tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56179754004599459002024-02-20T11:15:28.827-08:00Stop Tax Funded Abortions In Washington Now!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617975400459945900.post-79876387394935079532009-07-15T23:41:00.001-07:002009-07-15T23:46:49.592-07:00Planned Parenthood Admits: Medicaid Funding Increases Abortions!Planned Parenthood's "research" arm, the Alan Guttmacher Institute, recently came out with a study which admits that federal laws like the Hyde Amendment, and laws in other states banning the use of state Medicaid funds for abortion, saves hundreds of thousands of lives every year!<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.guttmacher.org/media/nr/2009/07/08/index.html">AGI study</a> was titled "RESTRICTING MEDICAID FUNDING FOR ABORTION FORCES ONE IN FOUR POOR WOMEN TO CARRY UNWANTED PREGNANCIES TO TERM". Of course, from Planned Parenthood's point of view, giving birth to a beautiful new baby boy or girl is characterized as "being forced to bring a pregnancy to term".<br /><br />Ignoring the extremist death cult rhetoric and you see a naked confession that Medicaid funding of abortion, such as we have in Washington, massively increases the number of abortions. <br /><br />When contacting your legislators on this issue, make sure they know that the abortion industry has already conceded one of our main arguments.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617975400459945900.post-38172771043309092332009-07-15T23:26:00.000-07:002009-07-15T23:33:00.619-07:00Almost 500 Signatures, Need District HeadsThe petition campaign has almost reached the 500 mark! The current tally is 487. 500 signatures is just 10 for each of Washington's 49 legislative districts. Our short-term goal is 1,000 signatures, or just about 20 per district. <br /><br />We are also looking for representatives for each district to serve as a liaison between the campaign and the legislators for that district. We already have a few such volunteers. Thanks very much for your service. We have started contacting legislators and are collecting official positions on this issue which will help us focus efforts.<br /><br />If you are interested in helping in this way, please contact us at jonathan.bloedow@comcast.net.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617975400459945900.post-88794942286628894202009-05-19T23:06:00.000-07:002009-05-19T23:12:40.619-07:00Now Over 350 SignaturesWell the signatures keep rolling in. We're now at over 350. Thank you for all who have signed. We expect the momentum to continue. Please continue to publicize the campaign in your own networks, your churches, your local pro-life groups, or simply your common-sense friends.<br /><br />For those who attend church, please notify your church leaders (pastors or priests) and make sure they know about it. We want to see plenty of signatures from community leaders.<br /><br />One thing we've noticed is that women are making up about 90% of our signatures. For those with men in your life, please forward to them and ask them to sign also.<br /><br />Thank you again for all your support!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617975400459945900.post-27349920892891517942009-04-28T23:51:00.000-07:002009-05-07T23:55:18.582-07:00Crossed the 200 Signature Mark Already!Thank you very much! This campaign has barely begun, and thanks to you we've already crossed the 200 signature mark. In fact, as of this writing, we're at 212 signatures, from all over the state. For a geographic representation of the signers, <a href="http://mapalist.com/Public/PublicMapViewerShell.aspx?mapid=44983">go here</a>.<br /><br />Please keep those signatures coming. Tell your friends, and please get your immediate family members to sign also. This stage of the campaign is all about numbers. We need the politicians in Olympia, even the friendly ones, to be able to point to something concrete that demonstrates the public is behind this effort.<br /><br />Also, for those of you on Facebook, we now have a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/End-Tax-Funding-of-Abortion-in-Washington/72221049642">campaign page there</a>. It already has 93 fans. Please connect with us there, and promote it to your Facebook friends.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617975400459945900.post-16316953579358465172008-11-12T06:57:00.000-08:002009-04-14T13:27:41.713-07:00FAQ #6: What Can I Do?1) Sign the petition (see top right corner) or <a href="http://www.gopetition.com/online/26735.html">click here</a>. (You can see a <a href="http://mapalist.com/Public/PublicMapViewerShell.aspx?mapid=41987">geographic view</a> of signatories so far.)<br /><br />2) Vote in our online poll.<br /><br />3) If you have a blog or other site, please add our logo to your site, or otherwise add a link to this site. (Right click on the logo and select 'View Image', for the logo URL.) If you're on <span style="font-weight:bold;">Facebook</span> or <span style="font-weight:bold;">Twitter</span>, please mention that you just signed the petition and provide a link.<br /><br />4) <a href="http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/">Find your state legislators</a> and send them each an email.<br /><br />5) Share with others what you did by posting in the comments section for this post.<br /><br />6) Sleep a little better, knowing that you're making a difference.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617975400459945900.post-45224591187765708102008-11-11T13:21:00.000-08:002008-11-11T13:28:02.294-08:00FAQ #5: Does the abortion industry even need this money?The abortion industry wants you to think that this money is going to "women in need". In fact, it's going into the pockets of abortion doctors and abortion clinic owners. So the question then is, how badly do these people need this money?<br /><br />The <a href="http://abortionstate.blogspot.com/2008/05/salaries-for-abortionists-and-their.html">Abortion In Washington blog covered this very well.</a> (reprinted with permission)<br /><br />Below is a listing of the salaries for some of the top employees of Washington's largest chain of abortion centers -- Planned Parentood -- and the Cedar River Clinic. Remember your tax dollars go to pay the salaries of these people, which makes them essentially sub-contractors for the state.<br /><br />Wow. Look at those numbers! We've got a suggested recruitment tagline for the local abortion industry: "It may be killing, but it's one heck of a living!"<br /><br /><strong>Planned Parenthood of Western Washington</strong><br /><table border="1"><tbody><tr><td>Christine Charbonneau</td><td>CEO</td><td>$259,418</td></tr><tr><td><span style="color:red;">R. Campbell McIntyre</span></td><td>VP, Med. Affairs</td><td>$243,626</td></tr><tr><td>Michael Romo</td><td>COO</td><td>$206,185</td></tr><tr><td>Mary Grinnell</td><td>CFO</td><td>$170,705</td></tr><tr><td>Lucile K. Arendt</td><td>VP, Ext Affairs</td><td>$148,565</td></tr><tr><td>Carole Williams</td><td>VP, HR</td><td>$129,615</td></tr><tr><td>Stephen McCallister</td><td>VP, IT</td><td>$119,615</td></tr><tr><td><span style="color:red;">Anna Kaminski**</span></td><td>Asst. Med. Dir</td><td>$118,063</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><strong>Planned Parenthood of Central Washington</strong><br /><table border="1"><tbody><tr><td>Anna Franks</td><td>CEO</td><td>$127,000</td></tr><tr><td><span style="color:red;">Sarah Cate</span></td><td>Med. Dir.</td><td>$101,420</td></tr><tr><td><span style="color:red;">Elizabeth Bianchi</span></td><td>Part Time Abortionist</td><td>$97,905 (NOTE: This is for just 12 hours a week!)</td></tr><tr><td>Karl Eastlund</td><td>COO</td><td>$92,700</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><strong>Planned Parenthood of Spokane</strong><br /><table border="1"><tbody><tr><td><span style="color:red;">Penny M. Palmer</span></td><td>MD/FT</td><td>$144,102</td></tr><tr><td><span style="color:red;">Elizabeth Bianchi</span></td><td>PT Abortionist</td><td>$102,290 (NOTE: Same woman as part time for Central Wa. Hours for Spokane not listed)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><strong>Cedar River Clinics</strong><br /><table border="1"><tbody><tr><td><span style="color:red;">Dr. Robert L. Kothenbeutel</span></td><td>Full Time Abortionist</td><td>$327,390</td></tr><tr><td><span style="color:red;">Dr. Charlie Browne</span></td><td>Full Time Abortionist</td><td>$156,050</td></tr><tr><td>Beverly Whipple</td><td>Founder & CEO</td><td>$71,346</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />(**a.k.a. <a href="http://www.ms4c.org/update/MSFCUpdateMay2007.pdf">The papaya abortionist</a>.)<br /><br /><br />Isn't it time to get the profit motive out of the abortion industry? All of the above are "non-profits". Just how much sacrifice do you think is involved for these individuals? Do we really want a society where an individual can make a very comfortable full-time career doing (or arranging) abortions?<br /><br />NOTE: All salaries include benefit plan contributions, not just salary total compensation. Numbers are from 2005 and 2006. Names in blood red are for those we know or are almost certain are actually involved in bringing beautiful, innocent lives to an end with their own hands.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617975400459945900.post-30622015907770857972008-11-10T16:26:00.000-08:002009-04-06T21:40:19.146-07:00FAQ #4: Where is this $7 million going?<table style="border-collapse: collapse; height: 1084px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><col style="width: 0pt;" width="0"> <col style="width: 100pt;" width="210"> <col style="width: 100pt;" width="90"> <tbody><tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt; width: 0pt; font-weight: bold;" width="100" height="120">County</td> <td class="xl65" style="width: 158pt; font-weight: bold;" width="210">Provider</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 75pt;" width="100"><span style=""> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paid</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">King</td> <td>Planned Parenthood (PP) of Western Washington</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$1,204,702 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">King</td> <td>Cedar River - Renton<br /></td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$1,145,646 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Spokane</td> <td>PP of Spokane</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$ 424,283 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">King</td> <td>Aurora Medical Services</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$ 386,312 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Yakima</td> <td>Cedar River - Yakima<br /></td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$ 355,984 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Thurston</td> <td>Sound Choice Health Center</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$ 237,771 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">King</td> <td>Aradia (<span style="font-style: italic;">now closed</span>)<br /></td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$ 229,148 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Pierce</td> <td>Cedar River - Tacoma<br /></td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>224,396 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Whatcom</td> <td>Mt. Baker PP</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>205,119 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Pierce</td> <td>All Womens Health</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>185,238 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Oregon</td> <td>Lovejoy Surgicenter</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>174,170 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">King</td> <td>Seattle Medical & Wellness</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>168,984 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Benton</td> <td>PP of Central WA - Kennewick</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>146,689 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Clark</td> <td>PP of the Columbia</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>41,170 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Yakima</td> <td>PP of Central WA - Yakima</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>28,344 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Oregon</td> <td>Downtown Womens Center Inc.</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>25,968 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">King</td> <td>UW Medical Center</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>16,646 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Thurston</td> <td>EWH Inc</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>16,204 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">King</td> <td>Swedish Hospital<br /></td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>11,448 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Oregon</td> <td>Oregon Health Science U.</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>10,119 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Spokane</td> <td>Deaconess Hospital - Spokane</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>5,452 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Oregon</td> <td>Bours Health Center</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>4,950 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">King</td> <td>Assoc. of University Physicians</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>4,756 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">King</td> <td>Harborview</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>3,765 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Pierce</td> <td>Tacoma General</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>2,806 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">King</td> <td>Bellegrove Ob/Gyn Inc PS</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>1,783 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">King</td> <td>Group Health Coop</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>1,668 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Skagit</td> <td>Skagit Valley Hospital Opps</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>1,061 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">King</td> <td>Evergreen Hospital<br /></td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>785 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">King</td> <td>Group Health - Puget Sound</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>785</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Spokane</td> <td>WomanHealth</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>594</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Skagit</td> <td>Fidalgo Medical Assoc PLLC</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>266</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Spokane</td> <td>Rockwood Clinic PS</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>266</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Spokane</td> <td>Valley Ob/Gyn PS</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>248</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">King</td> <td>Minor & James Medical PLLC</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>198</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">King</td> <td>Bellegrove Prof Park</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>198</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Skagit</td> <td>Skagit Valley Med. Ctr.</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>198</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /></td><td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Skagit</td> <td>Island Family Physicians</td> <td class="xl67"><span style=""> </span>$<span style=""> </span>11 </td> </tr> </tbody></table><br />These numbers are from Washington State Fiscal Year 2006. The numbers actually add up to only $5,276,388 (as opposed to the separately published total figure of $7,554,501 because of a narrower interpretation of "abortion-related services"). You can actually multiple these numbers by 30% (1.3) to get the amount of tax money these institutions actually received for the total set of abortion services rendered to Medicaid clients.<span style=""> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617975400459945900.post-30661978335796979732008-11-09T21:34:00.000-08:002008-11-09T21:42:26.451-08:00FAQ #3: Who do I contact in the state government?Good question. In this state, no matter where you live, you have 3 state elected legislators in Olympia:<br /><ul><li>2 State Representatives, and<br /></li><li>1 State Senator.</li></ul>We encourage you to contact all three.<br /><br />In order to find out who they are, go <a href="http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx">here</a> and type in your street address. You can send them an email through the website.<br /><br />If you are comfortable writing a letter and sending it in the mail, go ahead and do that. Better yet, if you are comfortable calling them up on the phone, that's even better. But if that's too much for you, the email route is a great place to start.<br /><br />Make sure not only to tell them what you think, but to ask them what their position is, and make it clear you would like a response. When you get a response, please let us know. We're going to track each state legislator's positions.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617975400459945900.post-8204436917893255512008-11-09T20:46:00.000-08:002008-11-09T21:43:00.083-08:00FAQ #2: What Points Should I Make When Contacting My Legislator?<ol><li>Make sure they know that you are in command of the basic facts, not just reacting to "some story" you heard. Those facts are that the Department of Health & Human Services spends around <span style="font-weight: bold;">$7 million</span> each year paying for about <span style="font-weight: bold;">14,000 abortions</span>. This is through the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Medicaid </span>program. That money ends up in the hands of <span style="font-weight: bold;">abortion providers</span>. Many of those abortion providers pull down salaries of about <span style="font-weight: bold;">$250,000/year</span>. In short, they don't need the money.</li><li>Ask them whether they think this is a <span style="font-weight: bold;">morally</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">fiscally</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">responsible </span>way to spend $7 million of taxpayers' money?</li><li>Ask them if they support what amounts to <span style="font-weight: bold;">subsidies</span> to the abortion industry?</li><li>Washington state is <span style="font-weight: bold;">one of only four states</span> which pays abortions through Medicaid without exception. Ask what it is we know that the other 46 states don't.</li><li>Point out that you only subsidize something if you want to encourage it. Ask them if they support government policies which <span style="font-weight: bold;">encourage</span> people to choose <span style="font-weight: bold;">abortion</span>.</li><li>Ask them if they want to see the abortion rate go down. If so, how does making <span style="font-weight: bold;">60% of abortions free</span> achieve that?</li><li>Much of this $7 million goes to Planned Parenthood, which in this state makes a $5 million profit each year, and has doubled its revenues in the last 8 years. They make <span style="font-weight: bold;">$7 million of profit</span> just in sales of birth control to low income women. They are increasing their abortion business by 11% each year. Ask your legislators if they support taking money from your family to give <span style="font-weight: bold;">handouts </span>to these massively profitable abortion businesses.</li><li>If your legislator is<b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:16;" ></span></b> "<span style="font-weight: bold;">pro-choice</span>", ask them whether they support your right to choose whether or not to pay for someone else's abortion?<br /></li><li>Ask them if they would you support legislation to bring Washington's laws into line with the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> rest of the country</span> and stop using tax money to pay for abortions.<br /></li></ol>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617975400459945900.post-28413766837827897812008-11-09T15:46:00.000-08:002008-11-09T16:16:59.636-08:00FAQ #1: How Much Tax Money & How Many Abortions?[From DSHS's 2007 numbers], here are the most recently published figures for the total number of abortions they paid for with your and my money for State Fiscal Year 2006. You paid for 13,830 abortions at an average cost of $546, for a total of $7,554,501.<br /><br />Here is the table from 2000 on.<br /><br /><table str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 292pt;" border="2" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="256"> <col style="width: 48pt;" span="4" width="64"><tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 48pt;" num="" align="center" height="17" width="64">YEAR</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" num="11281" align="center" width="64">Abortions Paid For</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" num="6369252" align="center" width="64">Total Tax Dollars</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" num="565" align="center" width="64">Average Price</td> </tr><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 48pt;" num="" align="center" height="17" width="64">2000</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 48pt;" num="11281" align="center" width="64">11,281</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" num="6369252" align="center" width="64">$6,369,252 </td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 48pt;" num="565" align="center" width="64">$565 </td> </tr><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" num="" align="center" height="17">2001</td> <td class="xl26" num="12397" align="center">12,397</td> <td class="xl25" num="7332227" align="center">$7,332,227 </td> <td class="xl25" num="591" align="center">$591 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" num="" align="center" height="17">2002</td> <td class="xl26" num="13124" align="center">13,124</td> <td class="xl25" num="8205061" align="center">$8,205,061 </td> <td class="xl25" num="625" align="center">$625 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" num="" align="center" height="17">2003</td> <td class="xl26" num="13714" align="center">13,714</td> <td class="xl25" num="8288267" align="center">$8,288,267 </td> <td class="xl25" num="604" align="center">$604 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" num="" align="center" height="17">2004</td> <td class="xl26" num="14165" align="center">14,165</td> <td class="xl25" num="7001498" align="center">$7,001,498 </td> <td class="xl25" num="494" align="center">$494 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" num="" align="center" height="17">2005</td> <td class="xl26" num="13738" align="center">13,738</td> <td class="xl25" num="6823267" align="center">$6,823,267 </td> <td class="xl25" num="497" align="center">$497 </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" num="" align="center" height="17">2006</td> <td class="xl26" num="13830" align="center">13,830</td> <td class="xl25" num="7554501" align="center">$7,554,501 </td> <td class="xl25" num="546" align="center">$546 </td> </tr></tbody> </table>The proportion of all abortions paid for by the taxpayer has risen from 40% about 10 years ago to 55% in 2005. Total abortions for 2006 are not yet released so the percentage change can not yet be calculated.<br /><br />Here is the data in visual form.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/6413/1132/1600/614445/image001.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/6413/1132/320/195630/image001.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/6413/1132/1600/401863/image002.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/6413/1132/320/407277/image002.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(cross-posted from Abortion In Washington.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617975400459945900.post-31927480635713033772008-11-09T07:52:00.000-08:002008-11-09T08:37:07.209-08:00Should Olympia Run A Deficit to Subsidize the Abortion Industry?Welcome to the new website designed to bring about Change in Washington State. This state is one of the last remaining holdouts that still subsidizes the abortion industry with taxpayers' money.<br /><br />We're going to change that.<br /><br />As someone once said, "we may not get there in one year", but in the days ahead, we are going to help all those Washingtonians who object to this outrageous policy, while the government is running deficits close to $3 billion, have their voices heard in Olympia, until the policy is changed.<br /><br />No more will hardworking taxpayers be forced to take part in the practice of abortion against their will. Regardless what your thoughts are on abortion itself, we're sure you are pro-choice when it comes to your money.<br /><br />That $7 million of your money that is being given to Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics, and the wealthy abortion doctors across this state needs to be returned to you to buy groceries and gas.<br /><br />Stay tuned. We don't know how long it's going to take, but we're going to get there. Together.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0