PP Lies About Emergency Contraception

Several years ago, Washington State Planned Parenthoods were at the forefront of calls to legalize and distribute so-called 'emergency contraception', also known as the 'morning-after pill', or by its brand name, 'Plan B'.

They promised that if legalized and distributed, the abortion rate would plummet. These promises were clear and unequivocal, and a pivotal argument behind the decision by many authorities to approve its distribution.

What PP forgot to mention is that these drugs would net them millions of dollars in profits.

It also turns out that they were completely wrong about the effect of this drug on the abortion rate. The blog "Abortion in Washington" recently interviewed PPWW's Brian Cutler and blew the lid on this fraud:

The 2006 annual report even claims: “Unrestricted access to emergency contraception is preventing many hundreds of unintended pregnancies and abortions every month.” Yet PPWW is now selling 122,427 EC packs a year compared to zero just three years earlier, and yet the number of abortions is up 11% each year from 2004 [and up an amazing 50% in the last 3 years].

"I’m not really sure [why that is]", said Mr. Cutler.

I then asked: "Wasn't EC supposed to reduce the number of abortions?"

"That's the hope... One would expect that.... but does that really matter?"

You better believe it matters.