Bill Muehlenberg's recently wrote an article about the funding of Planned Parenthood. He said that "Recently, the House of Representatives in the U.S. voted in favour of scrapping funding to Planned Parenthood America, after they were caught covering up sex trafficking, offering abortions to minors, engaging in life-threatening botched abortions, breaking various laws and trying to discredit whistle blowers". He also wrote that "Members of the House of Representatives approved the amendment by Congressman Mike Pence by a vote of 240-185. The debate moved to the US Senate, where it was defeated."
Since then, the state of Indiana in the U.S. has become the first to de-fund the abortion giant, with other states expected to follow.
Senator Ron Boswell has revealed that in 2010, the Australian Federal Government donated $9,000,000 to the International Planned Parenthood Federation. This federation is a global network of 170 member associations, of which Planned Parenthood America is the largest.
Life Network Australia has just learned from the office of Federal Health Minister, Nicola Roxon, that this figure of $9,000,000 is set to increase dramatically, in 2010 - 2011.
According to Ms Roxon's office, the Australian Government has released the 'Family Planning and Aid Program: Guiding Principles (the Principles)'. "The Principles outline the Government's policy and approach which allows the aid program to fund the same range of family planning and reproductive health services for women in developing countries, as are available in Australia, subject to local laws".
The "policy and approach" is implemented through the 'friendly' sounding 'AusAid' - The Australian Government's Agency for International Developement.
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Life Network Australia is greatly concerned about the atrocities taking place in Planned Parenthood clinics across America and also those likely to be happening in abortion clinics across Australian . We cannot begin to imagine the abuse likely to be occuring in less developed countries - and all funded by our taxes!
* It is also unacceptable that our taxes pay for abortions in Australia through medicare.
Since then, the state of Indiana in the U.S. has become the first to de-fund the abortion giant, with other states expected to follow.
Senator Ron Boswell has revealed that in 2010, the Australian Federal Government donated $9,000,000 to the International Planned Parenthood Federation. This federation is a global network of 170 member associations, of which Planned Parenthood America is the largest.
Life Network Australia has just learned from the office of Federal Health Minister, Nicola Roxon, that this figure of $9,000,000 is set to increase dramatically, in 2010 - 2011.
According to Ms Roxon's office, the Australian Government has released the 'Family Planning and Aid Program: Guiding Principles (the Principles)'. "The Principles outline the Government's policy and approach which allows the aid program to fund the same range of family planning and reproductive health services for women in developing countries, as are available in Australia, subject to local laws".
The "policy and approach" is implemented through the 'friendly' sounding 'AusAid' - The Australian Government's Agency for International Developement.
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Life Network Australia is greatly concerned about the atrocities taking place in Planned Parenthood clinics across America and also those likely to be happening in abortion clinics across Australian . We cannot begin to imagine the abuse likely to be occuring in less developed countries - and all funded by our taxes!
* It is also unacceptable that our taxes pay for abortions in Australia through medicare.
There are a few ways you may oppose the Australian Federal Government's funding the Planned Parenthood International Federation:
As the public are unlikely to know about this, please pass on this information to family and friends.
Please also write to your Federal Member and to the following MP's to express your opposition to any Australian funding of Planned Parenthood International Federation. You might wish to make it clear that you also object to your taxes funding abortions within Australia.
As the public are unlikely to know about this, please pass on this information to family and friends.
Please also write to your Federal Member and to the following MP's to express your opposition to any Australian funding of Planned Parenthood International Federation. You might wish to make it clear that you also object to your taxes funding abortions within Australia.
Nicola Roxon (Dept of Health and Ageing) nicola.roxon.mp@aph.gov.au
Write to or phone: Julia Gillard's office (Prime Minister): Parliament House Suite MG 8, Canberra ACT 2600
(02) 6277 7700 or (02) 6273 4100
(02) 6277 7700 or (02) 6273 4100
Tony Abbott (Leader of the Opposition): tony.abbott@liberal.org.au
Peter Dutton (Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing) peter.dutton.mp@aph.gov.au
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