Update from HLA

Autumn's been a busy season here at Human Life Alliance.

Read these great stories in our Fall Newsletter:

• UNFAIR! - HLA's new campus publication
• Perspectives
• Pro-Lifers in Action - Chris Slattery
• The History of She's a Child, Not a "Choice" - Part III
• From the Director
• and more.

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month

         

Fun facts about down syndrome: 

• Life expectancy for people with down syndrome has increased dramatically in recent decades - from 25 in 1983 to 60 today.
• People with down syndrome attend school, work, participate in decisions that affect them, and contribute to society in many wonderful ways.
• There are more than 400,000 people living with down syndrome in the United States.

90% of pre-born children diagnosed with down syndrome are aborted. 

Help spread awareness that all life has value. 

• Share this link with new and expectant mothers that have a child with down syndrome. 
• Order HLA's comic, Carlos and Isabel Save Esperanza, to teach young children that all human beings deserve to be cherished and loved. Preview the comic here.  

Committee Findings from hearing with Cecile Richards,

President of Planned Parenthood

• Planned Parenthood is self-sustaining.
• In their 2013-2014 annual report, a revenue of 1.3 billion dollars was reported.
• They have an endowment of more than $100 million
• Planned Parenthood spends money on frivolous things.
• Tax returns show that Planned Parenthood books first class when traveling.
• Tax returns show that they spent $622,706 on blowout parties in 2012 and 2013, that featured Hollywood celebrities and musicians.
• Taxpayer dollars subsidize political affiliates.
• Planned Parenthood has transferred millions of dollars to its lobbying arm, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, each year. 
• Tax returns indicate that Planned Parenthood affiliates share employees, facilities, equipment, mailing lists and other assets with 501(c)(4) organizations.
• Planned Parenthood's "Three Percent" claim in false.
• According to Cecile Richards' testimony, Planned Parenthood serves 2.7 million individuals per year (which is not even 1% of the U.S. population). In 2014 their annual report states that they performed 327,653 abortions. This would be at least 12 percent of their services.
• Planned Parenthood is not a primary provider of mammograms.
• Committee staff found that 2 of the 667 health centers operated by Planned Parenthood were on FDA's list of certified mammography centers.
• Numerous Alternatives to Planned Parenthood Exist
• There are more than 13,000 publicly supported alternatives to health care in the U.S. which have served almost 22 million patients in 2013-over eight times the amount of Planned Parenthood.
• A Kaiser survey found that only 5% of Medicaid-enrolled women aged 15-44 receiving gynecological exams chose to go to Planned Parenthood. 57% went to a private physician's office, 13% went to a community health center or public clinic and 5% went to a school-based, urgent care or walk-in facility. 

Think Before You Pink

October is breast cancer awareness month and it is certain that retail outlets, grocery stores and coffee shops will be sporting the pink ribbons. Donations will be taken for breast cancer research. Do you know where your donation is going? Trusted research from the Coalition on Abortion Breast Cancer, has shown that abortion is linked to breast cancer. Cancer research organizations have been known to donate to Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the U.S. Think before you pink this October. Research breast cancer organizations. Ensure that your donation will not feed organizations that keep the cycle of breast cancer going by supporting abortion. Spread the word by educating others with our Abortion & Breast Cancer fact sheet. Watch and share this video that explains the link between abortion and breast cancer tinyurl.com/q9dku43