take place next year and it is being called, American Life League’s silver anniversary tribute to Judie Brown – her work and times. It will take place on Saturday evening, April 16, 2005 at the Marriott Crystal Gateway in Arlington, Va. (next to Reagan National Airport).

We encourage every STOPP supporter, wherever you are in the country, to make plans to attend this event. If you can attend only one pro-life event next year, this is the one you should be at. We will be announcing additional details as they become available, but for now, MARK YOUR CALENDAR to attend. If you have any questions, or want to be part of organizing this event, please e-mail: tribute@all.org.

Alaska governor signs law for abortion information website

According to a July 31 article in the Anchorage Daily News, Planned Parenthood is accusing Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski (R) of breaking a 2002 campaign pledge that he would not seek changes in the state’s abortion law. He signed a law (Senate Bill 30) to provide information and alternatives to women considering an abortion. The law sets up a new state web site with information about fetal development with links to photographs of a typical unborn child.

The web site will also have information about abortion methods, the risks and possible physical and psychological effects of abortion. Those seeking an abortion will need to certify in writing that their doctor either gave them the information from the web site or some other set of abortion information that meets as the law’s standard.

New Charlottesville, Va. PP abortion mill causes protests

Pro-lifers in Charlottesville, Va., have contacted STOPP for help with their battle against a new Planned Parenthood abortion mill in that city. The Planned Parenthood of the Blue Ridge web site indicates that first trimester abortion services are offered now in Charlottesville on Thursdays. Here are some excerpts from a July 14 article that was published in the Daily Progress about a protest against this facility.

Roughly 100 area residents joined hands in a prayer circle in the lobby of the County Office Building on Wednesday before asking supervisors to revoke a permit for a Hydraulic Road office about to be occupied by Planned Parenthood.

Planned Parenthood plans to provide adoption services, pre-natal care and first-trimester abortions at the office, located near two churches, the future site of a third and hundreds of residential units. “We feel there is a wrong that should be righted,” said a woman leading the group in prayer.

Supervisors took no action on the group’s request to revoke the special-use permit approved three years ago for a professional office building. They deferred to the county attorney, who explained that a medical office is considered a “sub-use of professional office.”

“The zoning ordinance does not distinguish between types of medical offices,” Larry W. Davis said. “There is no legal basis for the board to stop this use.”

Dozens of residents sported stickers reading, “The use has changed.”

A rising senior at Albemarle High told the board that the office’s location is “sending the wrong message to kids that you can have sex” and walk down the street to end an unplanned pregnancy.

STOPP’s national director, Ed Szymkowiak, has been advising pro-life leaders in the region on how to proceed in opposing this facility. If you would like to become involved in this battle please contact Joy or Tobey Bouch, life task force leader at the Charlottesville Family Forum. In any case, please keep their efforts in your prayers. Tobey reports to STOPP that he has held a multi-congregational info/prayer meeting and that he has been directing people to the STOPP website as part of his community education efforts.

Opposition mounts to new PP facility in Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

In the November 2001 Ryan Report, we told readers about how STOPP traveled to Houghton, Mich., on the invitation of Rev. Keith Snyder and Copper Country Pro-Life to give a series of talks to help Rev. Snyder establish resistance to the new Planned Parenthood clinic in that region. In the September 2003 Ryan Report, we ran Rev. Snyder’s account of how these efforts successfully resulted in the removal of Planned Parenthood from Houghton approximately two years after the clinic opened. Well, Rev. Snyder and STOPP have teamed up again.

Earlier this year, Jim Conway of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., contacted STOPP for help in opposing Planned Parenthood’s efforts to establish a clinic in his region. Since both Jim and Rev. Snyder are in the same state, one of the things STOPP suggested was that Rev. Snyder be invited to talk to the Mt. Pleasant community about what he and his fellow pro-lifers did to remove Planned Parenthood from Houghton. Rev. Snyder accepted the challenge and did a wonderful job. Here are excerpts from Jim’s account of the visit.

Newly formed Central Michigan Citizens For Life hosted the Rev. Keith Snyder from Houghton, Michigan on June 28 in response to Planned Parenthood looking to start an office in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.

We started the off with a pastors’ (and wives) breakfast at a local church. Twenty-two people were in attendance. Keith gave an overview of the philosophy and activities of Planned Parenthood. Since Rev. Snyder led a group to oust PP from his community, he was able to give us practical advice on how to deal with our situation.

At noon we had a business and civic leaders’ luncheon with about 25 people in attendance. Keith focused on how PP gets their money and how they infiltrate the local school systems. His talk was very helpful and very informative.

In the evening we had a meeting open to the public. About 70 people attended. Rev. Snyder spoke about, a) What is Planned Parenthood? b) Why should we care? c) What can we do about our current situation? We received an offering that covered all of our expenses with money left over. Maranatha Baptist was our host church and their deacons provided breakfast and lunch free of charge.

Currently we are calling the owner of the building space … organizing a picket of our local United Way building as it currently houses the community development director of Planned Parenthood … we will picket the proposed site of Planned Parenthood’s new office … continue to seek signatures on our petition drive … One couple in our group is taking out a full-page ad in our local newspaper that many pro-life people signed and which states our reasons for opposing Planned Parenthood coming to Mt. Pleasant.

I should mention that before Keith came we had organized and carried out a 40 day corporate fast. My oldest daughter is looking to start a “Rock for Life” group here. Another lady is starting a “teens for life group.” The announcement that PP was coming here appears to have helped our local CPC’s Walk for Life, as they raised more than $5,000 compared to last year.

STOPP thanks Jim and Rev. Snyder and all the people of Mt. Pleasant that are rising up to oppose this new Planned Parenthood facility. Readers are urged to keep these efforts in their prayers. Rev. Snyder carried out a successful, textbook case campaign against PP in Houghton and Jim is well on his way to doing the same in his town. May God bless them both and all the other pro-lifers involved as well. For more information, or to join the fight, contact o:breakthroughministries@hotmail.comJim Conway

PP de-funded in Lincoln, Neb.

Planned Parenthood of Lincoln, Neb., was deprived of $3,000 in funding by the actions of the Lancaster County Board, led by Commissioner Bob Workman. "I'm an advocate of the right to life," Workman said, "I'm not comfortable supporting Planned Parenthood." For more details see the article from the August 3 Lincoln Journal Star

PP barred from festival in Edmonds, Wash.

On August 4, the Seattle Times reported that organizers a three day festival in Edmonds, Washington have turned down a request by Planned Parenthood of Western Washington to host an information and voter-registration booth. Praise God!

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