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More about the Over $1
Billion that Has Gone to Organizations that Promote or Provide
Abortions Part Three of Four By Dave Andrusko There is nothing quite like seeing vague generalizations replaced (and/or verified) by reports spelling out specifics in exacting detail. We all know the abortion syndicate, headed by Planned Parenthood, receives enormous amounts of federal money, but how much?
I don't know about you, but when I read the press release from the office of pro-life Rep. Chris Smith yesterday I was stunned by how often PPFA and its ilk had jumped on the government gravy train and how many of the box cars were filled with money for the largest abortion "provider" in the United States. (See http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/June10/nv061610.html) And before we go any further, just so we're clear about the source of the information about federal funding of pro-abortion organizations. It came from the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO). What we learn is that since 2002, over $ 1 billion [that's the number one followed by twelve zeros] in federal dollars--your money and mine--has been allocated to six organizations that promote or provide abortions. Roughly 60% of that total has made its way into the coffers of Planned Parenthood. That is a staggering amount of money. Full credit goes to Rep. Pete Olson (Tx.)--who was strongly supported by Cong. Smith and other Members of Congress--for requesting the report. Here are the figures compiled by the GAO for the six leading recipients:
As Smith's explained yesterday, "A significant portion of federal taxpayer funding for domestic activities was provided through grants under the Title X program which provides grants for family planning. This program provides a funding source that helps abortionists set up clinics that do family planning in one room and abortion in the next." Just to focus on PPFA for a second. This more than half-billion dollars averages out to a little under $100,000,000 per year-- and that does not include state and local taxpayer funding! You can read the GAO report for yourself at http://chrissmith.house.gov/UploadedFiles/2010_GAO_Report_on_Abortion_Organizations_FINAL.pdf. Excerpts from Congressman's Smith's remarks are found in Part Two of TN&V. In this supposed era of "transparency," wouldn't it be nice if states and the federal government were required to annually compile a report about just how many taxpayer dollars do wind up in the hands of abortion providers? My guess is that most people would be at a minimum uncomfortable, more likely deeply skeptical that this is a good use of tax dollars. |
