It's Not Too Late: Urge the Governor to Stand Tall‏

[SpitFire]

 
 

 
Governor Haslam Signals Intent To Sign Budget

With Planned Parenthood Funding Intact

Commits Future Support to Ramsey, Harwell Pledge to Defund in 2012
 
 
 
 
"I guess the big question is what is meant by family planning," Haslam responded.  "If it's having Planned Parenthood run it out of state dollars, I would not be in favor of that.  I would not be in favor of state dollars going to abortion, either.  Are there other things that we can do to help on this very serious issue in Tennessee?  You bet."
Candidate Bill Haslam, Speaking to TN Economic Council on Women, October 19, 2010

"I am against tax dollars going to Planned Parenthood, and I am disappointed
that the circumstances surrounding the state budget do not allow us to prevent this from happening this year." 
Governor Bill Haslam, responding to pro-life Tennesseans, June 3, 2011

 
 
Unless Governor Haslam directs his pro-abortion Commissioner of Health, Susan Cooper, to take steps mandating that local health departments in Memphis and Nashville accept an additional $1.1 million state funds to expand their existing provision of birth control services, Planned Parenthood affiliates in the two cities will again be recipients of the 'birth control' contracts with Tennessee's Department of Health.

"Planned Parenthood continues to play a shell game with the legislators and taxpayers of Tennessee," said Brian Harris, president of Tennessee Right to Life.  "They claim that these tax dollar are segregated and can't be used to kill unborn children.  But any Tennessean understands that if you're handed a million dollars with certain strings attached, the rest of your dollars are freed up to use as you wish including, in this case, the killing of unborn children," Harris said.

In documentation provided to pro-life state legislators by officials of the Tennessee Department of Health, it's clear that contracts between Planned Parenthood and the state of Tennessee subsidize salaries of employees involved in both the 'birth control' campaigns and  abortion operations of the organization.

"As much as 55% of certain Planned Parenthood salaries are funded through contracts with the Tennessee Department of Health, said Harris. "These same employees  spend at least part of every work day promoting and/or participating in abortions at Planned Parenthood...no tax payer should be forced to subsidize the salary of any organization's employees that participate in the harming of women and the killing of helpless unborn children," said Harris.

Tennessee Right to Life continues to urge Governor Haslam to make the protection of human life and Tennessee's taxpayers a top priority.

"We ask that the Governor direct his Commissioner of Health to fulfill her duties by doing everything possible to persuade the two public health departments to accept the additional dollars so that the intent of the Legislature is accomplished:  No More Tax Dollars for Planned Parenthood Affiliates in Tennessee!"

Please Contact Governor Haslam Again

And Urge Him to Keep His Campaign Commitment

 

Ask Him to Direct His Health Commissioner to

Negotiate with Nashville and Memphis Health Departments

To Expand their Family Planning Programs and Accept the

Tax Dollars and Clients Now Going to Planned Parenthood.

 

615.741.2001
Email Governor Haslam

 

 

For more information, please contact Tennessee Right to Life

 

 
  Tennessee Right to Life

PO Box 110765

Nashville, TN  37222-0765

615.298.LIFE

877.CHOOSE LIFE

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[SpitFire]

Bob  Moore and I we wondering if the very liberal AG Bob Cooper and the very liberal Commission of Health were married.

 

[Paula Tyler]

I would think Bob would be the first to call up and ask, then send us all an email letting us know what he found out! :)  But interesting isn't it, conflict of interest?  maybe!

[therepublicanmother]

Who didn't see this coming?  You would think after this embarrassing interview, Haslam would have educated himself or at least sought out a position in line with most Tennesseans:

 

 

[Paula Tyler]

He doesn't get it at all!  It is NOT up to him to use our tax dollars to fund this abortion house no matter what they say they use the money for!  Get our money out of "reproductive health" (gag me) clinics!