I was reading the latest headlines like I usually do each morning, and I read a small article about how Planned Parenthood is responding to the Super Bowl ad paid for by Focus on the Family. NFL star Tim Tebow shares in a 30 second commercial, how he is grateful for his mom deciding to not have an abortion. As I read the article (original article) I could not help but question the motives of Planned Parenthood. The motives of Focus on the Family and Tim Tebow are pretty obvious, to encourage pregnant mothers to see through their pregnancy to full term and make a choice to keep the baby or give away for adoption.
Planned Parenthood began as an organization that reached out to poor black communities, and what looked like a pure motive to help. The real mission of Planned Parenthood was to stop the growth of what they considered an "inferior" race. Planned Parenthood would have you believe that Sanger was a hero and a strong woman wanting the best for all women of all races, but this is not entirely true. By the way you can purchase A Nation Adrift on DVD where I source the above statement at the bottom of this post.
I find this whole argument of Planned Parenthood to be rather weak and rooted in profits rather than mission. In this country we have the freedom of speech and the ability to speak out on issues that are both moral and non-moral. The Focus on the Family ad is giving a testimony of a mother who opted for birth rather than abortion, and in essence she made her "choice". Planned Parenthood and pro-abortion groups would have you believe that they are about choice alone, but the fact is that Planned Parenthood would be shutdown if abortion were illegal. THEY MAKE A PROFIT ON THESE PROCEDURES! How can a group who fronts themselves as a activist group for womens rights stand to make a profit off the same women who they coerce to choose abortions.
Now I am not one who would hold signs in front of a clinic, and shout hell-bound passages at the incoming and outgoing clients. I do support a solid 30 second commercial that would air in front of the largest television audience of the year. How can a woman truly choose, when she is bombarded with one-sided messages. Either political party would cry murder if we only educated the people about one political party and then asked them to make a choice at the polls.
Here is an idea! When seniors over 62 years of age apply for a Reverse Mortgage, they have to go through a Reverse Mortgage counseling. How about each woman that applies for an abortion gets an honest two-sided counseling session and must bring the certificate to the pre-op before an abortion can be performed, which states she made an informed decision. The counseling could be performed by Planned Parenthood for pro-abortion information, and the local pregnancy center for pro-life information. Of course the pro-abortion groups would go nuts over that idea and say it is shackling women.
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards said Tebow's story was "compelling," but added that every woman must be able to make important medical decisions for herself and her family. Right… so why is Planned Parenthood fighting abstinence programs in the public schools, asking TV execs to ban this commercial, and paying millions each year to keep lobbying for abortion rights to be extended further than they already are.
So Planned Parenthood responds with a "much" longer video on youtube as a response.
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