Sex, Lies, and Brochures
Today I participated in the Planned Parenthood Campaign Against Fake Abortion Clinics by sending the following letter to my congressional representative. You can support the campaign too by going to Planned Parenthood and filling out the email form.
I am writing as your constituent to urge you to support H.R. 5052, the Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act, sponsored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney.
Abortion is a legal procedure that the majority of Americans support. Unwanted pregnancies are a serious social problem, particularly for low income and working class families. They reinforce the cycle of poverty, contribute to crime and abuse, and create an enormous, but entirely unnecessary, roadblock to women's equality. These so-called crisis pregnancy centers want to silently undermine women and families, in the name of moral and religious principles that have no basis in fact or law. CPC's are not legitimate providers of health services, and are violating FTC, HIPAA, and other trade, privacy, and consumer regulations by giving patients non-medical, scientifically inaccurate propaganda without providing services advertised. Furthermore, they receive government funding, and because these groups often have religious affiliations and purposes, they are breaching the constitutionally mandated division between church and state. Crisis pregnancy centers use practices that are unlawful, unconstitutional, and un-American. Please support HR5052 and help women get the information they need to make an informed, conscientious decision.
