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From: thoma@reed.UUCP (Ann Muir Thomas)
Newsgroups: net.abortion
Subject: Planned Parenthood
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Date: Sun, 4-Aug-85 02:45:42 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug  4 02:45:42 1985
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	If what Mr. Wheeler tells us is indeed true, I wonder
if the National Planned Parenthood oragnization has investigated
his "neighborhood branch". I have NEVER heard of Planned
Parenthood offices being "abortion factories", in fact they are
nationally known for providing birth control (=before the
unwanted pregnancy!) at a lower price
than what is generally available. I seem to recall reading an
article somewhere that even said that they were not as quick
to perform abortions as in the past, and that many branches had
mandatory extensive counseling on the alternatives to abortion.

	For now at least, I still believe that no man has the
right to make me carry his (or anyone else's) child to term.
And the one thing both sides hopefully can agree on is that
birth control should be easy to get, inexpensive, and carefully
explained. This week's People article, with the interviews of
women who have had abortions, makes it somewhat apparent that
young teens in particular were (are) not getting the information
they need. I view abortion as a choice-- one that ultimately
rests in the woman's hands, as it should. For me, it is a 
BACKUP method of birth control, and I would NEVER have intercourse
without using some generally reliable birth control. Luckily,
I was taught enough self-respect to say "NO!!" without fear of 
the consequences-- if anything I was taught to fear an unwanted
pregnancy. And hopefully I will never be with a man who does
not respect my "NO!!", for he would be a rapist. Who can I thank
for this attitude? My parents-- who tried for many yeas to conceive
me, but still understand why a woman might not want to be pregnant.
I only wish every woman was so lucky to have parents like them.

Ann
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