"It's appalling that Planned Parenthood's web site for kids has received a Webby Award for Best Health Site," said Ed Szymkowiak, national director of STOPP International, a project of American Life League. "This site is a web of lies designed to entrap innocent children. It is a cesspool of perversion that denies the very truth and meaning of human sexuality."
Planned Parenthood reported the site got 300,000 hits per month in 2001. Szymkowiak noted that on May 31, a federal court handed Planned Parenthood a major victory by declaring the anti-pornography Children's Internet Protection Act unconstitutional. "Planned Parenthood was a party to this suit because it knew the law would result in its teen web site being blocked on computers at federally funded libraries," he said.
"These facts should make all citizens sit up and take notice of this growing threat to our children. Parents need to keep a close watch on children while they are using the Internet and we should be demanding that local school districts install blocking software as well," said Szymkowiak.
"This web site is so disgusting that when a father in Coronado, Calif., recently showed some of its pages to the local school board, the shocked board members promptly canceled Planned Parenthood presentations in the school's health classes," said Szymkowiak. "Citizens should be telling their state and federal representatives that they do not want their tax dollars going to any organization that maintains such a vile web site for kids."
In its annual report, Planned Parenthood said it received $202.7 million from government sources (American taxpayers) in the fiscal year that ended in 2001.
Release issued: 27 Jun 02
