Poll: The more Iowans know truth about Planned Parenthood, the more they support defunding

Majority of Iowans agree that taxpayer funding should be redirected to trustworthy women’s health centers

Attorney sound bite:  Kevin Theriot

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – A Public Opinion Strategies poll that Alliance Defending Freedom commissioned shows that the majority of Iowans are in favor of defunding Planned Parenthood and redirecting women to health care clinics in light of controversial videos released by the Center for Medical Progress, which show the abortion giant negotiating the sale of fetal body parts.

“Americans should not be forced to fund a billion-dollar corporation that was caught on camera negotiating the sale of baby body parts,” said ADF Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot. “Recently released undercover videos exposed the horrific truth about Planned Parenthood that every American should know. Our tax dollars should fund local public health clinics, not provide $500 million in corporate welfare for Planned Parenthood’s abortion and baby parts business.” (#DefundPP)

The poll revealed the following findings:

• Seventy percent of Iowans agree that Congress should help community clinics provide affordable and comprehensive health services. However, continuing to fund Planned Parenthood, which is currently under investigation for the sale of fetal body parts, is not the way to do that.
• Sixty-nine percent of Iowans agree that taxpayers should not subsidize an organization like Planned Parenthood, which recent undercover videos reveal as potentially illegally harvesting and selling baby parts. Rather, the government should redirect funding to the thousands of health clinics around the country that provide low-cost, comprehensive, high-quality health care to women.
• Sixty-four percent of Iowans agree that Congress should end taxpayer funding to Planned Parenthood, which received more than $528 million dollars in taxpayer funding in 2014. Planned Parenthood should operate using the almost $700 million dollars in annual revenue it receives from private sources.

• Map: U.S. health care clinics compared to U.S. Planned Parenthood clinics
• Resource page: Planned Parenthood: the whole story
• Pronunciation guide: Theriot (TAIR-ee’-oh)