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For immediate release: For more information: Thursday, June 24,
2004 Megan Dillon (202)626-8825;
POPULAR SONG ADVOCATES VIOLENCE AGAINST PREGNANT WOMEN In a remixed version of pop artist Usher’s new song called Confessions (remix), Hip-Hop artist Joe Budden suggests violent action against a mother when she is unwilling to abort her child. Confessions (remix)
includes lyrics such as: …Pray that she abort that, If she’s talkin’ ‘bout keepin’ it, One hit to the stomach, She’s leakin’ it… “These lyrics are demeaning and outright violent toward both women and unborn children,” said Day Gardner, director of Black Americans for Life, an outreach of the National Right to Life Committee. “It is appalling to suggest that a man attack a woman to cause the death of her unborn child. As women and as mothers, we simply cannot allow ourselves or our unborn children to be treated as objects of such abuse.” Gardner says that these lyrics highlight the value of protective legislation such as the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, also known as Laci and Connor’s Law. “What is tragic is that these suggestive lyrics often become a reality. This is why legislation like the Unborn Victims of Violence Act is crucial in protecting the lives of pregnant women and their unborn children.” Black Americans for Life is urging African-Americans to call BMG Entertainment, the parent group of Usher’s record label LaFace/Zomba, to request that they pull support of the song and to call their local R &B/Hip-Hop stations to request that Confessions (remix) be pulled from their playlists and from the air. NRLC is the nation's largest pro-life organization, with 50 state affiliates and approximately 3,000 local affiliates nationwide. NRLC works through legislation and education to protect those threatened by abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, and assisted suicide.
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