As Tim mentioned earlier, Dallas was the place for protesters today, and the Planned Parenthood of North Texas luncheon at the Hilton Anatole was no exception (Dallas Dirt’s Candy Evans and I made it through the back entrance and avoided abortion protesters). Once inside, guests were treated to a charming introduction by Elaine Agather of JPMorgan Chase; the Kay Bailey Hutchison supporter seemed a bit surprised to be there herself—she quipped that last year someone asked her to write a check, and this year she was the emcee. Conservative politics aside, Agather said she recognized the need for Planned Parenthood when she realized that more than 50 percent of her company’s employees were women, many of whom needed access to basic health services. Keynote speaker Anna Quindlen gave a heartwarming speech with one sour note that offended a few of the well-heeled ladies: She asked attendees to take a look at the lovely suits they were wearing, consider how much the ensembles cost, and donate at least that much to the nonprofit.
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Basic health services…….code for?
My sister-in-law worked for JPM Chase for several years and she never needed to go to Planned Parenthood to access basic health services. What in the world is Agather talking about?
Margert Sanger /Planned no Parenthood want minorities to abort those future social service drainers now
To that they have many friends
The only thing is that the Leftist get ya coming and going
abort and they make it everyones responsibility or keep it and its everyones responsibility
Its your body your power and choice
So why demand a man pay for it if you decide to keep
you have the power, Live with the decision
@Tim – I can see why you would want to avoid the protesters, they usually have some pretty graphic signs of aborted fetuses, but you have to acknowledge that your donation goes to pay for that part too, right? If you don’t want to look at it because it’s offensive, why give money to it?
@ tina – Please try punctuation, proper english and grammar and then maybe someone could understand what in the heck you are trying to say.
@Dubious brother – not every JPM Chase employee is eligible for benefits – i.e. part time employees.
@tina – that eugenics and racism stuff is so made-up, MLK and W.E.B. Dubois both gave awards to Margaret Sanger for helping poor women while she was alive–black and white and brown and yellow.
That racism stuff is new neo-con propaganda.
Plus PP gives mammograms, diabetes and hbp screens, flu shots and well women checkups, it’s not just about repro stuff.
@Hollene, Do some actual research on your own regarding Margaret Sanger and Eugenics, then come back and discuss.
Planned Parenthood does not do any mammograms as they will acknowledge if you ask them. They will refer you for a mammogram after you pay the $66 for a manual breast exam done by a nurse. You can then wait for the mobil clinic to come by every three months and IF you qualify you might get a mammogram for a reduced fee–otherwise, you will pay $220 for a mammogram. Mammogram advertizing is a ‘come on’ as are some of their other services. Their real business is contraception and abortion. By the way, if you are in financial difficulty, please contact Bridges and/or NBCCEDP, the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, where poor women can get mammograms for the location nearest you.
I know this can be genuinely boring and you might be skipping to the next comment, but I just wanted to throw you a big thank you – you cleared up some things for me!