[net.abortion] Planned Parenthood, i.e. Death, Inc.

mn@dscvax2.UUCP (Matt Noah) (08/17/85)

> Planned Parenthood does not vary their views from site to site.  They have
> ONE general philosophy, which is to prevent unwanted pregnancies.  Note
> that this is the PREVENTION, not the aborting, of unwanted pregnancies.
> This has always been their goal, and I can not believe this would be
> different at any PP clinic in the world, let alone this country.  In fact,
> all the PP clinics I know of don't do ANY abortions, although they will 
> refer people to places that will do them.  Their entire emphasis is on
> birth control.  I support PP and have done a lot of research on them and
> birth control in general.  Perhaps you were confusing some other clinic 
> with Planned Parenthood and not meaning to mislead.   But it sounds a lot
> like false propaganda to me.  If you would care to send me the phone # of
> this supposed PP clinic that only does abortions, I would be glad to call
> them and give a reader report.

> yours truly,
> Marcia Bear 


Call (805)-963-5801 in Santa Barbara.  That's the number for PP.  Ask
if they perform abortions on the premises.  Ask them anything you want.
That fact is, Marcia, - putting it politely - your posting is wholly
inaccurate.

Matt Noah

pamp@bcsaic.UUCP (pam pincha) (08/30/85)

In article <24@dscvax2.UUCP> mn@dscvax2.UUCP (Matt Noah) writes
n reply to Marcia:
>
>Call (805)-963-5801 in Santa Barbara.  That's the number for PP.  Ask
>if they perform abortions on the premises.  Ask them anything you want.
>That fact is, Marcia, - putting it politely - your posting is wholly
>inaccurate.

Matt,
The issue in this request was not whether or not abortions were
performed at PP clinics, but whether or not that was the only service
that was rendered. Also another factor was whether the emphasis
PP clinics had was that abortion was the most favored method of
birth control.

The current contention, amoung the listers that have been to these
clinics, that the posting earlier that a local PP clinic was only
performing abortions and nothing else was in error. What has been
requested (MORE THAN ONCE) is that first hand proof, or some way
of getting first hand proof be provided.

We thank-you for the phone number. I wish the onriginal poster
would supply the same.

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