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Organized under the banner of St. Lucie Taxpayers Against Planned Parenthood Funding, local pro-life advocates in Florida re protesting the taxpayer-funding of the abortion business in their community.
On Thursday, September 8, the group will picket the Children’s Services Council Taxing Authority (CSC) meeting at 7:30 a.m. in advance of its next meeting. Dr. Michael Hofstee is organizing the protest and he says the CSC has been funding Planned Parenthood with local tax dollars for many years — including $500,000 last fiscal year.
“Altogether, Planned Parenthood, the largest provider of abortions in the U.S., has benefited from more than $3 million in local St. Lucie tax dollars,” Hofstee explained. “Every year, a portion of St. Lucie residents’ property taxes go to the CSC. The little-known taxing authority can be located on residents’ property tax bill.”
“Planned Parenthood contends that tax dollars are not used directly to fund abortions,” he continues. “However, tax funded programs include graphic sex education youth programs that do not oppose abortion. Additionally, Planned Parenthood staff members have salaries subsidized by taxpayers while they are free to advocate abortion. The abortion giant already receives more than $300 million nationally in tax dollars.”
Protests have worked before as Hofstee says similar programs in Martin County were discontinued after taxpayer watchdogs showed red-faced council members that funded programs could not be substantiated or were already duplicated by other government agencies.
lifenews.com/2011/08/31/florida-pro-lifers-to-protest-planned-parenthood-funding/
Abby Johnson, former director of a Planned Parenthood: ‘‘As clinic director, I saw how money received by Planned Parenthood affiliate clinics all went into one pot at the end of the day – it isn’t divvied up and directed to specific services.’’
aolnews.com/2011/03/08/opinion-defund-planned-parenthood/
On Thursday, September 8, the group will picket the Children’s Services Council Taxing Authority (CSC) meeting at 7:30 a.m. in advance of its next meeting. Dr. Michael Hofstee is organizing the protest and he says the CSC has been funding Planned Parenthood with local tax dollars for many years — including $500,000 last fiscal year.
“Altogether, Planned Parenthood, the largest provider of abortions in the U.S., has benefited from more than $3 million in local St. Lucie tax dollars,” Hofstee explained. “Every year, a portion of St. Lucie residents’ property taxes go to the CSC. The little-known taxing authority can be located on residents’ property tax bill.”
“Planned Parenthood contends that tax dollars are not used directly to fund abortions,” he continues. “However, tax funded programs include graphic sex education youth programs that do not oppose abortion. Additionally, Planned Parenthood staff members have salaries subsidized by taxpayers while they are free to advocate abortion. The abortion giant already receives more than $300 million nationally in tax dollars.”
Protests have worked before as Hofstee says similar programs in Martin County were discontinued after taxpayer watchdogs showed red-faced council members that funded programs could not be substantiated or were already duplicated by other government agencies.
lifenews.com/2011/08/31/florida-pro-lifers-to-protest-planned-parenthood-funding/
Abby Johnson, former director of a Planned Parenthood: ‘‘As clinic director, I saw how money received by Planned Parenthood affiliate clinics all went into one pot at the end of the day – it isn’t divvied up and directed to specific services.’’
aolnews.com/2011/03/08/opinion-defund-planned-parenthood/