By TIM BARTO
A national movement is afoot to defund Planned Parenthood. On Wednesday, while the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a case testing whether a state can withhold Medicaid funding from organizations that conduct abortions, pro-life people across the country rallied to stop taxpayer money from going to Planned Parenthood, the organization that conducts 42 percent of the nation’s abortions.
Alaskans are a part of that movement, as evidenced by a Defund Planned Parenthood event in front of the Anchorage Planned Parenthood office on Lake Otis Boulevard. Mary Kemper of Pro-Life Alaska organized the event, with help from Students for Life and Alaska Family Council.
Kemper has an ever-present smile and is one of the kindest human beings a person could meet. A devout Catholic, Kemper has committed her heart to save pre-born children. She spoke at the event, as did Student for Life leader Francis Bird, Alaska Family Council president Jim Minnery, and longtime sidewalk advocate and pro-life activist Windy Perkins.
The crowd of approximately 55 supporters listened on, waved signs, sang hymns, and prayed.
Across the street, a group of a half dozen counter protesters showed up with signs reading, among other things, “No Forced Pregnancies” and “Find a New Hobby,” the latter presumably directed at the folks attending the much larger Defund gathering. Saving babies is apparently not an effective use of one’s leisure time.
Other than a few motorists flipping the bird or yelling unintelligible or obscene comments at the group, it was a calm gathering. Honking horns and thumbs up greatly outnumbered the naysayers.
During her talk, Kemper mentioned the Medina case as well as the fact that Alaska is among several states to which President Trump has cut Planned Parenthood funding. At issue is the abortion mill’s failure to abide by the new restrictions placed on organizations that fail to follow the administration’s DEI guidelines. The combined money being withheld from the states totals “only” about $27.5 million, but every dollar counts.
Minnery told a story about questioning a pro-abortion activist about the definition of the term elective abortion. The activist’s response, after a long pause, was that they do not know what that means. The implication being that all abortions in their eyes are not elective; rather, they are considered medically necessary.
Labeling all abortions as medically necessary is, besides being untruthful, a convenient way to get funds into the hands of the abortion providers. After all, if the procedure is medically necessary, it is less controversial, even among many pro-life supporters who are willing to make exceptions in the cases of rape, incest, or the life of the mother.
Labeling all abortions medically necessary clearly shows how fundamentally important abortion is to those who support it. The Clinton doctrine of “safe, legal, and rare” has been replaced with “shout my abortion” . . . and shout down anyone who dares to put value on the lives of the pre-born.
In response to an email sent out by Alaska Family Council to announce the event, one recipient wrote back to inform us that Planned Parenthood is evil, so it is encouraging to see so many people, especially teenagers and young adults, gather together in Alaska, and across the country, to stand up for this noble cause.
Tim Barto is vice president of Alaska Family Council and a regular contributor to Must Read Alaska.
We will always have religious driven politics but less and less as humans evolve into understanding that religion is a man made invention to stave off the fear of death which is only re-life (religion) for humans, not for the other biological life forms who we share the planet with.
Hope that works for you when you get to where you’re going…
Amen to that… ^^^
We will end up in the same place, gone.
You’re lucky enough to have a life, yet when you pass, you want one more but this time forever, wow, such greed.
Huh???
How is not killing your infant in utero religiously driven politics? Procreation is what keeps us moving forward as a species. It should further be pointed out that I do not know of any other biological life form on this planet, that deliberately aborts their young.
Yeah, 3Gen, while you’re drowning and begging for someone to save you… .. .who you gunna call? Your atheist Democrat friends who think overpopulation needs to be addressed immediately?
Republican!
Respect the Alaska Constitution and the right to privacy. Government does not belong between anyone and their health care provider.
You know Frank you say this every time and it is laughable at every occasion. You support Obamacare, Medicare and Medicaid three behemoths of bureaucracies, sticking their government noses deep into your healthcare at every turn. Get real!
So murder is okay with you as long as it is discussed and decided upon privately with a health care provider? What is that, the hypocriitcal Hippocratic Oath?
lol, 3 Gen seems to have been indoctrinated by some sort of Cult, 3 Gen sounds as if ( he, she, or them) was around 1000 years ago and seen prior history as it all unfolded lol, oh yes , so now the spewing of complete and utter BS seems to always rule the day for these non thinking mindless drones who just make endless statements that they can’t neither prove or deny…why is this, because they have been molded and indoctrinated by their Chosen Religion of Complete Stupidity ..their own Religion of Stupidity teach’s them to just rant and make wide ranging claims or statements, it
all seems to be part of their endless quest for failure and the deniability of any Faith!!! 3 Gen appears to have thrown in the towel on a 4th Gen, or they just hate life in General!!! If you Put a Keyboard in front of any Loser or Negative person, they will surely type in 3 Gen types of nonsense!!! I’m kinda curious if 3 Gen would burn a Tesla if ever Given the opportunity.. I thinking probably so lol!!!
Agree with you Frank, gov’t needs to stay out of it, including funding.
Huh. So…
defending the life of a person without voice or franchise is religiously driven?
No. Afraid not, it’s called ethics and morals.
If I pull an unconscious driver out of a burning car have I committed an act of religious zealotry?
So as you dismiss the question, ask yourself why you just did so. It’s a simple matter and a crime common, that those who are “different” and without voice value less than those who resemble yourself.
Also, by the way, you’re displaying a stark ignorance regarding Jewish beliefs about afterlife.
If you want to criticize Judeo beliefs, at least study the Torah and Talmud.
Where have the GOP hypocrites been for the past 4 decades? Continuing the flow of public subsidies for murdering infants? They never act when they have power, just sit on their hands. Only useless talk.
Planned Parenthood should be titled ‘Planned Un-Parenthood’. It’s forcing good people to pay for the irresponsibility of others. The majority of these abortions result from irresponsible behavior and that irresponsibility is then managed through more irresponsibility. Far worse is that this funding is forced on responsible people through taxes! This crap is flat evil, so much beyond irresponsibility!
And many young people suffer from life long regret once they realize the mistake they made to end a life that would’ve enriched theirs instead…SAD!