More than 100 Christian universities in the United States have been discovered to have some connection to Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry, according to a new report. The findings, reported by the Demetree Institute for Pro-Life Advancement, explained that 114 Christian colleges and universities, or more than one in seven, were linked to the abortion organization.
“For parents, alumni, donors, and constituents of faith-based campus life and communities, an expectation that colleges and universities bearing the name ‘Christian’ uphold Christian values is central to their investment in those institutions,” the report reads. “Most significant is the trust given to schools for instructing the next generation of leaders in the community. If committed constituents of a school cannot even depend on those bearing the name of Christ to stand for life, how can they expect the schools to shape future generations according to Scripture?”
Since the 2022 Roe v. Wade reversal in the Dobbs decision, “Christian schools have increased their support of Planned Parenthood by 19.82%,” the report states. Such detail was discovered through a “painstaking investigation” into 725 college and university websites. Some colleges and universities have since severed their ties to Planned Parenthood.
Many of the colleges and universities exposed by the report are Methodist.
California and Illinois had the greatest number of schools with “infractions,” or a relationship with the abortion provider, with ten schools each. By contrast, the report also listed several schools advocating for pregnancy centers, such as Abilene Christian University, Benedictine College, Liberty University, and others.
“All Christians must unite and demand basic biblical values are upheld at higher learning institutions across the nation. If we cannot trust these schools to teach the most basic value of Life, how can we expect them to form future generations according to Christian principals?” the report warned in its conclusion. “And, if we do not take action, what does that say about our own values as Christians?”
