[Pflienews] PharmFacts E-News Update: PP demands $317K from pro-life group; Gibbons acquitted; NO PP funds in US "bailout"!

Thu Oct 2 15:50:08 MDT 2008

*PharmFacts E-News Update -- 2 Oct 2008 AD

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Planned Parenthood wants $317,000 from anti-abortion group
*http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=239698&src=109 
<http://nvs.all.org/sendstudio/link.php?M=22016&N=508&L=2404&F=H>
Daily Herald
Planned Parenthood has asked a Kane County court to award it $317,322 in 
legal fees and costs associated with fighting the case brought by 
Chicago's Pro-Life Action League.

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Subject: Breaking News: Linda Gibbons Acquitted*
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:06:55 -0400 -- special to PFLI E News from 
PFLI Canada

Linda Gibbons has just been acquitted by a provincial court judge in 
Toronto on a charge of obstructing a peace officer and has walked out of 
court a free woman. Justice Clements rightly ruled that Gibbons's 
conduct of being peaceful and silent could in no way be interpreted to 
mean she was making any peace officer's job more difficult when she was 
arrested outside the Scott 'Clinic' abortuary in Toronto earlier this year.

The decision brings into question the whole Crown/police tactic of 
charging Gibbons over a 14-year period with disobeying a peace officer, 
when the correct and more appropriate charge is disobeying a court 
order. Clements suggested Gibbons WOULD have been guilty of that charge 
on the basis of the evidence with which he was presented ... but that 
charge was not laid.

A charge of disobeying a court order would have given Gibbons the right 
to a jury trial and the opportunity to challenge the constitutionality 
of the 14-year-old 'temporary' court injunction -- something minions in 
the attorney-general's office seemingly want at all costs to avoid.

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*ALL: MAKE SURE BAILOUT DOESN'T PROVIDE WINDFALL TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD*

*Washington, D.C. (1 October 2008)* -- The proposed Emergency Economic 
Stabilization Act of 2008 is all about making changes in matters that 
have major impact on the U.S. economy. As members of Congress work on 
this legislation, American Life League is asking that they make one very 
fundamental change.

"We are calling on Congress to ensure that Planned Parenthood Federation 
of America and its affiliates do not wind up with windfall profits from 
this Act," said Jim Sedlak, president of American Life League.

"In the past," said Sedlak, "Planned Parenthood has been very adept at 
exploiting large bills such as this to obtain more money for its 
coffers. It took in $336.7 million in taxpayer funding last year and is 
crying for more. We are asking members of Congress to add the following 
18 words to this Act:

*"None of the funds made available under this Act shall be available to 
Planned Parenthood for any purpose.*

"As Planned Parenthood comes under increasing scrutiny for its financial 
dealings with the government," Sedlak continued, "it only makes sense to 
be cautious and make sure that none of the $700 billion in this Act will 
reach the organization in any way. This is a common-sense addendum to 
the Act, and we trust members of Congress will do the right thing."

Please, call your Senators and Representative NOW and ask that they 
ensure Planned Parenthood does not profit from our economic crisis. 
Demand they add the 18 words above to the Emergency Economic 
Stabilization Act of 2008.

--from ALL
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