Dear Friend,
Last week, we shared with you the gruesome news that Planned
Parenthood was planning to put $10 million this year
into undoing all of the hard pro-life work we've been doing in our
state. That's double what they spent in the 2022 election.
It is no small amount. $10 million buys a massive amount of
advertising and voter engagement. If you're curious about what Planned
Parenthood is looking to buy in North Carolina through
pro-abortion legislators they get elected, look no further than
this monstrosity: HB 908, the so-called "Decriminalize
Reproductive Health Act."
This bill is typical of the sort we see pro-abortion legislators
propose every year. On the very first day of the short session, bill
sponsor Rep. Diamond Staton-Williams and 17 other Democrats made their
legislative intentions clear: with HB 908, the issue of
abortion is front and center.
The abortion bill is really bad. The bill
repeals HB 20—our pro-life law we helped get passed last year
that has decreased abortion by 31%. It
also allows for late term abortion of viable babies, lowers
standards of care for pregnant women, and abolishes reporting
requirements. It also forces taxpayers to fund $1,000,000 to promote
abortions.
In addition to repealing our recent pro-life legislative victories,
the bad bill sets out to establish a number of other pro-abortion
priorities, such as criminalizing the actions of pro-life activists
outside abortion clinics; interfering with crisis pregnancy centers’
services and funding (unless they promote abortions); minimizing a
father's right of action relating to the performance of an abortion;
facilitating trafficking out-of-state women to receive abortions
in North Carolina; and much more.
Democrats have already been openly harassing pregnancy care centers
in our state. Imagine if they take over the legislative and executive
branches. This is exactly what we can expect them to pursue—unlimited
abortion.
North Carolina is already experiencing a surge in
abortion services, and has become the abortion destination of
the South. As USA Today recently noted, our state
"has some of the lowest restrictions on the procedure compared to the
rest of the south. Even after the state legislature last summer
lowered the limit from 20 to 12 weeks, with exceptions, North Carolina
saw one of the highest number of out-of-state patients in 2023, behind
Illinois, according to the Guttmacher Institute." As I told
USA Today, “It should be a concern for everyone who believes
in the sanctity of human life.”
Legislatively, this is what Planned Parenthood is looking to buy.
More abortions. More profits. That happens by winning elections,
and Planned Parenthood is putting their money where their mouth
is.
We can't let that happen in our state.
We should not be outdone in our pro-life commitments by our
Southern neighbors. State organizations like ours are truly on the
front lines battling to protect unborn babies in our state, and
passing the type of legislation Planned Parenthood is seeking to
undo.
If you support the work
we’re doing trying to save as many unborn babies as possible, would
you consider making a needed end-of-month one-time or monthly donation
towards our work defending, advancing, and celebrating your values in
North Carolina?
Sincerely,
Tami
Fitzgerald Executive
Director NC Values
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