[Pflienews] PharmFacts E-News Update: FDA approves generic Plan B abortion drug; YouTube yanked PP expose again; more...

Thu Jun 25 14:27:27 MDT 2009

*PharmFacts E-News Update -- 25 Jun 2009 AD

* <http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm168870.htm>
FDA Approves Generic Version of Prescription-Only Version of Plan B 
Emergency Abortion Drug*...* 
<http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm168870.htm>
FDA.gov - USA
No generic levonorgestrel product for *misnamed so-called "emergency 
contraception" [emergency abortion] * can be approved for 
nonprescription use in women ages 18 and older until Aug. *...*
See all stories on this topic 
<http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm168870.htm&hl=en> 

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YouTube Removes New Undercover Student Video of Planned Parenthood 
without Explanation

LOS ANGELES, June 25 /Christian Newswire/ -- Without offering any 
specific explanation, the video-sharing site YouTube has removed a new 
video by the student group Live Action that shows dishonest counseling 
practices at Planned Parenthood. The video first plays undercover 
footage of a Planned Parenthood counselor from Tucson, AZ telling a 
patient that images of aborted fetuses "are not real" and then shows 
photographs of a completed abortion and documentation of their 
authenticity.

Lila Rose, 20-year-old president of Live Action, calls on YouTube to 
re-instate the video in accordance with its own guidelines: "Since the 
video we posted does not violate any terms of use, we expect YouTube to 
re- instate it immediately. YouTube's own 'Community Guideline Tips' 
advise that intense or disturbing imaging should be 'balanced with 
additional context and information,' which is exactly what Live Action 
has done." YouTube has removed videos posted by Live Action without 
explanation before, including videos showing Planned Parenthood 
employees caught on tape sympathizing with donors with racist agendas to 
encourage the abortion of black babies.

Live Action's videos use undercover tactics to expose fraudulent 
practices in the abortion industry and are similar to other "sting" 
investigations which journalists often post on YouTube. The most recent 
video is part of Live Action's Mona Lisa Project, which documents 
abusive practices in Planned Parenthood clinics across the nation. 
Footage released to date has caught on hidden camera six Planned 
Parenthood clinics in three states ignoring their mandatory reporting 
responsibilities for statutory rape and protecting adult-child sexual 
relationships. Recently the Tennessee State Legislature used undercover 
footage from Live Action to help divert nearly $1 million in taxpayer 
subsidies from Planned Parenthood clinics, and in California, the Orange 
County Board of Supervisors voted to end a nearly $300,000 contract with 
the abortion provider.

"New media is vital to educating the public about the shocking realities 
of abortion practice in America," Rose emphasizes. "Our videos show hard 
truths about the abortion industry that must be seen and dealt with. 
Lawmakers and their constituents are recognizing this, but YouTube does 
everyone a disservice when they cooperate with Planned Parenthood in 
burying the evidence of abuse."

For more information, including the censored video, visit
liveaction.org/monalisa/tucson/pp_says_not_real.htm 
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Christian Newswire 
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*Health Care Includes a Bigger Dose of Planned Parenthood*
While the Senate hammers through two unpopular health care bills, House 
leaders jumped into the fray on Friday with their own version of 
"reform." At 852 pages, this draft is the longest and most radical yet. 
Unlike Sen. Ted Kennedy's (D-Mass.) plan, this bill--the brainchild of 
Reps. George Miller (D-Calif.), Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Charlie 
Rangel (D-N.Y.)--includes almost everything on President Obama's wish list.

For the first time in either chamber, pro-lifers are faced with the 
"family planning" nightmare FRC has been warning about: government 
funding for abortionists. For weeks, key players in the abortion 
movement have been working with the Obama administration to guarantee 
that they would profit from any health care overhaul. That lobbying 
could pay off--quite literally--in the House. The Miller-Waxman-Rangel 
bill is a dream come true for groups like Planned Parenthood. Under this 
proposal, funding for "family planning" would be mandatory, meaning that 
organizations like Planned Parenthood (which already counts on taxpayers 
for a third of its budget) would stand to make even more under the guise 
of "reform."

As with the rest of the bill, the costs of this expansion haven't been 
addressed. What we do know is that Planned Parenthood has a seat at the 
President's table, and that should alarm every American who cherishes 
life, freedom, and conscience. Like the Senate legislation, House 
Democrats have no idea how they would pay for this plan, apart from 
introducing some new taxes on junk food, soft drinks, and alcohol. When 
asked about the price tag, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) made a pretty 
revealing statement, saying, "...[W]e are reluctant to ask the 
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) for a [cost analysis] score." I'll 
bet. The last members to do so--the Senate Finance Committee--left with 
$1.6 trillion in sticker shock.

With the public growing more critical about the cost by the day, we have 
a real chance to defeat this health care takeover. Now that abortion 
coverage is no longer a hypothetical, we need all hands on deck. Join 
the opposition by signing FRC's petition and encourage your friends to 
do the same.

* Additional Resources *
Click here to sign the FRC health care petition 
<http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=LK09F81&f=WA09F52>
San Jose Mercury News: Obama's health care plan pushes Democrats' 
dependency agenda <http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=LK09F82&f=WA09F52>
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Women's group challenges Komen to put up or shut up on ABC link.... 
<http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com/press_releases/090624/index.htm>

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