Planned Parenthood Keeps Fighting - and So Will We

If there were a fire in your house, what would you save?

It's a timeless question, and one that's been very
relevant in COVID-19. State officials have been forced to ask,
"If there were coronavirus in our state, what would stay open?
What is 'essential?'"

In some states, the answer is "abortion." And where the
state has not deemed abortion essential - requiring the clinic
to close - Planned Parenthood has been loud and clear: our doors
stay open.

I wrote recently about Planned Parenthood's defiance of state
orders by continuing elective abortions. At that point they were even
requesting valuable personal protective equipment in Pennsylvania and
California.

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You may have responded to this news by supporting us in prayer or
through your sacrificial giving.

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Thank you!

Today, I wanted to share an update. Here's a hint: Planned
Parenthood and the broader abortion lobby are doing the old one-two
- but with your help we're fighting back.

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Hit #1: Lawsuits, lawsuits, and even more lawsuits.

Several state governors have correctly identified abortion as a
non-essential service, requiring clinics to temporarily stop services
to varying extents depending on the state.

Planned Parenthood has been swift to respond with lawsuits, teaming up
with the ACLU and Center for Reproductive Rights. These three big-name
abortion advocates have filed lawsuits, either together or separately,
in a total of at least eight states as of this writing.

While not all cases have been decided, I am sad to report that in
those that have, the abortion lobby has consistently received
favorable court rulings.

As frustrating as these court decisions may be, it's important
to remember that they could be appealed, and moreover that this
isn't Planned Parenthood's only move. Lawsuits are just
their defensive mechanism against temporary state decisions.

They also have offensive moves.

Hit #2: The fight for telehealth expansion.

Last week, Planned Parenthood put out a press release announcing that
they were making telehealth available in all fifty states. Depending
on the state's laws, that could mean abortion counseling, or it
could mean abortionists actually prescribing medication abortions to
women during a video consultation.

In other words, Planned Parenthood is not only advocating against
temporary rules that protect life, preserve medical supplies, and hurt
their business model. They're using coronavirus as an
opportunity to ignore safeguards and push for a boost to their bottom
line.

Like with the lawsuits, the broader abortion lobby is joining in the
fight.

Several pro-abortion Attorneys General wrote to federal officials
asking that they lift safeguards currently in place for the abortion
pill. These safeguards-including prohibiting an abortionist from
sending abortion medications directly to a woman-are meant to
protect women from serious health risks in the abortion pill.

What is Family Policy Alliance doing about this?

Thanks to your generous and prayerful support, we're fighting
back. Last month, Family Policy Alliance joined in unity with other
prolife organizations to call on the Trump Administration to prevent
emergency funds from going to abortionists and to maintain existing
safeguards around the abortion pill. Last week, our friends from
thirty-two state-based family policy groups sent a letter to federal
officials that

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affirmed important safeguards to protect women. We will be following
up with additional actions in the days to come - stay tuned!

To keep up this fight and take next steps, we rely on the sacrificial
gifts of our ministry partners. If you are able, would you consider
partnering with us to stop Planned Parenthood and build a culture of
life?

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The abortion lobby is relentless in its fight to increase abortions
and its bottom line. But with your support, for as long they fight for
abortion, we will fight for life.

Faithfully,


Meridian Baldacci
Policy & Communications Strategist

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