THE WEDNESDAY STOPP REPORT

Judy Blume voices support for Planned Parenthood

Many of you may associate the name Judy Blume with popular children’s books and may even have read Freckle Juice or another of her works with your own children. One thing that you may not realize is that Judy Blume is an active supporter of Planned Parenthood and its policies and even holds membership in PP’s board of advocates.

In an interview recently published on Planned Parenthood’s youth web site, TeenWire, Ms. Blume states that she “hated the idea of feeding young people the idea that sex is linked to punishment.” However, instead of showing sex as an expression of love between husband and wife she obscured the beauty of the marital embrace in her book Forever by glorifying the fornication of two teenagers. When TeenWire asked her why this book was so groundbreaking she said it was because these teen characters were “sexually responsible” and that they “enjoyed their sexuality.”

She explains to TeenWire that she thinks it is important for kids to be given the facts and that she feels a “comprehensive sex education program would help.” However, when asked what advice she would give to children who are sexually curious, she said, “there are other ways to be sexual together besides having intercourse. And remember, the safest sex of all is masturbation” (something she hyped in her 1973 book Deenie).

Judy Blume’s remarks almost seem to be taken directly from one of PP’s youth pamphlets or web sites. Since she serves on its board of advocates, that may not be very far from the truth.

Often people mistakenly think that Planned Parenthood is only a small operation in their community and that it only affects the people who intentionally go to it. Many parents think that as long as their kids don’t go to a PP clinic, they have nothing to worry about. The reality is that Planned Parenthood is responsible for holding the banner and leading the way for the culture of death. Planned Parenthood manipulates schools, governments and even cultures with its subversive perversion.

Never forget that the fight against Planned Parenthood is not just a fight against abortion, or contraception, or pornography; it is truly a fight to protect the lives and souls of all of those in your community.

Planned Parenthood compares sex ed programs

In an e-mail that was forwarded to us by a reader of the Wednesday STOPP Report, Planned Parenthood of New York City complained about abstinence education. In this e-mail, PPNYC also invites people to a “hands-on comparison of sex ed material used in New York schools.”

It isn’t often that we can say this, but that is a great idea, Planned Parenthood.

We encourage our readers to share with the community in New York City, or any other community around the country, exactly what Planned Parenthood wants to teach our children.

Let members of your school board, fellow parents and community leaders know that Planned Parenthood markets “lollipop” condoms to appeal to kids. Let them know that PP’s youth web site, TeenWire, gives graphic depictions of sex acts. Expose the behavior encouraged by Planned Parenthood at college “sex fairs” across the country. Make people aware of the language manipulation and medical lies that Planned Parenthood tells about the abortifacient nature of hormonal contraception.

The reality is that if people knew what Planned Parenthood deemed “comprehensive, medically accurate sex ed,” people would be disgusted and outraged. Don’t let ignorance stand in the way of others joining in the fight to keep Planned Parenthood out of our communities. Work every day to expose PP’s effort for what it really is.

Finally, if you do not already, make sure to sign up for your local Planned Parenthood’s e-mail and postal mailing lists. This is an easy and effective way to keep up to date on the activities in your community so that you can be a presence of opposition to Planned Parenthood and a witness to the truth no matter where PP is or what it is doing.

Planned Parenthood reacts

Three years ago, American Life League launched a campaign against Planned Parenthood with the theme, “Planned Parenthood Steals Souls.” The campaign stems from the realization that Planned Parenthood programs and products are designed to lead our children into lives of sexual sin. Once they are locked into an over-sexualized lifestyle it will be very difficult for young people to extricate themselves and this will endanger their immortal souls.

As part of the campaign, we developed a brochure that is available in both English and Spanish, as well as a picket signs that has English on one side and Spanish on the other. All deliver the same message: Planned Parenthood Steals Souls.

One community where these signs and brochures have been used extensively is Amarillo, Texas. This past week, something strange happened at the Planned Parenthood facility there. As protestors were outside demonstrating, someone at the Planned Parenthood facility placed a fish bowl outside the building. It was about a quarter-filled with what looked like a mixture of debris. On the bowl was taped a hand-written sign that read: “SOULS: 5 cents EACH.”

The implication, of course, is that Planned Parenthood is now selling all the souls it has been stealing. Certainly it is outrageous that PP is trivializing the tremendous damage it does to communities. However, we want to point out a deeper significance of this act: After many months of reading the Planned Parenthood Steals Souls signs, the staff inside the facility reacted. If it’s getting to this facility’s people, you can be sure it is having a similar effect at other Planned Parenthood business locations around the country.

We encourage all of you to use this message in your efforts against Planned Parenthood in your communities, whether those efforts involve writing letters to the editor of your local newspaper, or holding the signs and distributing the brochures outside Planned Parenthood facilities.

Opposition to Planned Parenthood growing in Portland

You may remember from past Wednesday STOPP Reports that Planned Parenthood wants to put a surgical abortion facility in a predominantly African-American community in Portland, Oregon. The facility will also be located right next to a Muslim community center.

When the city originally notified local people about the proposed use of the new building, it said there would be a health clinic moving in. The city failed to mention that the health provider was Planned Parenthood and that abortions would be performed in the building.

When local citizens found out what was really happening, they were outraged. They formed an organization, Precious Children of Portland, and are working hard to derail the city’s and Planned Parenthood’s plans.

This past weekend, they held a successful rally with speakers that included a post-abortive woman, a Catholic deacon, a Muslim imam, a Christian pastor and Pastor Clenard Childress of L.E.A.R.N. The message to Planned Parenthood was clear: Our community doesn’t want you here. And the citizens of Portland will not sit by while you try to setup a killing center. For further information, go to Precious Children of Portland.

Make your efforts known

We are encouraged by the response we have already received from our request in last week’s Wednesday STOPP Report for people to let us know of local protests against Planned Parenthood for our national protest list. Some of the highlights are:

• Weekly mass and protest at a clinic in Amarillo, Texas; this exposes a PP clinic in a residential neighborhood
• Prayer and protest three days a week in Pittsburgh with numerous stories of babies saved
• A mass and prayer protest led by Bishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller in Orland Park, Illinois

We thank all of the people who have already contacted us about the peaceful protests they are carrying on regularly in their communities. If you have not yet contacted us about local protests in your community, please e-mail us your group’s name, the location of the clinic you protest, what times you meet and contact information and we will add you to the national protest list we are compiling.

STOPPers celebrate victory in North Rockland, New York

STOPPers in Rockland County, New York have been actively fighting Planned Parenthood for many years. While they have suffered a few setbacks they have scored a number of successes, which have been reported in previous issues of the Wednesday STOPP Report.

Throughout the years and in all of their work their focus has been two-fold: keep Planned Parenthood away from their tax money and away from their children.

On May 16, these persistent warriors celebrated a major victory in the North Rockland school district. In the school board election, two opponents of Planned Parenthood were elected. In the process, they defeated the current president of the school board who was reportedly a very strong supporter of Planned Parenthood.

Remember, when you fight Planned Parenthood on a local level you are just as powerful—if not more powerful—than Planned Parenthood with all of its media sway and millions of dollars.

Congratulations to all who maintain the fight against Planned Parenthood in Rockland County and across the country. With work and prayer, one thing is certain: Planned Parenthood can be defeated!

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