Press Conference by Philly Alive at Planned Parenthood at 1144 Locust Street (at 12th Street) in Philadelphia on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 1:00 PM

Contact: Mike McMonagle, Local Director, Philly Alive, 215-393-3610, 484-680-8914 cell; Jacinta Florence, Spokeswoman, 918-691-6619; Rev. Patrick Mahoney, 540-538-4741

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16, 2015 /Christian Newswire/ -- A summary of Philly Alive's message is Mercy, Gosnell and De-Fund.

• A plea for Mercy on expectant mothers and their children
   
• Planned Parenthood kills newborn children, as did Kermit Gosnell
   
• A call for Pope Francis to ask Congress to de-fund Planned Parenthood

Philly Alive is a coalition of local, regional and national pro-life and religious organizations formed to appeal for mercy on children in the womb and their mothers during the World Meeting of Families (WMF) and Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia. "Protest Planned Parenthood" is a national movement launched in the wake of the undercover exposé of Planned Parenthood's delivering of babies alive, dissecting them and selling their body parts.

Press Conference Details:

When: Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 1:00 PM

Where: Planned Parenthood
1144 Locust Street (at 12th Street)
Philadelphia

The WMF proclaims "Love is our mission, the family fully alive." Philly Alive has the following goals:

1. To expose PP as the leading opponent of this mission, as Planned Parenthood commits approximately 350 abortions each week in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
    
2. To call for Acts of Mercy for expectant mothers and their children during the WMF and to save as many as possible from abortion.
    
3. To identify "pro-life Republican" legislators as being primarily responsible for any continuation of government funding of Planned Parenthood.

Philly Alive's Local Director, Mike McMonagle, stated, "These undercover videos reveal that Planned Parenthood regularly commits the same crimes of killing newborn children as did Philadelphia's Kermit Gosnell."

Philly Alive's National Director, Rev. Patrick Mahoney, requested Pope Francis, in his remarks at Independence Hall and before the U.S. Congress, "call for protecting the right to life of children in the womb and the elimination of funding for Planned Parenthood."

For additional information, contact Philly Alive's Local Director, Mike McMonagle, at O:215-393-3610 or C:484-680-8914; Spokeswoman Jacinta Florence at C:918-691-6619 or Rev. Patrick Mahoney at C:540-538-4741