Transcripts of the Mark Crutcher sting operation on Planned Parenthood in Illinois.

It is enlightening to listen to the tapes below.  I am not sure the clinics were doing anything illegal because this is a phone call and if the girl comes in to have an abortion or pregnancy test, she's a patient and there is patient confidentiality involved, however, a couple of the 'helpful counselors' told the girl to not mention that her b/f was older or he could be put in jail.  And one counselor told the girl that pregnancy at her age was very hazardous, healthwise however, she advocated the carcinogenic hormone birth control "as soon as possible" (this isn't hazardous???).  Of course, no one told the "girl" that having an abortion that early gave her a very good chance of breast cancer later on.

I truly don't think that these people can be prosecuted, although they might try testing it in court as far as whether medical confidentiality would protect them from reporting the statutory rape. The case is confusing to say the least because the "girl" claims she's deeply in love with her b/f and that her parents did know they were going out with each other.  She sounds upset on the phone and the counselors are obviously trying to reach out to her to help her in their way (which is of course, NOT the kind of help she needs!)

I also feel there are some moral issues involved with running this type of sting operation as it involved lying on the part of the woman calling (who claimed to be a pregnant 13 year old) and she also, when caught making an appointment in another Planned Parenthood, had to "Lie" her way out of that.  Lying is against Christian morals and it could be, that stating it's "OK" to lie, "sometimes", is a morally relativistic point of view (Deism is usually about moral absolutism).

Never-the-less, regardless of what deception was used to obtain the MP3's below, they are enlightening to listen to, a chance people would not otherwise have of seeing firsthand how things ARE handled by various abortion clinics and Planned Parenthoods. Listening to these tapes reminds us how slimy the abortion industry can get and how little it is about "protecting women".  That being said, all of the counselors were obviously very sympathetic to the young girl and that points out the fact that the counselors may be truly ignorant of what they are REALLY doing.

Thursday, October 03, 2002
By The Leader-Chicago Bureau

CHICAGO-– Recordings of conversations between a minor girl and Planned Parenthood staffers were released to the public today, revealing that Planned Parenthood staff members tell their clients that they will keep information about alleged child sexual abuse and statutory rape from authorities.

In the recorded conversations, a female actress portrays a 13 year old girl speaking with staff members of 21 different Planned Parenthood clinics located throughout Illinois. In the tapes, the "13-year-old" discusses her relationship with a 22-year-old sexual partner. The recordings were made in a nationwide investigation conducted by Texas-based Life Dynamics.

A coalition of Illinois pro-family, pro-life organizations calling themselves the Committee to Protect Illinois Children, headed by Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Illinois in partnership with the Illinois Right to Life Committee, suggests that 21 Planned Parenthood (PP) and National Abortion Federation (NAF) abortion clinics in Illinois knowingly cooperate with minor girls under the age of consent who may be involved in sexual relationships with men over age 21, an illegal act in Illinois.

The caller in the recordings was seeking an abortion in an unmistakable effort to conceal illicit sex from her parents and authorities. Calls were made to over 800 abortion clinics nationwide during late February and early March this year. Illinois will be the fifth state to make the audiotapes and results public. (continued below table)

The calls to 21 Illinois PP and NAF abortion clinics, by a caller portraying herself as a 13-year-old girl with a 22-year-old boyfriend, were recorded this spring by Life Dynamics in Denton, Texas.

Transcripts of the recorded conversations are available at Illinois Leader -- Abortion Clinic Transcripts.

CITY               LOCATION                                             LISTEN
Chicago        1200 N. LaSalle Dr. (Old Town)                    Click Here
Chicago        1152 N. Milwaukee Ave. (Wicker Park)        Click Here
Chicago        9520 S. Halsted St. (Roseland)                    Click Here
Chicago        69 W. Washington St. (The Loop)              Click Here
Chicago        2744 N. Western Ave. (Humboldt Park)        Click Here
Chicago        5086 Elston Ave. (Jefferson Park)              Click Here
Lincolnwood 4751 Touhy                                                  Click Here
Des Plaines 1455 E. Golf Rd.                                      Click Here
Downers Grove 1700 75th St.                                            Click Here
Rockford        1400 Broadway                                            Click Here
Ottawa              612 Court Street                                      Click Here
Peoria              705 NE Jefferson Ave.                                Click Here
Peoria              7501 N. University                                      Click Here
Bloomington 318 W. Washington St.                                Click Here
Clinton              215 E. Main St.                                      Click Here
Champaign        302 E. Stoughton St.                                Click Here
Effingham        809 W. Fayette Ave.                                Click Here
Lincoln              109 3rd St.                                                  Click Here
Pekin              333 Court St.                                            Click Here
Granite City        1602 21st St.                                            Click Here

"The caller wasn't 13, that's true," said Mark Crutcher, Director of Life Dynamics. "But the clinic workers are telling us what the organizational policy is. What they're saying is, if a legitimate 13-year-old came in pregnant by a 40-year-old, this is what they would do. What is shown by the tapes is an intent to break the law."

Crutcher went on to say, "All 50 states clearly mandate that healthcare workers report any possible cases of child sexual abuse, which includes statutory rape. Clinics and workers who fail to report, or worse, actively participate to conceal the sexual conduct of adult men having sex with an underage girl, may be guilty of concealing a felony."

While the young voice asks the Planned Parenthood clinic about the availability of a secret abortion, coalition spokeswoman Jill Stanek, CWA of Illinois' Pro-Life Coordinator, said today that the ramifications are far-reaching.

“This goes beyond abortion. It goes to the issues of dispensing birth control to minors and treating their sexually-transmitted diseases, as well. There are underage girls impregnated by adult men sitting in clinic waiting rooms today with no one helping them. The adults who know about it are turning their backs on them.” said Jill Stanek, CWA of Illinois Pro-Life Coordinator. “This is utterly indefensible.”

Mark Crutcher said from his Texas office, "We can't allow family planning facilities to become sanctuaries for men who sexually abuse children. To think that there would be adults who are in positions to know about this, and hear the conversations they've had with that child . . . They're talking to a child who is a victim of felony sexual assault, and they're giving her advice as to how to cover it up."

Audio and written transcripts are being sent to the Illinois Attorney General, all 102 States’ Attorneys, and 61 County Board Chairmen who have family planning clinics in their counties, with a request to immediately open investigations and take appropriate action concerning possible abortion clinic complicity in reporting law violations.
 

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