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July 2, 2007
I know it’s hard
to believe. Planned Parenthood opposing choice? Never!
Ever since Roe
v. Wade, over thirty years ago, Planned Parenthood has rallied its
forces around the banner of CHOICE. The ultimate insult, by
extension, has been anti-choice. If you are an enemy of
Planned Parenthood, the banner is hoisted high in the sky and voices
rise in shrill chants, “Anti-choice, anti-choice, anti-choice!”
Thus, it is a
momentous occasion when Planned Parenthood has adopted the tactics of
the enemy. Planned Parenthood is ANTI-CHOICE! Yes, it is.
Really!
If choice
mattered, politicians funded by Planned Parenthood would listen to
parents. And parents have clearly set out what they want for their
children. A 2007 Zogby poll of parents of children age 10-16 showed
the following:
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9 out of 10
parents agree that being sexually abstinent is best for their
child’s health and future, with 8 in 10 strongly agreeing.
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8 out of 10
parents think it’s important for their child to wait until they’re
married to have sex, with 6 in 10 strongly agreeing.
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8 out of 10
parents think sex education in public schools should place more
emphasis on promoting abstinence vs. contraceptive use.
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2 out of 3
parents believe that promoting alternatives to intercourse (such as
showering together and mutual masturbation, which are presented in
some comprehensive programs) encourages sexual activity.
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6 out of 10
parents think more government funding should be given to abstinence
education vs. comprehensive sex education. Only 2 out of 10 want
more funding for comprehensive education.
Planned
Parenthood would have you believe otherwise. They have spent years
trying to convince parents otherwise. They have confounded, confused,
manipulated, exaggerated, engineered, maneuvered, exploited…but all to
no avail.
Once the truth
is revealed, once parents understand the core content and message of
abstinence education, by a 3 to 1 margin parents want government
funding of sexual abstinence education that promotes abstinence until
marriage as the best for their child’s health and future.
Planned
Parenthood has reached the end of the road. The truth cannot be
denied. Thus it must be faced head-on. Planned Parenthood is finally
ANTI-CHOICE.
Planned
Parenthood and its allies have clamped down on Congressional members.
They don’t care about the choice of parents who choose abstinence
education. Choice? They’re against it!
In the greatest
ANTI-CHOICE campaign of the year, Planned Parenthood has
mustered its full force to deny parents and their children the choice
to have abstinence education programs. And Congressional members who
receive campaign donations from Planned Parenthood are all too willing
to be a part of this campaign.
Until June 30,
federal funding under Title V paid for the choice that parents
want…abstinence education. Even with this funding, the educational
choice of parents received only one-tenth of the money given to
condom-promotion education…much of that condom pushing money going to
Planned Parenthood programs.
But nine-tenths
of the money tree isn’t enough for Planned Parenthood. No. They want
it all. Choice? Hang Choice. Forget Choice. Kill
Choice.
July 1 is a
watershed date. It is the line in the sand. It is the time when
parents must finally take things into their own hands and demand that
their choice be heard. They must gather their voices and rattle the
phones of the Congressional representatives who are supposed to
represent them.
If not, Planned
Parenthood will have ten-tenths. And our children will have nothing.
This is clearly the goal of Planned Parenthood in its fierce campaign…ANTI-CHOICE!
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