I hate, hate, hate when people use God/religion to justify immoral, unethical and illegal action. It's truly disgusting, and the story below freaks me out and makes me sick at the same time.
Information from Planned Parenthood:
An Indiana mother and daughter thought they were going to a Planned Parenthood clinic, but they actually went into a "crisis pregnancy center" run by an anti-abortion gorup. The group acted as though it was Planned Parenthood and set up an appointment for an abortion. On the day of the allegedly scheduled abortion, the girl and her mother returned and were told to go across the way for the procedure.
When she arrived for her appointment, not only did the Planned Parenthood staff have no record of her, but the police were there. The "crisis pregnancy center" had called them, claiming that a minor was being forced to have an abortion against her will.
The "crisis pregnancy center" staff then proceeded to wage a campaign of intimidation and harassment over the following days, showing up at the girl's home and calling her father's workplace. Our clinic director reports that the girl was "scared to death to leave her house." They even went to her school and urged classmates to pressure her not to have an abortion.
The anti-choice movement is setting up these "crisis pregnancy centers" across the country. Some of them have neutral-sounding names and run ads that falsely promise the full range of reproductive health services, but they dispense anti-choice propaganda and intimidation instead. And according to a recent article in The New York Times, there are currently more of these centers in the U.S. than there are actual abortion providers. What's more, these centers have received $60 million in government grants. They're being funded by our tax dollars.
A bill has just been introduced in Congress to stop the fraudulent practices of fake clinics, but it desperately needs more support. Tell your representative to take a stand: anti-choice extremists must not get away with this any longer!
Go to: http://www.ppaction.org/campaign/fakeclinics
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