Pro-Life Group Files IRS Complaint Against Planned Parenthood for Offering Free Abortions Near DNC
A pro-life group, 40 Days for Life, has filed an IRS complaint against Planned Parenthood for deploying a mobile abortion van offering free services near the Democratic National Convention. The group claims that this violates Planned Parenthood’s nonprofit status.
CEO Shawn Carney stated, “Targeting political parties and candidates with free abortions and other in-kind gifts is strictly prohibited by the IRS — a basic rule that every nonprofit understands. Planned Parenthood’s recklessness on such a public stage is astounding.”
The filing alleges that Planned Parenthood’s actions openly advertise and provide free services in direct relation to a nationwide political rally for one party and certain political candidates, which violates nonprofit status.
Planned Parenthood Great Rivers of St. Louis announced that a bus was headed to the DNC in Chicago to offer free services, including medicinal abortions. As of Tuesday, the bus was fully booked for appointments.
In response to the controversy, Dr. Colleen McNicholas, chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood Great Rivers, stated, “Accessibility is a core value at Planned Parenthood Great Rivers, and our mobile health clinic helps us bring care to more people who need it.”
This election year, Democrats have made abortion a central issue on their party’s platform, warning that a Trump presidency could lead to a nationwide, federal ban on abortions. Former President Trump has stated that the decision on abortion will be left up to the states.
On day one of the DNC, abortion took center stage, with several speakers discussing it as a central issue of the Democratic Party’s 2024 platform.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Planned Parenthood for comment on the complaint filed by 40 Days for Life.
