Planned Parenthood knows ultrasounds lead to fewer abortions, calls them ‘terrorizing’
Many post-abortion women have come forward claiming that Planned Parenthood refused to show them ultrasounds of their babies when they were considering abortion. In other cases, Planned Parenthood workers were careful to turn the ultrasound monitor away from the pregnant woman. For example, Tegra Little, who had her abortion at Planned Parenthood, describes what she was told when she asked to see her baby on the ultrasound screen:
A recent video showing that Planned Parenthood clinics have quotas for selling abortions reveals why Planned Parenthood workers are so reluctant to let women see ultrasounds.
Planned Parenthood workers are encouraged not to say anything to women that might sway their decision against abortion.
Unsurprisingly, Planned Parenthood fights tooth and nail against any law that gives women the option of seeing an ultrasound. Even in cases where the proposed law only requires the woman be asked whether she wishes to view it, Planned Parenthood campaigns against it.
When a law was passed requiring abortionists to tell women they could receive a free ultrasound at a crisis pregnancy center, Keith Smith, a lobbyist for Planned Parenthood, said, “This kind of legislation is just going to harass and terrorize women.”(1)
Smith fails to explain how telling a woman she can receive a free ultrasound is terrorizing her.
Commenting on how crisis pregnancy centers show women considering abortion ultrasounds of their babies, Alison Herwitt from NARAL Pro-Choice America said:
Is informing a woman about what’s going on in her body wrong? Or is it better to keep women in the dark? What is it about an ultrasound, which merely reveals the baby that is already there, that makes it a “weapon” against women? Also, the video below debunks the idea that Planned Parenthood gives women their “full range of options:”
Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood facility manager, explains the real reason Planned Parenthood is so desperate to prevent women from seeing ultrasounds. She first explains that ultrasounds are done at Planned Parenthood regularly as a matter of course:
She then explains:
In 2011, statistics show that there were 400 fewer abortions in Arizona after ultrasound legislation was passed. Bryan Howard, president of Planned Parenthood of Arizona, complained about this:
If there wasn’t enough evidence that Planned Parenthood is overtly pro-abortion, this quote certainly shows it.
Planned Parenthood and other pro-abortion groups oppose ultrasound legislation because such legislation works.
Planned Parenthood knows from experience that when they slip up, and women see the ultrasound despite their efforts, these women often go running out of the facility. For example, this story from sidewalk counselor and manager of a crisis pregnancy center, Roderick P. Murphy:
Planned Parenthood knows that ultrasounds are indeed a powerful “weapon” – but not against women. They are a weapon in the battle against abortion — a powerful weapon that saves lives.
HOWARD FISCHER “Cause of abortions drop in state disputed” Yuma Sun 12, 2011
Roderick P Murphy Stopping Abortions at Death’s Door (Southbridge, Massachusetts: Taig Publishing 2009) 194
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