Planned Parenthood Passes the Collection Plate for Mother's Day

Fiscal year 2006-07, the last full year reported by Planned Parenthood (PP), was an astoundingly good year. The non-profit slicer and dicer of unborn children produced a whopping 289,650 abortions in 2006 with total revenue exceeding $1 billion.

Taxpayers chipped in with over $336 million to help keep the assembly line moving. Overall profit for the non-profit amounted to $112 million.

Buoyed by their success and with grifted confidence overflowing, PP is asking for private donations this year in celebration of Mother's Day.

(CNSNews.com) - Planned Parenthood, a major abortion provider, is soliciting Mother's Day gifts for itself.

In a May 3 e-mail blast, Planned Parenthood Federation of America's president, Cecile Richards, asked recipients to "Make a Mother's Day Gift" by donating to the organization - a solicitation that some critics say is ironic given that many Planned Parenthood clinics perform abortions.

The e-mail reads:

"Dear Friend, Join us! Make a Mother's Day gift. My daughter, Hannah, recently wrote this for a national magazine:

'I was raised by strong women. My mom, Cecile Richards, fights daily for women's reproductive rights and social justice as president of Planned Parenthood. It's a legacy she got from her mom (my late grandma), Ann Richards, the former governor of Texas. I've learned that the most rewarding battles in life are those waged for something you truly believe in.' ...

"... As Mother's Day approaches, I am grateful for the opportunity to make a difference and hope you'll join me. Happy Mother's Day."

John Jansen, co-director of Generations for Life, the youth outreach program for the Pro-Life Action League, in response to the e-mail, told Cybercast News Service : "I think it's ironic that an organization dedicated to helping women avoid motherhood is celebrating motherhood. It doesn't make sense. (Planned Parenthood) is the leading abortion provider in the country."

A h/t to Dan Collins at Protein Wisdom who believes there is a better term than "ironic" to describe this sort of shameless pandering.