Parent Group Denounces Government-Funded Group for ‘Toxic’ Plan to Encourage Teen Sexual Activity

A Planned Parenthood clinic in Inglewood, Calif., on May 16, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

A parental rights group is raising concerns about content directed at teens from Planned Parenthood Toronto, which is encouraging youth to create their own pleasure toys at home.

The May 14 post includes nine slides, directing teens on what materials they can use to create the devices, how to use them safely, and how to clean them.

“Sex toys can be expensive or hard to buy discreetly if you’re a young person, thankfully there are lots of at-home options you can try instead,” Planned Parenthood Toronto (PPT) said in the post.

PPT lists the government of Ontario as a “proud supporter” on its website. It has also received federal funding in the past.

The PPT post included website information where teens can get more information like that offered in the post. It also says teens can chat with “peer educators” and ask questions in real time.

In the post, PPT attached a note, saying that “young people are curious about their bodies” and through the website listed, young people can get answers to their questions that are “always medically accurate and judgment-free.”

Parents As First Educators (PAFE) called the content inappropriate and accused PPT of pursuing an “unnatural relationship between children and their organization.”

“Here’s the real plan of Planned Parenthood: get to children as early as possible through partnerships with educators and media, influence them to become sexually active, then peddle birth control and abortion to them,” a PAFE website post said. “Planned Parenthood’s access to our children is toxic and terrifying.”

The Epoch Times reached out to PPT but did not hear back by publication time.

It’s not the first time parents have raised questions about Planned Parenthood material.

In June 2023, the Saskatchewan branch of the organization made headlines after Grade 9 students at a school in Lumsden obtained a pack of playing cards titled “Sex: From A to Z.” The cards had words for each letter of the alphabet, along with a graphic description of a sexual act, which included practices involving feces, urine, and semen.

As a result, then-Education Minister Dustin Duncan put a temporary ban on Planned Parenthood presentations in schools.

The organization issued an apology on its Facebook page, saying that the cards were “secondary materials” and were not part of the presentation. They also said they were disappointed with the minister’s decision to ban them.

The same deck of cards was presented to Grade 8 and 9 students in Fort Nelson, B.C., in March 2023. Northern Health issued an apology for the incident.