[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 43 (Thursday, April 6, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H1566]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 PLANNED PARENTHOOD MARKETING GIMMICKS

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, I read recently that Planned Parenthood in 
San Francisco has launched a fresh marketing gimmick to drum up new 
business for its clinics.
  Under its ``Tell A Friend'' campaign, girls can earn free movie 
tickets for referring a friend to Planned Parenthood clinics. These 
same area clinics are offering the chance to win a free iPod for 
scheduling an appointment by April 30.
  While the idea of luring young girls into abortion clinics with 
gimmicks like free iPods and movie tickets may be outrageous, I guess 
it shouldn't be surprising. After all, Planned Parenthood may be 
feeling the financial squeeze these days.
  Statistics show U.S. teenagers are having fewer abortions than any 
time since Roe v. Wade, and polling indicates that today's teenagers 
are more pro-life than previous generations.
  Mr. Speaker, the pro-choice side likes to say that their goal is to 
see that abortion in America is safe, legal and rare; but those who 
truly seek to reduce abortion rates in America aren't baiting girls 
into abortion clinics with offers of free movie tickets and iPods.

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