The following is an email I sent to the March of Dimes:
It is sickening that the March of Dimes with the slogan - “A Fighting Chance for Every Baby” - donates to Planned Parenthood, an organization that kills babies and sells their body parts. Why do you support the Planned Parenthood abortion mill?
Here is their response:
Thank you for your inquiry. A few local March of Dimes chapters have given local grants to Planned Parenthood exclusively for preconception, prenatal, and interconception education in areas of the country where prenatal care is sparse, non-existent or difficult to access. This allows women to get the care they need to help improve the health of both mom and baby. [Reality: The effect of such grants is to indirectly provide additional funds for abortion services. Money is fungible. Such grants provide the opportunity for Planned Parenthood to increase the amount of undesignated donations to be used for abortion services.]
The March of Dimes is neutral on the subject of abortion. The March of Dimes does not encourage, fund, or support abortion services through national, state or community grants, nor may Foundation funds be used for directive counseling regarding abortion. Violation of this policy would be grounds for immediate cancellation of a grant. [Translation: We do not oppose abortion so therefore we are pro-choice but not necessarily pro-abortion]
Thank you for this opportunity to give you accurate information about March of Dimes policies and activities. We are deeply grateful for your dedication to and support of our lifesaving mission.
I’d like to know exactly what kind of prenatal care PP provides? What a lie.
They “are deeply grateful for your dedication to and support of our lifesaving mission.”
"A few local March of Dimes chapters have given local grants to Planned Parenthood exclusively for preconception, prenatal, and interconception education in areas of the country where prenatal care is sparse, non-existent or difficult to access. "