An IRS complaint filed by a pro-life organization says the Florida branch of Planned Parenthood violated Harris Waltz's tax-exempt status by providing workspace to his presidential campaign.
The lawsuit was filed by 40 Days for Life, one of Japan's leading pro-life organizations. IRS complaints In December. It claims to have information about “potentially prohibited political activity that could affect the tax-exempt status” of Florida's Planned Parenthood program.
“This is one of many violations by Planned Parenthood that we have seen, because we are physically present at these abortion facilities, holding peaceful vigils, and providing alternatives to abortion. And because we're there, you know, it's over.” With 1,700 locations, we see Planned Parenthood doing a lot of good,” 40 Days for Life CEO Sean Carney told FOX News Digital.
Fox News Digital reached out to Planned Parenthood Florida several times but did not receive a response by publication deadline.
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40 Days for Life has filed a complaint with the IRS alleging that the family planning program may violate its tax-exempt status. (Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
“This definitely stood out. They were handing out flyers that said Tim Waltz Tuesday, which doesn't seem like the greatest time in the world, but they were still hosting a campaign event for Walt Harris. , were promoting all these events offering their space.'' Of course they didn't do that for the Republican Party, and as a 501c3 they can't do that. ”
Last summer, Carney's group filed another complaint about Planned Parenthood's mobile abortion bus, which operated several miles from where the Democratic National Convention was being held. Abortion was the center of attention on the first day of the DNC. Several speakers spoke at length about this being one of the central issues of the issue. Democratic Party 2024 platform.
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“The pro-abortion angle of running a campaign celebrating abortion was a dismal failure for the Harris Waltz camp, but when we submitted it, we received a response that they had received it. I We are counting on and supporting the Trump administration.''The reason we are intensifying the investigation is because we currently have two violations, both of which are clearly against the Trump administration, and which are politically extremely sensitive to the Democratic Party. It's a partisan thing, and of course, as a nonprofit, you can't do that. ” Carney said.
The 42-page IRS complaint also alleges that “Planned Parenthood's activities in this case are quite different from permissible lobbying.”
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“The provision of office space juxtaposes tax-exempt privilege against a politically charged environment and serves as a clear indicator of political support for or opposition to a particular candidate or political party,” the complaint states. are.
The complaint also includes photos of election workers walking through what appears to be a Planned Parenthood office in Sarasota, Florida.
