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For immediate release:
For more information:
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Megan Dillon (202) 626-8825;
mediarelations@nrlc.org
AMERICAN VICTIMS OF ABORTION OUTRAGED BY INSENSITIVITY OF PLANNED
PARENTHOOD’S “I HAD AN ABORTION” T-SHIRTS
Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider has introduced a
t-shirt which has American Victims of Abortion outraged. The t-shirts, sold
on Planned Parenthood’s website, proudly state “I HAD AN ABORTION.”
“Once again, the callousness and insensitivity of Planned Parenthood
provides another example of just how out of touch they are with the reality
of abortion and the impact it has on women,” said Olivia Gans, director of
American Victims of Abortion, an outreach of National Right to Life. “It is
pretty clear that Planned Parenthood puts promoting abortion above concern
for women.”
The sale of the “I HAD AN ABORTION” t-shirts on Planned Parenthood’s website
has become so controversial that Planned Parenthood apparently temporarily
removed the item from their online store yesterday. The t-shirts have since
been re-posted for sale on their website.
“Every abortion not only ends a life, but it can leave a woman emotionally
wounded,” said Gans. “The experience of abortion is traumatic and
devastating and I am appalled that Planned Parenthood would exploit the
tragic experience of women like myself to further their agenda.”
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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