THE DECLINE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD IN CENTRAL TEXAS

 THE DECLINE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD IN CENTRAL TEXAS

"And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart." (Galatians 6:9)

Women's Collaborative Effort

After two months of storming the gates throughout America, Liz and I, plus the Thomas nation returned home to receive encouraging news on the battlefront here. Several months ago, we confronted the Komen's Race For The Cure for breast cancer with their blatant hypocrisy. On the one hand, they go to great lengths to raise money for research to prevent breast cancer and on the other hand, they send a good portion of these funds to Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood peddles birth control and slaughters children in their mother's wombs. It's been medically proven that both practices have increased the specter of breast cancer in woman. My question to the Komen's leadership was, "How can you say your goal is to end breast cancer, when you give your money to an organization that facilitates the disease?" Some hated the question, while others pondered its legitimacy.

Behind the scenes, we worked with them to help come up with an alternative to Planned Parenthood. We contacted Carenet, our local CPC, to see if they would be willing to be a Christian organization that would provide the medical screening for the poor women that flock to Planned Parenthood. They readily agreed. We then contacted Mr. Gary Heavin, Founder and CEO of Curves International. Mr. Heavin is a wealthy man who is a committed Pro-life Christian. He is the premier customer of the bank that sponsors Komen. He graciously returned our phone call and promised to use his influence to convince the bank to give some of the funding to Carenet, so they could take care of the women, instead of Planned Parenthood.

Several months passed and, lo and behold, on Tuesday, September 23rd, in the year of our Lord 2003, Carenet, our local CPC, held their annual banquet. It was the most attended, and as far as I was concerned, the best one to date. At the end, a major announcement and press statement was issued for Central Texas. Gary Heavin made a five million dollar grant to Family Practice, Carenet, and McCap. These groups and ministries would receive one million dollars a year for the next five years. Between the three of them, they will provide every service that Planned Parenthood provides, except for two major differences. They will not provide abortion, but a hope that leads to life. They will also provide all the comprehensive health care women need absolutely free of charge. Neither the women nor the tax payer will foot the bill.

Plus, Carenet will now be empowered to provide something Planned Parenthood would never consider, a Christian adoption agency in Central Texas. Carenet will be there to walk women through the entire adoption process, if they choose to put the baby up for adoption. They will then make sure that these children our placed in loving Christian homes. It is a win, win situation and we give God praise and glory.

Obviously, Mr. Heavin went way beyond just exercising his considerable influence. He stepped up to the plate in a major way. As a result, no longer can Planned Parenthood claim the high moral ground that has deceived the masses by stating they provide services for women that nobody else does. No longer will women be enslaved to receiving "health care" from an odious organization that kills children, spreads immorality, and has provided a safe haven for pedophiles that prey upon our daughters. Mr. Heavin has removed the mask of legitimacy from Planned Parenthood and is helping to make their "services" obsolete.

Planned Parenthood's Business Decreasing

The next piece of good news came from Planned Parenthood's abortion mill on Wednesday, September 24th. An inside source approach me as we were holding church at the gates of hell. This person informed me that for five weeks straight Planned Parenthood's "business" has suffered a decline. In fact, since last year, they have lost half of their "business." What makes this significant is that the collaborative effort sponsored by Mr. Heavin has not been implemented yet. Couple that with the fact that the most stringent state laws in the United States against abortion will not be enforced in Texas until January.

At that time, Planned Parenthood will be forced by law to give each woman seeking an abortion a packet of life-saving materials. The women will then have to wait 24 hours before going through with the horrifying act of abortion. The packet will include the link between abortion and breast cancer, actual pictures of the developing child in the womb, and other agencies that will help bring that baby to term.

Texas is the first state to officially acknowledge the link between abortion and breast cancer. Statistically, some of those states who passed a less stringent 24 hour or "Right to Know" bill have witnessed a 50% drop of abortions in their states. The Lord only knows what Planned Parenthood will face in Texas. I believe its safe to say decline is the hand writing on the wall for Planned Parenthood.

The last major assault Planned Parenthood is seeking to avoid is the lost of their funding from the tax payers in Texas. Texas voted to remove all funding from any organization that performs or refers for abortions. Planned Parenthood has since sued to hopefully reinstate the funding. A court trial will determine the outcome. If indeed, the ruling stands and the funds are not returned, Planned Parenthood has admitted, their reign of terror will come to an end. To that end, will you continue to pray and support our efforts in Jesus' Mighty and Holy Name!

IN KING JESUS' SERVICE,

Rusty Lee Thomas