Planned Parenthood - Predatory Fanatics

David Crary, Associated Press Reporter, filed an August 20, 2006 article about a nationwide push by anti-abortion activists to expand their foothold in heavily black and Hispanic inner cities.

My favorite part of the story, Anti-Abortion Activists Eye Inner Cities: Anti-Abortion Activists Aim Expansion Drive at Urban Blacks and Hispanics is the quote from a Planned Parenthood chapter president:

"Critics contend that pregnancy centers routinely mislead women seeking neutral advice on their options. A report in July from congressional Democrats said center counselors often overstate the medical risks posed by abortion.

Skeptics also argue that the same white conservatives supporting urban anti-abortion initiatives oppose other social policies that might help minority single mothers and their children.

"These predatory fanatics don't lift a finger to help the children who are born unwanted and unplanned," said Jatrice Martel Gaiter, head of the Washington-area Planned Parenthood chapter.

"In these centers of deception, they leave young parents at best with a box of Pampers and a prayer," she said. "They leave people even more vulnerable than when they walked through the door, without any information about how to avoid a future unintended pregnancy."

Predatory fanatics? And what is Planned Parenthood’s solution for helping children who are unwanted? To kill them. Problem solved.

Actually, it is Planned Parenthood, founded by Margaret Sanger who championed eugenics as a way of racial cleansing, who preys on the most innocent, defenseless, and vulnerable members of the human community; the unborn child.

If we can kill unwanted children then can we also kill any child if they are no longer wanted? Where was Planned Parenthood when Andrea Yates no longer wanted her children? Their mouths runneth over with: “She’s a victim.” “Her husband should have known.” “She suffers from post-partum syndrome.”

Yates aborted her children. The only difference is that Yates’ act was done in full view of the world rather than hidden in a darkened womb.

Gaiter also errs about the centers leaving “young parents at best with a box of Pampers and a prayer”. The volunteers show these women (and very often young teens) love; someone who cares. This may be the first time in that woman’s life she has actually received that.

But even more, the centers provide training and support for the parents to take responsibility for their actions, how to give love to another, and the confidence that they can persevere. Yes, even at great personal sacrifice.

In short, the pregnancy centers help these women develop character and integrity in their own lives. And they do so without ever asking the woman for money.

What help do these women receive after they leave the sterile confines of a Planned Parenthood clinic? The offer of a quick fix. The siren call to act only with oneself in view. To be selfish not selfless.

In short, Planned Parenthood offers these women the chance to continue in the way that brought them to this crisis in the first place. That character and responsibility are not important. Just show up at their door for future
unintended pregnancies and Planned Parenthood will solve all your problems.

Just make sure you bring the money.