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"(Planned Parenthood) object to the contention that an abstinence-only program supported by state Rep. Mark Anderson, R-Mesa, is successful. They claim that in a desperate attempt to dredge up financing for abstinence programs that Gov. Janet Napolitano gleefully axed from the state budget in June, Anderson has cooked the books on their rate of success. A Department of Health Services study has found that about 95 percent of teens who entered the program as virgins stayed that way, and that attitudes supportive of avoiding sex generally have improved among the kids." ---------------------------------------------------- Editor's note: A new voice joins Republic columnists...

CNSNews.com) - A pro-life group says Planned Parenthood's latest annual report reveals the "hypocritical nature" of the organization. "Planned Parenthood claims it seeks to reduce abortion, but its abortion numbers are skyrocketing," said Jim Sedlak, executive director of the American Life League's STOPP International project. According to Sedlak, Planned Parenthood has performed over 3 million abortions in its own facilities since 1970 - and that includes 227,385 abortions performed in 2002-2003, a 6.7 percent increase over the 213,026 performed in 2001-2002, he said. Moreover, Sedlak noted in a press release, when Planned Parenthood opened an abortion clinic in Bryan, Tex.,...

Boycott Blocks Construction of Abortuary in TexasSteve Brown, CNSNews.comMonday, Nov. 10, 2003 The willingness of some Texas pro-lifers to mix their personal views with their professional lives has blocked the construction of a $6.2 million abortion clinic in Austin. San Antonio-based Browning Construction, one of the largest such companies in the state, pulled out of the contract recently after a key contractors balked at the project because it was going to house a Planned Parenthood clinic where abortions were going to be performed. "We have requested that the construction contract be terminated because we are unable to secure and retain...