In a remarkably coincidental situation as Planned Parenthood of Indiana found itself in (including sympathetic reporters), Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is claiming to see a significant increase in the size and number of donations, but — surprise, surprise! — that won’t be enough to cover the loss of taxpayer dollars.

From the Oshkosh Northwestern:

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin has experienced a significant increase in the number of new donors this year, but these new donors have not provided enough money to close the gap left by the state budget that slashed more than $1 million from the organization to help shore up the state’s $3 billion shortfall. [What this article fails to mention: $1 million of PPWI's $18 million in taxpayer funding was cut; hardly draconian or extensive]

The agency that provides birth control services and health screenings — as well as abortions and abortion referrals at three of its 27 centers statewide — has experienced a 180 percent increase in new donors in 2011 [if people are so ideological and driven they will pay up for someone else's birth control, etc, why should taxpayers?].

Most of these donations are from working families in amounts between $25 and $50, said Amanda Harrington, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin.

Winnebago County currently does not provide family planning services and officials haven’t heard they will receive additional funds to begin doing so, said Public Health Officer Doug Gieryn.

“We don’t provide family planning services and we don’t test for sexually transmitted diseases,” Gieryn said. “We really rely on Planned Parenthood in this community to be the primary provider of those services.” [comforting...]

Rep. Michelle Litjens, R-Vinland, who approved [actually, she voted for the budget, which included the cuts, but 98 other legislators also voted yes/no] the cuts to Planned Parenthood, suggested it was the agency’s own fault.

She insisted the state is spending the same amount of money on women’s health as it always has. The only difference is that now the state is directing that money toward agencies that don’t provide abortions. [Which is true. This is a redirection of funds.]

Primaries for Democrat candidates were held in certain communities this past Tuesday, July 12. Chris Taylor, currently the public policy director for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, won the primary and will most likely be a state representative.

From Madison’s Channel 3000:

Chris Taylor defeated five other rivals to lay claim to the Democratic nomination for the state Assembly’s 48th District.

Taylor, a leader of Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, won the six-way Democratic primary in a Madison state Assembly race where there is no opposition in the general election.

She had 32 percent of the vote with 95 percent of precincts reporting in unofficial results from Tuesday’s primary.

That means Chris Taylor will be the winner in the Aug. 9 general election, barring a write-in candidate.

What does this mean?

As public policy director, Taylor’s job with PPPWI is to lobby at the Capitol in Madison on behalf of PPWI — for more taxpayer funding for PPWI, to work against pro-life initiatives, to keep pro-abort representatives in line with what PPWI wants, and to try to sway pro-life representatives.

As a state representative, Taylor will be doing more of the same, except she will be paid with taxpayer dollars. And writing potential bills to fund PPWI, abortion, more birth control, and so on. Madison is notoriously liberal, so this election result isn’t much of a surprise.

In case anyone is wondering, Planned Parenthood says the recall elections are all about abortion and the cutting of taxpayer funding to PPWI.