Pro-Life Group Files IRS Complaint Over Planned Parenthood’s Free Abortions
The nation’s biggest abortion company is the subject of an IRS complaint from a pro-life group after it gave away free abortions at the Democrat convention.
The pro-life group 40 Days for Life is accusing the Planned Parenthood Great Rivers and Planned Parenthood Great Rivers – IL of violating their tax-exempt status.
The 40 Days for Life Institute of Law & Justice filed formal complaints asking the IRS to assess whether Planned Parenthood’s disgusting stunt violated its 501(c)(3) tax status, which nets the abortion giant $700 million a year from taxpayers.
“Targeting political parties and candidates with free abortions and other in-kind gifts is strictly prohibited by the IRS — a basic rule that every nonprofit understands,” CEO Shawn Carney told Fox News Digital. “Planned Parenthood’s recklessness on such a public stage is astounding.”
“Alongside the filing is — what a dark and somewhat goofy message that the DNC is sending, that abortion will be a priority, not in philosophy or policy, but in action, that we’re going to do abortions as part of our convention, and brag about it,” Carney said. “We have never seen a political party, or frankly, a candidate, celebrate abortion as the No. 1 issue.”
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Carney added more in an email to LifeNews.com.
“Planned Parenthood bragging about providing free abortions at the Democratic National Convention while supporters march around dressed as abortion pills shows its disconnect from all Americans, especially those who’ve had an abortion,” he said.
“It’s common sense that nonprofit organizations cannot make impermissible gifts to politicians. Planned Parenthood’s recklessness on such a public stage is astounding. Planned Parenthood is tax exempt. Therefore, offering a political party and selected candidates and their supporters free abortions and other in-kind gifts is NOT permitted by the IRS,” he added.
“This is partisan politicking plain and simple: Planned Parenthood has clearly chosen its party, its platform, and its candidates,” Carney concluded.
“It’s one thing to support abortion philosophically. It’s quite another to do abortions at a political convention and dress up in costumes to sensationalize a serious issue…especially for the millions of women who’ve had an abortion. Clearly, Planned Parenthood cannot read the room or–apparently–the tax code.”
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