Pro-Life Corner

Did you know that privacy rights extend to the activities of sexual predators, in practice? They do across our great nation and right here in Northwest Illinois.

This discovery was made by the Life Dynamics organization in a recent two year investigation. A member of the organization called over 800 clinics, claiming to be a 13 year old girl impregnated by a 22 year old man, and made the age difference very clear. The clinics were all members of either Planned Parenthood (PP) or the National Abortion Federation (NAF) and all either perform abortions or refer patients for them.

Even though medical personnel are “mandatory reporters” of such child abuse in all 50 states, in 91% of the phone calls the clinic agreed to hide the sexual predator’s crime from the authorities. Many times she was told to lie about her age or give a false name and/or contact information. In a few cases, clinic workers told the girl to take advantage of “judicial bypass” to avoid parental notification. The problem is they would also tell her to lie to the judge about her adult boyfriend’s age. Referrals to clinics in states without parental notification were common. Over and over again, the girl was offered “help” which ensured her abuser would continue to abuse her.

It should be noted that Life Dynamics isn’t a neutral party. They want abortion to go away except where it saves the mother’s life. The list of abortion clinics on their website is headlined “American Death Camps” and their report on the child rape investigation openly discusses how this information can be used against the abortion industry in lawsuits. Unfortunately for the pro-abortion crowd, Life Dynamics’ taped evidence is as ironclad as their pro-life convictions. If you’re an adult male who wants to use young girls for sexual gratification, your local PP or NAF affiliate is almost certainly ready to assist.

Fortunately, others are catching on. The Attorney’s General of Kansas and Indiana are demanding a total of about 180 medical records from abortion clinics in their states, including every Planned Parenthood clinic in Indiana. Both want the records for the same reason: They have credible evidence that the clinics engaged in exactly the sort of cover-up that Life Dynamics was documenting.

And what about Northwest Illinois? I spoke to Life Dynamics founder Mark Crutcher, and the results were eye-opening. Both of the nearby facilities were solidly in the rapist-friendly camp. When the girl asked if her boyfriend could come with her, a clinic worker at Monroe’s Planned Parenthood said he could “as long as he has the money.” At the Northern Illinois Women’s Center in Rockford they were no less helpful. The clinic worker first offered to establish a line of communication that would hide the relationship from the girl’s parents, i.e., using a number with a Caller I.D. block. Then she and the girl decided that the best way to avoid reporting was to have the girl come alone, or omit information. The clinic worker finishes this part of the discussion by saying, “I mean, he has nothing to do with this…It has everything to do with you. We don't require any information about him at all. I mean, we do ask who you came with, but all you have to say is ‘my boyfriend.’”

See, this surgical procedure has everything to do with a girl who can’t consent to get her own ears pierced, and nothing to do with her abuser or her parents. Transcripts and MP3’s for this and other Illinois clinics can be found at http://www.illinoisleader.com/news/sectionview.asp?s=170.

Abortion providers in Kansas and Indiana are refusing to cooperate with authorities, claiming that the investigations are a fishing expedition that violates privacy. If a date rapist using a prescription sedative on his victims could count on his pharmacist to stonewall the authorities in the name of privacy, would we be outraged? Would we figure that catching the rapist would be bad for the victims? Privacy is not the issue; protection of kids is the issue.

Commenting on their stonewalling efforts, Planned Parenthood of Indiana CEO Betty Cockrum told WTHR TV in Indianapolis, "It is very important that our patients know that when they come through our door for service that it is private, it is safe." But when a baby ends up dead and a girl ends up in a cycle of abuse, who’s being kept safe? The criminal is kept safe, and your friendly neighborhood abortionist counts the cash for services rendered.