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From: wine@homxa.UUCP (J.GORDON)
Newsgroups: net.abortion
Subject: Re: Re: My perspective.
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Date: Thu, 1-Aug-85 17:13:14 EDT
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T. C. Wheeler writes:

>Marie's article was interesting, though somewhat naive in one
>area.  Abortion as a birth control method is very much an issue
>in the discussions I have seen on this net.  The Planned
                                              ^^^^^^^^^^^
>Parenthood office in our area encourages this form of birth
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>control and has discontinued counseling for other methods
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>of control.  Quite a few posters in this group defend abortion
 ^^^^^^^^^^^
>as a method of birth control.  Some have gone so far as to
>advocate abortion as a method of reducing the poor ethnic
>populations in this country (a racist attitude if I ever heard
>one).  

I don't know where Wheeler gets his information from.  All the Planned
Parenthood brochures I have ever seen stress other forms of birth
control.  When you walk into a Planned Parenthood office, there are
always piles of informative pamphlets on birth control methods, VD,
etc.  It is typical of pro-life advocates to spread false propaganda
about PP and other pro-choice counseling services.

To Tim Wheeler:

The next time you decide to propagate damaging "facts" about PP, etc.,
please back up your information -- where did you read the above "fact"
about your local office: in one of your pro-life journals, or in a
reputable newspaper?

                       Jim Gordon, Jr.