Is Planned Parenthood’s goal to educate teens, or to sexualize them?

Planned Parenthood and its allies at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and in state legislatures continue to rail against proposed prenatal education legislation that has allowed for media, such as Live Action’s “Baby Olivia” prenatal development video, to be shown as part of the student curricula. Yet, all of Planned Parenthood’s complaints that the video is “propaganda” and “inaccurate” simply because it dates prenatal development from fertilization (the time the human being comes into existence) instead of by a woman’s last menstrual period (LMP) fall flat.

Planned Parenthood’s curriculum for youth leans so pornographic that, for the purposes of this article, Live Action News must blur out video screenshots and refrain from quoting a large portion of the corporation’s adult-themed, R-rated messaging targeted toward teens. (Read more about Planned Parenthood’s particular brand of sex education in our four–part “Selling Sex in Schools” series.)

Parents deserve to be informed that if their children and adolescents look to Planned Parenthood for advice or information, what they are likely to find will be sexually explicit, will promote sex outside of marriage, and will fail to mention abstinence as a viable option — all while utilizing pornographic cartoon animation and adult sexual terminology.

For the protection of younger readers, Live Action News will not link directly to Planned Parenthood’s content mentioned below. However, screenshots will be visible, with some of the content censored/blurred.

Some of the videos seen above are described briefly below to provide information for parents.

Video 1: “How many holes do we have down there, and what are they for?”

This video uses graphic imagery to describe the urethra, vaginal opening and anus, and also shows graphic animation of female genitalia. In describing the purpose of the vagina, the video properly speaks about menstruating and childbirth — but adds details about what people can do “for sexual pleasure” with these body parts, including the incorporation of certain objects.

The video also refers teens to Planned Parenthood’s sex-ed chatbot, Roo.

Video 2: “How long does it take to get pregnant after sex?” 

The video discusses vaginal sex (showing this with cartoon animation), and discusses the fact that pregnancy may occur even if sperm is near the opening to the vagina and “makes its way” inside. An explicit animated image of female genitalia is shown.

“The release of an egg is called ovulation. If a sperm joins to an egg, it’s called fertilization,” the video accurately states. But the video doesn’t acknowledge that at fertilization, a new human life begins. Due to population control influencers at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists (ACOG), who redefined the beginning of life, the video claims that “pregnancy officially begins” at implantation.

In this video for teens, Planned Parenthood confusingly claims that it can take up to two to three weeks for pregnancy to occur.

Pregnancy after sex (screenshot)

The only way to get close to this calculation is to 1) assume that fertilization (the creation of a new human being) occurs five days after sex (sperm can live for up to five days in the female reproductive tract), 2) add six days for implantation of that human being to occur, and 3) then add an additional six days to fully “complete” implantation — which would come to a grand total of 16-17 days after sex — even though, according to Cleveland Clinic, “The timeline from unprotected sex to that positive test is (roughly): 24 hours after sex: Sperm fertilizes an egg. Six days after sex: The fertilized egg implants in the lining of your uterus. 11 days after sex: Pregnancy hormones are released.”

But according to the Endowment for Human Development, those pregnancy hormones are actually beginning release by eight (8) days after fertilization – at the very beginning of the second week of life for the rapidly developing human. “Approximately 8 days after fertilization, cells from the growing embryo begin producing a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (human (ko-re-on’ik) (go’nad-o-tro’pin)) or hCG. This hormone is present in a pregnant woman’s blood and urine almost immediately and is the substance detected by most pregnancy tests,” EHD states, adding that “just 10 days after implantation is complete, the embryo’s heart begins to beat!”

Planned Parenthood’s video tells teens that if they had sex without “protection,” they should seek out emergency contraception. “It’s kind of like pulling the emergency brake on the egg’s journey,” the video claims. And yet, that “egg” is only an “egg” if it hasn’t yet been fertilized by sperm; at fertilization, a new human organism has begun.

The video then refers teens to Planned Parenthood’s website for more information. (Women seeking emergency contraception are told to use it within the first five days following sexual intercourse.)

Video 3: “Does pulling out always work? Can I still get pregnant?”

In this video, Planned Parenthood describes the “pull out method” while flashing explicit, animated imagery of sexual intercourse and sexual terms on the screen.

“Pulling out is a form of birth control,” it states, but warns that “pulling out is tricky” because you must get the “timing right every single time,” calling this method “not the most effective way.”

This video also promotes emergency contraception which – the video is sure to state – teens can get at Planned Parenthood. The video then refers teens to Planned Parenthood’s chat/text line.

Video 4: “How can I tell if my partner has an orgasm?” 

This video also uses sexually graphic terms, and shows an animated erect penis. It also graphically describes fluids, and the mechanism of female orgasm. It again refers teens to Planned Parenthood’s chatbot.

Video 5: “What Is Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation?”

This video is not animated, and takes place with a party/dance atmosphere in the fictitious “Roo High School.” Right away, it promotes Planned Parenthood’s chatbot, calling it “non-judgmental” and available “24/7 on your phone to ask any questions you might not want to ask an actual person.”

The video features Aaron Philip, who appears to be a biological male with the preferred “pronouns” of “she/her,” and also includes James Butler, whose “pronouns” are “he/him.” Butler tells teens, “Identity is who you go to bed as. And orientation is who you go to bed with.”

The video takes teens through a series of questions answered by Roo, including how to “come out.”

“And remember Roo is powered by real people at Planned Parenthood who care about the health and wellness of teens,” the video claims in conclusion. The tone of the video — complete with party balloons — seems to be inviting teens to the ‘fun’ environment that comes with identifying as something other than one’s biological sex, or with being considered anything except ‘straight.’

Video 6: “How to Talk About Safer Sex”

This video tackles three live-action scenarios (not animated) which involve adult heterosexual and gay sex. Here one couple discussed “protection” such as condoms, presenting their use as “caring” about one’s sexual partner. The second couple, two women, discuss how to “prevent STDs” from oral sex, presenting it as something to “try.”

The video uses extremely graphic sexual language.

The third scenario involves two men kissing, and discusses condom use.

Other videos – including ones promoting puberty blockers and hormones

Other videos include, “Is This Normal? Puberty in People With Penises, Explained” (using graphic animation to show how male genitalia changes during puberty), “Am I Normal? Puberty, Explained” (which discusses common changes during puberty using animation, with discussion about being “sexually turned on”), and “Is This Normal? Puberty in Intersex and Non-Binary People, Explained” (which promotes puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to its teen audience). This final video tells teens that “Some people decide on hormones or surgeries to help their bodies match up to their gender identity or how they feel inside about themselves,” and claims, “Your gender identity is real; you should decide what changes you want to make to your body.”

It also encourages use of puberty blockers, stating, “There are medicines you can take to delay puberty for a while. They are called puberty blockers and they work like a stop sign, by holding the hormones testosterone and estrogen that cause puberty changes, like facial hair growth and periods,” telling teens that “puberty blockers are safe” — a statement that is not backed up by long-term studies.

Transgender-identifying teens and young adults have allegedly become Planned Parenthood’s new “cash cow.”

Planned Parenthood is not educating children with these online messages, but is instead sexualizing them.