Hi Dan,

I'm glad you wrote about this. Leenie recently found out her employer supports this organization with the always popular: "Jeans on Friday"

My employer also supports the "United Way". They always try to get us to contribute. I never do. I only get involved for career day where I can actually meet some kids and have a positive influence on them.

Let's keep a list of all of these.

I won't ever support the March of Dimes because of this. I was truly surprised at their pro-abortion stance. Destroying those with defects before they are born is not what we mean when we say we want to prevent birth defects in children!

I feel the same way about the United Way and their Planned Parenthood connection.

Here's a good way to begin helping people: Don't let them be crushed and dismembered. Just sayin'.

God smiles to see this blog. This is great! Keep preaching. I am glad found it in MyBlogLog.
God bless you!

And to think I was going to donate money to them in memory of my late son...glad I found this post.

Yes! Thanks for the comment. I'm very happy to know it made a difference.

Awesome site! Is there a list that the general public can read on who the March of Dimes supports? Do they actually admit to this? Thanks for your time. God Bless!

Thanks for axing. It appears the first MOD link no longer works. If you google "march of dimes planned parenthood", you will find many links from pro-life groups exposing PP. We try to rely on primary sources here at the alert, so I added a second link. It links to the same page, but now it's a slightly different address. You might have to go directly to the MOD website and search for planned parenthood to find it.

I am so thankful I found this website. Our school will have casual for cash every other Friday. The money will go for March of Dimes. I was told March of Dimes supported abortions so I went searching. I will not participate on casual for cash days.

Thank you and God's blessings

Hi JLM,

Thanks for the comment. A few companies have similar things such as "Jeans for Generosity" too. To name one, Kindercare does this. Talk about taking care of kids...

My company does the jeans bit. I've never participated because they support The United Way, and other questionable groups.

JLM, thanks very much for commenting. You are one of the reasons I wrote this article. We have to spread the word.

Omigosh, I was just looking on google to see if UNICEF supports abortion and I found this article. I am devestated because both the March of Dimes and UNICEF support abortion and I donated many times to the March of Dimes. Well, I am going to have to figure out how much I donated to them and give double that amount to care-net ot heartbeat international.

Thank you SO much for posting this article. I will ALWAYS research charities before I support them.

Thanks for the comment Karen. I have found recently that the Girl Scouts of America also support Planned Parenthood by inviting PP speakers to speak to the girls.

I was apalled when someone very close to me told me that the March of Dimes supports abortion! I actually stood in traffic at a road block and raised money for THAT! I really wanted to help FIND A CURE for birth defects, NOT HELP KILL THE BABIES THAT WERE EFFECTED WITH DEFECTS!!!!! I was told that I needed and amnio with my son once they discovered he had Downs syndrome. I refused b/c it was too risky to do the amnio. I asked my doctor flat out "If you do the amnio and it proves he has Downs is there anything you can do to cure him?" She said no. I refused to do the amnio, and felt like I was being forced to spend extra money on a proceedure that couldn't change anything. They had already informed me that my baby could have Downs and I was willing to raise him either way! There was no reason to risk his life! I actually naturally misscarried at 7 months, and guess what? He wasn't Downs!!! I just thought that I would provide everyone with the fact that THEY CAN BE WRONG AND YOUR BABY COULD BE HEALTHY!!! I really want to help FIND A CURE!!! Does anyone know a group that does that? I mean without abortion???

Hi Kara,

Thank you for sharing your story. God bless you.

Thanks Kara.

The Michael Fund is pro-life. It is also called the International Foundation for Genetic Research. http://www.michaelfund.org/

I actually found a form letter from the director of March of Dimes on this issue. I included the link above. My father worked with planned parent hood many years ago and they only support birth control and preventative measures. In other words plan to be a parent.

http://www.lifeissues.org/connector/2006/06july_MOD.htm

I appreciate their attempts to save babies through PP. However, "directing" money to non-abortion parts of PP is like pouring water in one side of a bathtub and saying it's not our fault if the other side rises too.

Ultimately, anything short of NO support of PP is a lame attempt at compromise. There is no reason to support MOD when there are better, non-PP supportive alternatives out there.

Edit: To clarify the above comment: When "directed" funds are given to an organization, such as PP, the organization simply has to take the "non-directed" funds that otherwise would have gone to one place and redirect them to the objectionable place.

For example, the state lottery was intended to get more money to schools. The lottery money did go to schools. The legislature took the money that otherwise would have gone to schools and redirected it elsewhere. Thus, schools ended up with no net gain since they would have received the money anyway. The net result is the extra money gained from the lottery went to other government functions, not schools. I apply this same logic to MOD/PP.

I hope you guys realize that March of Dimes does not support abortion. It actually states that March of Dimes funding CAN NOT go towards the funding of abortion or abortion research. DOCTORS perform abortion and PARENTS choose to have them. The March of Dimes does many things to HELP SAVE hundreds of thousands of babies-both born and before. Please do not post junk like this until you get your facts straight. For those of you who said this blog changed your view-do some research of your own. You can check out their website if you’d like to read for yourself. http://search.marchofdimes.com/cgibin/MsmGo.exe?grab_id=6&page_id=10461952&query=abortion&hiword=ABORT+ABORTIONS+abortion+

For the person who gave the poor correlation of MOD/PP and pouring water into one side of a bathtub-You obviously have no knowledge about nonprofits and a very important thing call transparency. 501c3 organizations such as the March of Dimes have to be VERY clear about the funds they both get and give. Grantees have to report back to the organization with how exactly they used the money they were granted including what they bought/whose salary they paid/and what programs they funded-and the results of said programs.


And for you Christians who feel morally torn between donating to the march of dimes and their use of you can restrict your funds. The March of Dimes has to obey your wishes.
I am a PROUD PREEMIE and a PROUD fundraiser for the March of Dimes for many years.

Added new links above. One to a Roman Catholic assessment and one to a Christian alternative to MOD--The Michael Fund!

It seems MOD also supports federal funding of embryonic stem cell research (ESCR). This support is disgusting on at least two levels. The federal government does not have the delegated power to do such a thing. In addition, this waste of taxpayer money shows no promise, whereas adult stem cells show abundant promise.

It's unclear to me whether MOD supports killing new human beings (The Obama position) or simply continued funding of existing lines (The Bush position). If anyone has information on MOD policies for new embryos please comment. If MOD doesn't specify that new embryos should NOT be killed, this is another nail in the coffin. Neutrality on this issue is not an option.

P.S. Note that President Bush never issued a BAN on ESCR, only CLARIFIED pre-existing restrictions on NEW LINES of embryos. For some reason people have trouble with this.

In August 2005, Harvard University scientists announced a break-through discovery that fuses "blank" embryonic stem cells with adult skin cells, rather than with fertilized embryos, to create all-purpose stem cells viable to treat diseases and disabilities.
This discovery doesn't result in the death of fertilized human embryos, and thus would effectively respond to pro-life objections to embryonic stem cell research and therapy.


It's on the waaaaay!!

I have been a supporter of March of Dimes for a few years, my son is the ambassedor for them this year but I am also a huge pro-life supporter and when I first started supporting MOD I asked them what there stand on abortion was, I recieved a letter for the President of MOD in Louisville, Ky and in the letter they stated that they are not for or against abortion they dont have a stand on it at all, they also stated that if they found out that any grant money was going towards aborting babies they would withdraw there grant. So I am really confused , I have shown God in everyway that I am anti abortion, you see when I was pregnant with my son the Doctors wanted be to abort him b/c I had low fluid and I could contract an infection, if I got the infection there was a 90% chance I would die, as a mother I chose to make the only decision that was right and that was I would lay down my life for my son to have a chance, I sat in the hospital for 5 weeks I gave birth to my son who will soon be three years old he is perfectly healthy and so am I, it breaks my heart to hear that the March of Dimes supports this, this organization also helped save my son, so I pray that this is wrong but if not I pray they see the light, b/c they will lose my support.

Tara,
Please look at the website I posted a few posts ago. March of Dimes does NOT support abortion. The person who posted this about Planned Parent hood has not done the research to post something like this and cause an uproar. Many people have posted they now refuse to donate to this amazing cause because of this post. If you are the ambassador family please contact the local division you are working with and ask them and they can explain it to you much better than I can. Please don't stop supporting March of Dimes because of ignorant people. As you know 1 in 8 babies are born premature and without March of Dimes they don't get the health they need.

Please, please contact your local chapter/division for more information instead of believe this person's garbage post which is full of LIES.

Hi Tara, thanks for posting. God bless you for doing the right thing.

MOD, at the very least, does not oppose abortion. Thus, they suppress the truth in unrighteousness. You should withdraw support from them as long as they continue to claim neutrality. There can be no neutrality on this issue. I encourage you to follow the multiple links I posted above to verify that MOD supports PP and abortion.

The Michael Fund (link above) is a moral alternative to MOD.

I guess the best thing to do is keep the money in your own pockets. Too risky to try to help others if their philosophies do not match yours identically. Remember, you should not support anyone in the service either because they kill innocent babies, too.

I wonder why my last post was deleted? hummmmmm Guess this isn't a public forum-too bad. I guess people can only read what SOME people have to offer and not all. Discrimination at it's finest.

Hi Joan. I don't know what you're referring to. Was it a post on this thread? Edgar might be able to help out with this if you have more info. such as date posted and if it contained any profanity or odd web links. Thanks for any info. you can provide.

BTW, we reserve the right to delete or edit any post as we see fit. We happily practice discrimination, else you would be reading nothing but Cial is and Viag ra comments ;)

Hi Joan,

The last comment we have from you is from 5/19/2009...

As Dan says, we allow all comments to be posted but we get lots of junk so sometimes when we trigger the cleaning routine stuff gets deleted.

So do let us know what it was that you posted

Tara, I do not understand why you would take issue with the very organization that saved your son?! On the basis that they do not take a side on the issue of abortion? Please help me understand.

March of Dimes does not have a "pro-abortion" stance, and never has. March of Dimes supports research to cure birth defects, which is a leading cause of abortion.

Cutting off your nose to spite your face, are you?

March of Dimes already speeded the creation of effective prevention of polio. They've saved more lives than anyone has a duty to. Refusing to donate to the charity is quirky, urging others to fail to donate is immoral.

Ed, you might be able to make a case that overall, MOD reduces abortions based on reducing birth defects that lead people to choose abortions. Do you have any documentation along those lines?

You also might have a point about urging others not to donate being immoral if there weren't other charities doing the same things as MOD without the taint of abortion. As I noted above, however, that is not the case. The Michael Fund is a superior alternative.

Thanks for the comments.

Is the Michael Fund a 501(c)3? I can't find any information about them at Charitynavagator.org and their website has not been updated in several years. So, please fill me in

www.charitynavigator.org


Typo!

I see they have a winter 2008 newlsetter. How do you come to the conclusion that their website has not been updated in several years?

http://www.michaelfund.org/media/Winter_2008.pdf

When was that newsletter put up there? Where are updates?

Also, I see by their mission is geared toward helping children with genetic abnormalities. How is this an "alternative" to March of Dimes? The March of Dimes mission states: Our mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.

Birth defects are just ONE aspect of what the March of Dimes does. Prematurity is the #1 cause of infant death in America. How exactly does the Michael Fund help with the other parts of the March of Dimes mission?

Also, my question about their 501(c)3 status?

How much money has been raised in the past few years? What percentage of that goes toward the cause? How many people do they have on staff? What specific research do they fund? To which research institutes are their grants distributed?

Please, educate me. I do think this is a great cause but it is not an "alternative" to the March of Dimes-not even close.

Joan, your questions would be better directed to the Michael Fund administrators.

We didn't claim The Michael Fund is an exact substitute for MOD, just an alternative. Your points are of no force since they seem to be assuming the former. TMF doesn't have to do EVERYTHING MOD does to be an alternative.

The Michael Fund basically only supports research about Trisomy 21 so you're right, it's not a substitute for the March of Dimes. Maybe you shouldn't preach that people shouldn't support March of Dimes and should only support the Michael Fund-I.E. the woman who said she was going to support the march of dimes in memory of her late son, the michael fund probably isn't going to do any research to help find the reason of his terribly passing.

Saying this I must assume that the child didn't have Downs (As research shows that most, in fact hardly any, peoeple who are diagnoised with Downs dies FROM it).

Either way, please stop refering people to an organization that is not funding research to help THEM specifically. 1 in 8 babies is born premature in this country! Let's do something about it!!!!!!

I always thought MOD had their own research facilities and didn't know they provided grants to independent (i.e. not directed or monitored by MOD) groups. Do they still grant any funds to Planned Parenthood (the largest abortion provider and accessory to statutory rape)? Does anyone know how to navigate the MOD website to see where funds go. They are very impressive having smaller percentage of donation dollars than most used up for administration and marketing.

You say support of March of Dimes is unconscionable. But they clearly do not support abortion and have consistently stated that "All grantees and contractors regardless of their personal opinions are prohibited from using MOD funds for abortion research, to pay for abortions, or to give directive advice concerning abortions." So all you or anybody has to do is show that PP uses the funds from MOD for anything related to abortions and they will withdraw them.

Until you can do that, stop bashing an organization like MOD that does much good strictly because you are against Planned Parenthood.

MOD is a strong support for people like my sister who is pregant with triplets. Prematurity is a VERY high risk in multiples pregnancy. Due to the ongoing work of MOD, the health of babies born in multiple-birth pregnancies has increased by leaps and bounds, giving even the littlest of babies a chance to survive. This is strongly pro-life. I don't think anyone would want to consider what the lack of this kind of progress would have led to for many, many premature babies.

I think MOD is doing a fine job with planned parenthood. I personally know a few parents who have benefited from their work.
Regards~Derick~U-2-Me.

Too bad no one aborted you all.

To clarify, that was directed solely towards the psycho prolifers.

Claudia you are obviously sick in the head to make such a comment. It really shows your true intelligence and it is pretty equal to pro choicers! What gives anyone the right to kill an innocent baby just because you went out and had unprotected sex? Abortion is murder and no one should have the right to end a life because they were irresponsible!

MOD is a fantastic organization. I wish people would actually take time out of their hectic lives and do research before trying to slander a business. My nephew was born 3 months early and weighed in at 1 ib 8 oz... 12 years later a MOD representative calls my sister and refers her to new doctors to help with his vision and speech and such. The michaek fund sounds great but its for one thing and not many professional charitys hardly put anythin on their site. Most americans dont want to search all over for who they fund and how the money is spent.. Its not a very professional website at all. Its upsetting. Times like today abortion has become more common and christians shouldn't say anything if someone decides to have one. I dont like top bash any group of people but just because your christian it doesnt make you better or holyier than thou on anyone else. And if a christian has something to say about that... read into different world religions.. abortion is more acceptable in other countries and guess what christians.. all religions are based off the same concept.. So remember your religion is the same as a muslims... imagine that!

and carrie- its not a baby until its heart beats.. it has no way of thinking it cant move on its own and it cant close its eyes.. is it actually alive or does the mother keep it alive? If it cant survive on its own its not alive to me.. maybe thats the atheism speaking but sit and think and then sit and think some more.. Ive studied world religions.. study what muslims believe in life in the womb... its not always being irresponsible to abort.. a 13 year old girl gets rapped and ends up pregnant.. ruin her life or have her try to make the best out of the remaining years she has? A 13 year old cant take care of a child alone so then it falls on the girls parents.. and you may think adoption... yeah adoption is great but tell people like brad pitt and angelina jolie to adopt children from our own country!! or let gays adopt.. as long as a child is loved the sexuality of the parent shouldn't matter. my first year of college i thought like you and bam! 7 years later still in college with more classes than one could count my opinion has changed. Ive been in school for 7 years for nursing.. i have seen things people couldnt imagine. at 27 years old i know the tao or the truth on what life is..

"and carrie- its not a baby until its heart beats."

The words of a sick, twisted, perverse mind. I pray the Lord will grant you repentance.