Pennsylvania Catholic university cites ‘partnership’ with Planned Parenthood

December 16, 2009

A Catholic university in Pittsburgh includes Planned Parenthood on its “partners list” for community engagement.

“While Duquesne’s community engagement efforts vary widely in whom we serve and what we do, common themes emerge,” notes the page on the university’s web site that lists “our partnerships.” Community groups may create a partnership with Duquesne University by approaching Spiritan Campus Ministry, Duquesne University Volunteers, or the Office of Service Learning or by approaching a school or institute to create a school-based or research partnership.

In addition, the university’s alumni job bulletin in 2003 publicized an open legal position at the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The staff attorney’s primary responsibilities were to “defend reproductive health rights in court” and “to expand and/or maintain access to reproductive health care in the United States.”

Founded in 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers (Spiritans), Duquesne University has 10,106 students, 5,656 of whom are undergraduates.

Update: After CWN published this story, Planned Parenthood was removed from the "partners list" (first link below). Google cache has temporarily retained an older version of the web page that includes Planned Parenthood (see fifth link below).

 

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Further information:

• Partners List - Community Engagement (Duquesne University)
• Start a Partnership With Us (Duquesne University)
• Alumni job bulletin (Duquesne University)
• Planned Parenthood among Catholic psychology department’s 'strategic partnerships' (CWN, 12/15)
• Partners List - Community Engagement (Duquesne University via Google cache)