Anti-Choice Extremists By the Numbers

Here at PPWP we have a marketing device called "Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania: By the Numbers". Essentially, it tells the story of what PPWP does every year though numerical data. It is a handy little tool for getting the word out about all of our great services. The content is something like this:



79: Number of years PPWP has provided women, men, and adolescents with the information and services needed to make responsible choice about sex and reproduction.



6: Number of PPWP health centers: downtown Pittsburgh (2), Bridgeville, Moon, Johnstown, and Somerset.



37,500 Number of women, men, and adolescents served by PPWP each year.



12: Number of counties served by PPWP: Allegheny, Beaver, Bedfored, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington, and Westmoreland.



75%: Percentage of PPWP clients age 20 or older.



17,000: Number of teens, parents, and professionals reached each year by PPWP's responsible sex education programs.



70% Percentage of PPWP health care clients with annual incomes below 150% of the federal Poverty level (an annual income less than $15,600 per single person household).



87%: Percentage of PPWP health care clients that come to us for family planning services.



35,000: Number of visits to our website, http://www.ppwp.org/, each month.



If the Anti-Choice wackos responsible for the murder of Dr. George Tiller this past Sunday morning were to take ownership of all there hard work in the past 30 years(insert sarcastic and disdainful tone), this would be their marketing device. I present to you*:



"Anti-Choice Extremists: By the Numbers"

8: Murders, including Dr. Tiller

17: Attempted Murders

41: Bombings

175: Acts of Arson

96: Attempted Arson or Bombing

390: Invasions

1,400: Acts of Vandalism

1993: Acts of Trespass

100: Butyric Acid Attacks

659: Anthrax Threats

179: Acts of Assault & Battery

406: Death Threats

4: Kidnappings

151: Incidences of Burglary

525: Stalking Cases



You should be ashamed of yourselves.



*and by me, I mean the fine folks at National Abortion Federation.