"This sex-drenched omnibus bill steamrolls several bad
ideas from Planned Parenthood and other pro-abortion entities into one big
promiscuity-promoting nightmare," said Ed Szymkowiak, national director of
American Life League's STOPP International project. "When one adds up all
the taxpayers' dollars involved, this bill seeks a whopping $1.2 billion in
federal funding."
Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), Lincoln Chafee
(R-R.I.) and seven other senators are sponsoring the "Putting Prevention
First Act" (S.2336). "A more accurate name would be the 'Promoting
Promiscuity Funding Act,'" said Szymkowiak. It was introduced in the Senate
on Planned Parenthood's 2004 Congressional Day of Action. The companion
House bill (H.R.4192) has 112 sponsors.
"This bill would more than double the current yearly appropriation for the
Title X population control program of the Public Health Services Act to $643
million for fiscal year 2005," added Szymkowiak. "From 2005 through 2009,
it would pump $50 million into promoting 'emergency contraception,' a pill
regimen that sometimes causes abortion by preventing implantation of a
living human embryo. During that same period, it would also appropriate
$500 million for Planned Parenthood style comprehensive sex education. This
is a prescription for promiscuity, sexually transmitted disease and
abortion."
STOPP International recently obtained several Planned Parenthood Federation
of America documents exposing Planned Parenthood's current federal
legislative agenda. Details on this agenda and other Planned Parenthood
activities are contained in the June issue of The Ryan Report.
Release issued: 29 Jun 04
