Judge denies Planned Parenthood Aurora’s request to open tomorrow
This information comes from pro-life attorney Tom Brejcha, who just left the hearing:
U.S. District Judge Charles Norgle has denied Planned Parenthood’s request for an order that Aurora allow it to open tomorrow.
There is a very short schedule for the next hearing. Each side has 24 hours to file papers to respond. They will be back in court Thursday morning. This hearing will include witnesses if appropriate if either side brings them.
U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall refused to take the case. She said this wasn’t related to the Pro-Life Action League case currently before her. Turns out PP wanted its case to go before Kendall, which was likely a tip-off she may lean in favor of abortion.
This is great news.
UPDATE, 1:20p: Eric Scheidler just emailed this additional information on today’s hearing, which he attended:
Planned Parenthood was asking Federal District Judge Charles Norgle to issue an injunction that would have required the City to let them open for business WITHOUT concluding the investigation into PP’s dealings with the City.
Judge Charles Norgle listened to arguments from PP and the City for an hour, and decided a full hearing was required.
The hearing has been set for Thursday at 10 a.m. That means that Planned Parenthood will not open until Friday at the earliest.
One important point to keep in mind:
The question here is not whether PP can ever open. The question is whether their opening can be DELAYED while an investigation is concluded into the allegations raised into wether PP defrauded the City.
That question may be settled Thursday after a full hearing.
UPDATE, 1:47p: Here’s the Chicago Tribune story on the hearing.
UPDATE, 7:43p: Here’s a CBS 2 news t.v. report, which includes Eric Scheidler [HT: Paul W.]
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
Praise God!
Great! Just think of the HIV and cancer screenings you’ve denied the people of Aurora!
Gee, all those women who go without Planned Parenthood’s contraceptives can go get abortions when the place DOES open. I wonder how many abortions you people will cause before this is all over.
Laura
Don’t worry, it sounds like this is just a short delay while the court get’s full briefing. An order today would have been very unsual.
However, I owe someone a dollar. :(
Just so there is no confusion, my “Praise God” comment was posted by me….Laura K. (not to be confused with “Laura”…
Laura K.,
There are plenty of other good, moral physicians and centers in the Aurora area that can perform HIV and cancer screenings, along with contraceptives!
Huzzah!
Hands down, the best line from the Aurora Beacon news story about the non-opening of Planned Parenthood’s ginormous Abortion Fortress tomorrow is this:
“Planned Parenthood President and CEO Steve Trombley counted the judge’s ruling as a victory for Planned Parenthood saying that it is clear the judge took the issue seriously.”
Um, if you sue the city to force you to open on a particular day, and if the judge in the case does not rule that the city must allow you to open on said day, how can that possibly be considered a victory?
Yeah, I just heard that same comment from Steve on WBBM 780 & thought the same thing…The arrogance just never stops!!! AMAZING!
I’m pretty sure Aurota has other medical facilities where people can receive BC, HIV, STD screenings, etc.
There are those little things called DOCTORS.
I don’t think PP is the only clinic in that or surrounding CITY alone.
Thank GOD for putting the denial in that judges heart. One step closer to victory! :)
Laura said: “Gee, all those women who go without Planned Parenthood’s contraceptives can go get abortions when the place DOES open. I wonder how many abortions you people will cause before this is all over.”
Contraception ain’t all it’s cracked up to be when it comes to reducing the so-called need for abortion. Quite the contrary, in fact.
Heck, even the Alan Guttmacher Institute — the research arm of Planned Parenthood — acknowledges on its website that “[f]ifty-four percent of U.S. women who had an abortion in 2000 were using a method [of contraception] in the month they became pregnant.”
They then say that this doesn’t mean that contraceptives fail 54% of the time, and then say that these women apparently didn’t use their contraceptives “perfectly”.
Of course they didn’t use them perfectly, because in all likelihood, no one uses them perfectly.
Statisticians who assess the effectiveness of contraceptives use the term “perfect use” to describe the ideal conditions under which the lowest possible pregnancy rates can be achieved. That’s why we often see so-called failure rates of 1% for most hormonal contraceptives.
However, the term “perfect use” is, for all practical purposes, useless. It’s merely a theoretical concept that offers a false sense of security. How often does “perfect use” occur? Rarely? Ever?
On the other hand, “typical use” is a much more accurate gauge of how a given contraceptive’s failure rate. Note how the AGI’s figures for failures rates for various contraceptives are much higher when we’re talking about “typical use”.
It’s called “typical use” because it is, well, typical. Human nature being what it is, people simply don’t use contraceptives perfectly. And when they’re not used perfectly, they fail quite often.
It’s partly for this reason that those who want to be truly pro-life must also refuse to accept contracepetion as a “solution” to abortion.
Aurora*
What Pro Life Action League case is Judge Kendall working on now? I must have missed that somewhere…
“Um, if you sue the city to force you to open on a particular day, and if the judge in the case does not rule that the city must allow you to open on said day, how can that possibly be considered a victory?”
Well, I wasn’t there,but perhaps the judge indicated some very serious concerns about the delay in opening, and it now appears that after giving the City a chance to fully brief the issue, might issue an injuction Thursday. A delay of only a few days would be a victory, and Planned Parenthood might be expecting that. (although it costs me a dollar)
It’s partly for this reason that those who want to be truly pro-life must also refuse to accept contracepetion as a “solution” to abortion.
Posted by: John Jansen at September 17, 2007 1:29 PM
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…And the real agenda shines through.
“It’s partly for this reason that those who want to be truly pro-life must also refuse to accept contracepetion as a “solution” to abortion.”
Amen, John!
can’t have people fornicating unless they want to have some babies.
I suppose oral sex is still cool though.
Or they could get the proper permits and be allowed to Fornicate Under the Consent of King george……….
Abortion is the selfish solution. Adoption is NEVER given as an option by PP. If you’ve had an abortion and can live with yourself that’s your decision but TOO MANY people are championing the pro-choice cause that have never had an abortion or even know someone who has had one. If they did, and knew the regret and depression it causes, they wouldn’t be so quick to think PP is the answer. Adoption is the answer, an unselfish act for someone else.
“Gee, all those women who go without Planned Parenthood’s contraceptives can go get abortions when the place DOES open.”
Have you ever TRIED to get contraceptives from PP? Oh wait, I guess you haven’t, or you wouldn’t have made that stupid comment. Abortion is much more lucrative.
You can’t even get a pregnancy test for free, so all of you that think PP is bringing care to the poor and down trodden, think again.
Mary, I know people who have done both (abortion and adoption). I don’t know anyone who regrets their abortion (I’m not saying there aren’t any, I’m just saying I don’t know any) I do know one woman who struggles more with “giving up her baby” then she does with her abortion. Adoption can be difficult. Personally, I’m a fan for those who want to do it.
Given the huge number of abortions in the US in the last 30 years, I don’t believe most pro-choice people don’t know anyone who ever had an abortion. I know many.
I do agree with your basic premise: “If you’ve had an abortion and can live with yourself that’s your decision”
“can’t have people fornicating unless they want to have some babies.
I suppose oral sex is still cool though.”
Hah! Sodomy is GREAT–you can do it all the time and never get pregnant!
So this is what we are resorting to now. Crudeness and shock value?
tsk, tsk.
I expect as much from Laura and SoMG. But Hal? Pip?
I’ve heard sheep are fun too.
My favorite line from this movie:
“Are there sheep?”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAPzIRictIk
Funny, too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0m8yEXZZ68
CBS 2 Chicago had a fairly unbiased report at 6:00 pm, on the delay of the opening of the PP killing center.
Here is the link to that video:
http://cbs2chicago.com/westsuburbanbureau
Great video!!! The only thing I could think of after watching that was it would make a GREAT Body Language segment on the O’Reilly Factor!!!
MK-
Sheesh. We were just kidding. As I’ve said before, I like irreverant humor.
Stop ruining our funk, MK! ;)
HAHA, *fun!
I know three women who have had abortions and two women who put their babies up for adoption. The three women who had abortions have suffered terrible depression, which they can’t get under control. The two women who put their babies in the hands of two loving parents, are now living full, sane and happy lives. Abortion is NEVER a good decision, especially for the baby. I know this is old but it’s still true ~ pro-aborts are already born ~ thank your moms.
“Mary, I know people who have done both (abortion and adoption). I don’t know anyone who regrets their abortion (I’m not saying there aren’t any, I’m just saying I don’t know any) I do know one woman who struggles more with “giving up her baby” then she does with her abortion. ”
This is stunning to me. Someone struggles more with the idea that her child will be cherished and loved — that the child was loved enough to be given life — than she does with the idea that she killed her own child?!?! I can’t even process this thought.
M,
Stay on this blog long enough and you’ll find (sadly) that there are alot more thoughts to process than just the adoption issue.
M
NAF supports and advertises a group called exilled mothers. Their claim, among many, is that adoption causes suicide in the mother and when you put your baby up for adoption you are just being a “breeder”. It is a horrible group and is of course supported by an abortion advocate organization. (NAF uses info on their website to quote “facts” on adoption)
You don’t have to think very hard about where this stuff is coming from.
I can’t comprehend it either, M.
“Mary, I know people who have done both (abortion and adoption). I don’t know anyone who regrets their abortion (I’m not saying there aren’t any, I’m just saying I don’t know any) I do know one woman who struggles more with “giving up her baby” then she does with her abortion. ”
M: This is stunning to me. Someone struggles more with the idea that her child will be cherished and loved — that the child was loved enough to be given life — than she does with the idea that she killed her own child?!?! I can’t even process this thought.
M, you don’t know that that’s what she’s thinking. “Cherished and loved” is one thing, but there’s no guarantee that it’s going to be the case.
I’m not saying that adoption is “bad,” at all. But people do worry about it sometimes.
Doug