The Planned Parenthood Vermont Action Fund Independent Expenditures PAC will bestow the honorary title of “state sexual and reproductive champion” upon Attorney General T.J. Donovan at a forthcoming fundraising event scheduled for this Thursday.
Donovan has repeatedly utilized his office to advance the agenda of Planned Parenthood and endorse policies designed to safeguard their abortion business. These policies include:
- In a testimony in support of H.57, which codified unrestricted, unregulated abortion in Vermont statute, the witness stated that the proposed legislation would be beneficial for women in the state.
- The Attorney General’s office was promised that it would be used to promote the passage of Proposal 5, which would enshrine abortion in the Vermont constitution.
- In collaboration with Governor Scott, the state secured $800,000 in funding to replace the federal Title X monies previously rejected by Planned Parenthood. This funding will enable the organization to continue its mission of promoting abortion as a method of family planning.
- The filing of a lawsuit to revoke federal protections for healthcare workers who do not wish to participate in abortion procedures.
In the context of the forthcoming election, T.J. Donovan has received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood. He has subsequently promoted policies designed to protect the interests of the organisation during his tenure in office. It has been alleged that he is now assisting their political action committee (PAC) in raising funds that may be used to re-elect him as Attorney General, or alternatively, to secure a position in another office. These claims have been made by Sharon Toborg, a policy analyst for the Vermont Right to Life Committee.
Noting that Donovan currently meets the definition of a candidate under Vermont law, Toborg added that it was difficult to comprehend how Planned Parenthood could claim that theirs was an independent expenditure-only PAC, which by law must conduct its activities completely independently of candidates, when they honoured a candidate at their fundraiser.
Additionally, it is noteworthy that:
- Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion provider in Vermont, with an estimated 90% market share of the approximately 1,200 abortions performed annually in the state.
- In 2014, the PPNNE Action Fund paid a $30,000 fine to the state of Vermont to settle a claim that it had violated campaign finance laws during the 2010 election.
Daniel Miller is responsible for nearly all of National Right to Life News' political writing.
With the election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency, Daniel Miller developed a deep obsession with U.S. politics that has never let go of the political scientist. Whether it's the election of Joe Biden, the midterm elections in Congress, the abortion rights debate in the Supreme Court or the mudslinging in the primaries - Daniel Miller is happy to stay up late for you.
Daniel was born and raised in New York. After living in China, working for a news agency and another stint at a major news network, he now lives in Arizona with his two daughters.
