Planned Parenthood protest
Published Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:35 PM
Summerville Journal Scene ®
Dear Editor, June 7 marked the anniversary of a Supreme Court decision in 1965 that legalized contraception within marriage. By 1972 another Supreme Court decision had legalized contraception for single adults. A Pandora’s box had been opened that would lead to abortion on demand, invitro fertilization, embryonic stem cell research, cloning, and even gay marriage. The connection with these other issues should be obvious. Once we separate sex from its’ procreative purpose science and the culture moves rapidly on to unethical and immoral possibilities. The sexual act has two inseparable purposes, which are procreative and unitive, or simply babies and bonding. When these two purposes are separated they lead to a progression down a slippery slope. If the purpose of sex is not babies, but only bonding then there is no problem with same-sex marriage, sex outside of marriage, and abortion on demand. When we separate bonding from sex, babies can be created through invitro fertilization without both a male and female parent and have one parent or two same-sex parents. Extra embryos from this process can be discarded or used as biological material for scientific research. The effects of these practices have been disastrous for our society because the family is so critical to its’ survival. The traditional family is needed to create and nurture life and to provide a safe loving environment to educate and instill values in the next generation. Society cannot degrade the purpose of sex to merely self-gratification. When this is done, it creates a breeding ground for every form of sexual perversion. On Saturday, June 6th a protest was held to denounce this decision in front of the local Planned Parenthood facility, which is funded by millions of our tax dollars to distribute various sorts of contraception. Planned Parenthood is also the largest provider of abortions in the country. They claim that contraception and valueless, “safe” sex education will lower the number of abortions and sexually transmitted diseases and rigorously oppose in the political arena abstinence-only sex education programs. They oppose them because they know have been proven to be the most effective means to eliminate these problems. They also know that if these problems were eliminated, they would be out of business and their golden goose cooked. Janet L. Frisco, Cardinal Drive Summerville
Do you really think pro-life people are any more willing to abandon children than pro-abortion people? You're just changing the subject away from ending a life. And when you label people as "anti-abortion" that tells me exactly where you stand right away. This is an issue that I see no resolution to, unfortunately. But all pro-life people are not religious zealots,either. And I'm sure there are those who favor abortions who feel they really support some right to "choose." I just wish the choice wouldn't involve ending the very real possibility of a human child. It's much more complicated than you would have people believe. And I'm not convinced kids today are "uneducated". Most know the score at an early age, and now many kids are OPTING to be teenaged parents. The right to choose is not always a good one,huh?
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Yes, I think it's a little hard to claim a "pro-life" stance when you abandon the needs of the ex-utero infant.
Posted by:
That's been the tactic of the supposed pro-life side since day one. Instead of addressing the problems of unwanted pregnancies, that originate from uneducated youth, they instead divert the topic to abortion. And if they're so "pro-life," then why do the ignore these same children once they're born?
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I am both anti-abortion and anti-capital punishment, for that matter. I agree that we need to show concern for the children already born. There are some social services for children already but not near enough. But that argument doesn't preclude discussion of abortion as a separate issue.Just because you talk about one injustice doesn't mean you have to discuss another injustice, even if they are connected. Diversion is a tactic of those who don't want to take on a topic head on.
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I owe the Planned Parenthood clinic in Wichita, KS my life. It was there that my cancer was discovered and yes, I had to wade through throngs of violent protesters to gain access to the clinic. (They offered the only affordable gynecological care in town.) They also diagnosed my pregnancy and despite my circumstances, they never once suggested abortion as an alternative to my dilemma. I really wish that instead of protesting a clinic that is providing much-needed health care in our community, you would instead focus your efforts on the many, many, many more living children in dire need of clothing, food and shelter.
Posted by:
I won't even mention the startling number of anti-abortion advocates who are staunch death penalty supporters.
Posted by:
I'll listen to anti-abortion advocates just as soon as they demonstrate the same grave concern and regard for born children as they do for unborn children. These are too often the same people who consistently oppose adequate spending on education, healthcare and social services. Our country is full of hungry, impoverished, homeless, discarded children...take care of those and THEN talk to me about the unborn.
Posted by:
In my opinion, most teenagers are 'educated' about sex much more than my generation was. As a matter of fact, I think most teenagers who get pregnant now are too stupid or lazy to use contraception, or purposely get pregnant for whatever misguided reason.
Posted by:
I believe sex is a gift from God that should be saved for marriage only, however, I know in today's world this is far from the trend. This leaves NO CHOICE but to educate your child yourself! It is sad to know many parents would rather sit in denial (it won't happen to my child) than to take the time to talk to their child. What you teach your children about sex should start long before they ever get close to a school. I started teaching my children about personal space and safety as soon as they were old enough to understand. I have CONTINUED to discuss these issues with them graduating the amount of information as they grow older or as they ask a question. They won't have to wait until they get misinformation from friends or go to a Sex Ed class. In 6th grade the education your child receives in Sex Ed is appalling, but true. The teacher gives them facts, but cannot always instill morals to guide them. That is your job as a parent. ***Sadly enough, parents who weren't taught as children in their homes probably won't teach their children. Parents need to break that cycle now!
Posted by: MH
Part of the probelm is in fact education: Our children are "educated" by TV, Movies, and others, that it is ok to have sex, and that children born out of wedlock are no big deal.....They are bombarded with it daily....how many times have we heard the phrase: "My baby's daddy"? When it should be "My husband/my baby's father".....it is up to Parents FIRST and then schools to educate our children to the pitfalls of pre-marital sex......can it be stopped completely, NO, but the numbers can be reduced.....if parents talk about it.....
Posted by:
another option would be to educate youth in the first place, and avoid having such a circumstance where that youth as well as their unborn child ever have to come to that predicament. Without education, the circumstance keeps arising over and over again. Instead of focusing on the result of the problem, we need to address the CAUSE of the problem. And the cause of the problem is that youth aren't educated on this topic. Focus on the cause, folks, and you can eliminate the result.
Posted by: obr
Sailed right over your head......I am Pro-Life, that is why I said let the baby decide, OF COURSE, the decision would be to LIVE.....duh! It was just a way of making a point and maybe getting the pro-choice folks to think what would the baby decide.......
Posted by: Rob
Now Rob, what person would want their life cut short? Would you? Your levity is troubling. That's why pro-life people speak up for these kids who can't speak yet for themselves.Planned Parenthood has consistently promoted abortion as a major option, and because they get federal dollars, earns the wrath of pro-life people. Although they don't do abortions,they're the next best thing. Pro-Life people have been unfairly portrayed as nut cases,and most of us don't favor abstinence-only sex education.Kids need all of the facts, and parents need to step up to the plate with character education at home.
Posted by:
Let the baby (fetus) decide if he/she wants to be aborted!
Posted by: Rob
The incorrect information in this letter shouts for the need for improved education overall, and not just for sex ed. Planned Parenthood is NOT an abortion clinic; the organization does provide reference for persons seeking that procedure, and there are physicians who are associated with Planned Parenthood, but the group is NOT an abortion provider. Morever, a 10 year study on states with abstinence-only sex ed programs found that those youth have higher rates of teen pregnancy, higher rates of abortion, and higher rates of sexually transmitted diseases. And because they never learned anything about the subject. In states that offer fully comprehensive sex ed courses, not only were teen pregnancy/abortion/STD significantly lower, but participating students even waited longer before entering any sexual activity. We need to expand sex ed courses - teach abstinence, but teach other matters within this subject, too. And students are not forced to participate in these classes, either. That's a parental choice option.
Posted by: rob
Dear Editor, June 7 marked the anniversary of a Supreme Court decision in 1965 that legalized contraception within marriage. By 1972 another Supreme Court decision had legalized contraception for single adults. A Pandora’s box had been opened that would lead to abortion on demand, invitro fertilization, embryonic stem cell research, cloning, and even gay marriage. The connection with these other issues should be obvious. Once we separate sex from its’ procreative purpose science and the culture moves rapidly on to unethical and immoral possibilities. The sexual act has two inseparable purposes, which are procreative and unitive, or simply babies and bonding. When these two purposes are separated they lead to a progression down a slippery slope. If the purpose of sex is not babies, but only bonding then there is no problem with same-sex marriage, sex outside of marriage, and abortion on demand. When we separate bonding from sex, babies can be created through invitro fertilization without both a male and female parent and have one parent or two same-sex parents. Extra embryos from this process can be discarded or used as biological material for scientific research. The effects of these practices have been disastrous for our society because the family is so critical to its’ survival. The traditional family is needed to create and nurture life and to provide a safe loving environment to educate and instill values in the next generation. Society cannot degrade the purpose of sex to merely self-gratification. When this is done, it creates a breeding ground for every form of sexual perversion. On Saturday, June 6th a protest was held to denounce this decision in front of the local Planned Parenthood facility, which is funded by millions of our tax dollars to distribute various sorts of contraception. Planned Parenthood is also the largest provider of abortions in the country. They claim that contraception and valueless, “safe” sex education will lower the number of abortions and sexually transmitted diseases and rigorously oppose in the political arena abstinence-only sex education programs. They oppose them because they know have been proven to be the most effective means to eliminate these problems. They also know that if these problems were eliminated, they would be out of business and their golden goose cooked. Janet L. Frisco, Cardinal Drive Summerville
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 11:25 PM
Do you really think pro-life people are any more willing to abandon children than pro-abortion people? You're just changing the subject away from ending a life. And when you label people as "anti-abortion" that tells me exactly where you stand right away. This is an issue that I see no resolution to, unfortunately. But all pro-life people are not religious zealots,either. And I'm sure there are those who favor abortions who feel they really support some right to "choose." I just wish the choice wouldn't involve ending the very real possibility of a human child. It's much more complicated than you would have people believe. And I'm not convinced kids today are "uneducated". Most know the score at an early age, and now many kids are OPTING to be teenaged parents. The right to choose is not always a good one,huh?
Posted by:
In agreement
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 10:15 PM
Yes, I think it's a little hard to claim a "pro-life" stance when you abandon the needs of the ex-utero infant.
Posted by:
Diversion?
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 6:14 PM
That's been the tactic of the supposed pro-life side since day one. Instead of addressing the problems of unwanted pregnancies, that originate from uneducated youth, they instead divert the topic to abortion. And if they're so "pro-life," then why do the ignore these same children once they're born?
Posted by:
Monday, June 29, 2009 10:34 PM
I am both anti-abortion and anti-capital punishment, for that matter. I agree that we need to show concern for the children already born. There are some social services for children already but not near enough. But that argument doesn't preclude discussion of abortion as a separate issue.Just because you talk about one injustice doesn't mean you have to discuss another injustice, even if they are connected. Diversion is a tactic of those who don't want to take on a topic head on.
Posted by:
Planned Parenthood
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:18 PM
I owe the Planned Parenthood clinic in Wichita, KS my life. It was there that my cancer was discovered and yes, I had to wade through throngs of violent protesters to gain access to the clinic. (They offered the only affordable gynecological care in town.) They also diagnosed my pregnancy and despite my circumstances, they never once suggested abortion as an alternative to my dilemma. I really wish that instead of protesting a clinic that is providing much-needed health care in our community, you would instead focus your efforts on the many, many, many more living children in dire need of clothing, food and shelter.
Posted by:
ALL life...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:10 PM
I won't even mention the startling number of anti-abortion advocates who are staunch death penalty supporters.
Posted by:
Puleeze
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 9:08 PM
I'll listen to anti-abortion advocates just as soon as they demonstrate the same grave concern and regard for born children as they do for unborn children. These are too often the same people who consistently oppose adequate spending on education, healthcare and social services. Our country is full of hungry, impoverished, homeless, discarded children...take care of those and THEN talk to me about the unborn.
Posted by:
More education? Give me a break
Friday, June 19, 2009 4:33 PM
In my opinion, most teenagers are 'educated' about sex much more than my generation was. As a matter of fact, I think most teenagers who get pregnant now are too stupid or lazy to use contraception, or purposely get pregnant for whatever misguided reason.
Posted by:
Time to break the cycle - stand up and be a PARENT!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:16 AM
I believe sex is a gift from God that should be saved for marriage only, however, I know in today's world this is far from the trend. This leaves NO CHOICE but to educate your child yourself! It is sad to know many parents would rather sit in denial (it won't happen to my child) than to take the time to talk to their child. What you teach your children about sex should start long before they ever get close to a school. I started teaching my children about personal space and safety as soon as they were old enough to understand. I have CONTINUED to discuss these issues with them graduating the amount of information as they grow older or as they ask a question. They won't have to wait until they get misinformation from friends or go to a Sex Ed class. In 6th grade the education your child receives in Sex Ed is appalling, but true. The teacher gives them facts, but cannot always instill morals to guide them. That is your job as a parent. ***Sadly enough, parents who weren't taught as children in their homes probably won't teach their children. Parents need to break that cycle now!
Posted by: MH
Education is the problem and solution......
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:14 PM
Part of the probelm is in fact education: Our children are "educated" by TV, Movies, and others, that it is ok to have sex, and that children born out of wedlock are no big deal.....They are bombarded with it daily....how many times have we heard the phrase: "My baby's daddy"? When it should be "My husband/my baby's father".....it is up to Parents FIRST and then schools to educate our children to the pitfalls of pre-marital sex......can it be stopped completely, NO, but the numbers can be reduced.....if parents talk about it.....
Posted by:
of course, another option would be
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 11:51 AM
another option would be to educate youth in the first place, and avoid having such a circumstance where that youth as well as their unborn child ever have to come to that predicament. Without education, the circumstance keeps arising over and over again. Instead of focusing on the result of the problem, we need to address the CAUSE of the problem. And the cause of the problem is that youth aren't educated on this topic. Focus on the cause, folks, and you can eliminate the result.
Posted by: obr
You just did not get it........
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:19 AM
Sailed right over your head......I am Pro-Life, that is why I said let the baby decide, OF COURSE, the decision would be to LIVE.....duh! It was just a way of making a point and maybe getting the pro-choice folks to think what would the baby decide.......
Posted by: Rob
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:11 AM
Now Rob, what person would want their life cut short? Would you? Your levity is troubling. That's why pro-life people speak up for these kids who can't speak yet for themselves.Planned Parenthood has consistently promoted abortion as a major option, and because they get federal dollars, earns the wrath of pro-life people. Although they don't do abortions,they're the next best thing. Pro-Life people have been unfairly portrayed as nut cases,and most of us don't favor abstinence-only sex education.Kids need all of the facts, and parents need to step up to the plate with character education at home.
Posted by:
I am Pro-choice......
Monday, June 15, 2009 10:27 AM
Let the baby (fetus) decide if he/she wants to be aborted!
Posted by: Rob
not quite correct
Sunday, June 14, 2009 2:09 PM
The incorrect information in this letter shouts for the need for improved education overall, and not just for sex ed. Planned Parenthood is NOT an abortion clinic; the organization does provide reference for persons seeking that procedure, and there are physicians who are associated with Planned Parenthood, but the group is NOT an abortion provider. Morever, a 10 year study on states with abstinence-only sex ed programs found that those youth have higher rates of teen pregnancy, higher rates of abortion, and higher rates of sexually transmitted diseases. And because they never learned anything about the subject. In states that offer fully comprehensive sex ed courses, not only were teen pregnancy/abortion/STD significantly lower, but participating students even waited longer before entering any sexual activity. We need to expand sex ed courses - teach abstinence, but teach other matters within this subject, too. And students are not forced to participate in these classes, either. That's a parental choice option.
Posted by: rob
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