- The Washington Times - Monday, April 18, 2011  Planned
Parenthood always has been selectively proud of its abortion
affiliation. But throughout the congressional debate over its
funding, Planned Parenthood has worked hard to keep under wraps
the fact that it is increasingly synonymous with abortion.  This
week, Rep. Diane Black, Tennessee Republican, and Rep. Martha
Roby, Alabama Republican, introduced an amendment - accepted by
the House but rejected by the Senate - that would have
prohibited the nation’s largest abortion provider, Planned
Parenthood, from receiving federal taxpayers’ dollars. And while
this round of budget negotiations is concluded, the debate over
the 2012 budget is just beginning. Taxpayer subsidies for
Planned Parenthood will remain a key point of contention.
During the budget debates, the politically influential abortion
lobby has tried to cloak its business behind discussions of
women’s health, but very little investigation is needed to find
the truth of the matter.  Planned Parenth