Kristan Hawkins, President of Students for Life of America and SFLA Action, had a recent encounter with an abortion supporter which highlighted the mistaken ideas some people have about what exactly Planned Parenthood offers its clients. The video of the conversation, which appears to take place on a college campus, is posted on both Twitter/X and Instagram.
“Do you still give her money? Resources? Diapers? Do you give her daycare?” the abortion supporter asked, apparently about a hypothetical abortion-seeking woman.
“Yeah, does Planned Parenthood do that, ma’am?” Hawkins responded.
“Yes!” the woman shouted. “They offer services to women who don’t want abortions.”
It's confirmed! Planned Parenthood DOES NOT provide formula or diapers. Is it obvious yet? They do not care about women, they only care about $$ and abortions bring them $$. #DefundPlannedParenthood pic.twitter.com/M0U7XLSBOJ
— Kristan Hawkins (@KristanHawkins) August 11, 2023
Hawkins informed the woman that Planned Parenthood does not, in fact, do any of those things. “I will bet you ten million dollars that they do not, because I have gone into Planned Parenthoods multiple times.”
The young woman remained unconvinced, so Hawkins got out her cell phone and called the nearby Planned Parenthood facility, which confirmed they do not offer diapers or formula.
There are organizations, however, that offer support and resources to pregnant women who don’t want abortions. Pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) outnumber abortion facilities, and provide numerous services and tangible resources to pregnant women and families, the vast majority of which are given away free of charge. A Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) study estimated the value of the free services provided by PRCs in 2019 alone to be over $270 million, including:
- Nearly 500,000 free ultrasounds – estimated value: $139 million
- 160,200 free STI/STD tests – estimated value: $8 million
- Nearly 732,000 free pregnancy tests – estimated value: $6.5 million
- Free parenting and prenatal education programs – estimated value: nearly $52 million
- Post-abortive support for tens of thousands of clients – estimated value: $3.2 million
- Nearly 1.3 million packages of diapers – estimated value: nearly $13 million
- Over 2 million baby outfits – estimated value: over $9 million
- Over 30,000 car seats and nearly 20,000 strollers – estimated total value: over $2.6 million
Furthermore, CLI has reported that between 2016 and 2020, over 800,000 lives have been saved as a result of abortion-minded and abortion-vulnerable women’s visits to the nearly 3,000 PRCs operating nationwide.
Yet, these life-affirming centers are increasingly under attack by legislators and pro-abortion vandals who accuse them of being “fake clinics” because they do not provide or refer for abortions.
Planned Parenthood is estimated to commit about 40% of the nation’s abortions, killing hundreds of thousands of preborn babies every year. PRCs, on the other hand, are in the business of saving lives and supporting families. If one really cares about helping pregnant women, it is obvious which of the two should be championed.
