As reported here, Cecile Richards, head of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the nations largest abortion provider, has vowed to use their 'resources' to get liberal politicians elected in 2006, 2008, and 2010, which would be in violation of their federal tax-exempt status as a 501 C-3 organization. The resources that Ms. Richards vowed to use are all 860 of their clinics, all of their employees, and an unstated amount of the federal tax payer funds that they receive annually. In their latest financial report, they received $272.7 million tax payer dollars from the Federal Government.
"Jim Sedlak, executive director of the conservative American Life League's STOPP International, called Richards' comments "outrageous."
"Planned Parenthood just released its latest annual report showing it received $272.7 million in taxpayer money, and now, its president exclaims that she is going to use the 'power' of the organization to get people she likes elected to office," Sedlak said. "It appears then that our tax money is going to be used to elect public officials."
Sedlak said the Internal Revenue Service should immediately revoke Planned Parenthood's tax-exempt status.
"Planned Parenthood has always tried to hide its political activity behind its lobbying group -- the Planned Parenthood Action Fund," Sedlak noted. "But when its president clearly states that Planned Parenthood will use its 860 health centers and all its employees and staff to do political work, it has clearly positioned itself as a political organization and violated the basic rules of a 501 C-3 organization.
"Now that Ms. Richards has said, in her own words, 'Planned Parenthood has got to become more political,' people all across the country should bring any PP political activity to the attention of the IRS and to the attention of elected officials," he added.
"It is time we cut off its tax-exempt status and stopped giving it our tax money.""
I agree with Mr. Sedlak, and you should too. Using tax payer funds to help get pro-abortion liberals elected is beyond outrageous, is illegal, and needs to be stopped now.
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