20% layoffs for Planned Parenthood!

Yippee Skippee!

I remember wondering if things were going downhill this fall for Planned Parenthood, because they were often not open when the sign on the door said they would be. Yes, I'm one of those people who occasionally pray Rosaries outside the clinic. 40 Days for Life was a brilliant plan, and it brought a lot of people together.

It is very important to point out that, while I'm horrified by the loss of babies' lives through abortion, what really gets me in the heart are the mothers and their families. A miscarriage is an awful thing we have endured, twice, and I really can't imagine living with myself if I had done it on purpose.

There are also many, many reports of coerced abortions (by family or boyfriends), and many cases where men have suffered emotionally afterwards, because they had no say.

As for rape, incest, and the life of the mother, well, the leader of our local 40 Days For Life happens to be the son of a rape. He's about my dad's age, in his sixties. His mom had seizures, and she was raped, so even though it was pre-Roe vs. Wade, abortion was recommended because they did not think she could handle a baby. Instead, he was adopted at birth. He is rather happy to be alive. So there goes that argument for me. It's worth it to add, even if I supported that, only 1-3% of abortions are from those three reasons. The others are all some form of inconvenience, and it wrecks women's lives every day. Don't believe me? Go visit Project Rachel and meet some women.

Here is the best news from the Madoff scandal to date:



January 09, 2009 2:41 PM
Planned Parenthood makes staff cuts
Funding declines partly attributed to Madoff.
Print Email Comments(19) Miriam Kreinin Souccar

Hit with declines in funding from the economic crisis and the Madoff scandal, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America is laying off around 20% of its staff.

Roughly 30 people were let go earlier this week, according to a source who works for the nonprofit. Executives at Planned Parenthood confirmed the layoffs, but declined to give more details.

“As with many other nonprofit organizations, Planned Parenthood has had to make staff reductions at our headquarters due to the challenging economic times facing our country,” said Maryana Iskander, chief operating officer at the agency. “While taking this action is never easy, we want to ensure the millions of women and men who rely on Planned Parenthood as a health care provider that the reductions will not impact our ability to deliver care to those in need.”

Part of Planned Parenthood’s funding declines stem from the closing of the Florida-based Picower Foundation, which shut down in December because its assets were managed by Bernard Madoff. The $1 billion foundation was one of the few major funders of reproductive rights issues.
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