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From: ray@rochester.UUCP (Ray Frank)
Newsgroups: net.abortion
Subject: Re: Planned Parenthood posting
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Date: Fri, 6-Sep-85 09:32:40 EDT
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> I don't believe anyone in this group is arguing that *parents*
> should not exist, misguided though many are, or that they should
> not exert influence on their children.  Why then should Planned
> Parenthood not exist, even if imperfect?  Since many parents *are*
> misguided, why shouldn't there exist other sources of information,
> admittedly also imperfect, to compensate?  No one can provide
> perfect advice, but given a spectrum of ideas, kids *can* choose.  
> 
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> Michael McNeil
> 3Com Corporation
> (415) 960-9367
> ..!ucbvax!hplabs!oliveb!3comvax!michaelm

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Since you seem to believe that many parents are misguided, does that mean
that PP counselors are single people, because if they are parents themselves,
then they must fall into your clasification of parents who are misguiding kids.
Or, perhaps you mean that PP counselors who are themselves parents are the
cream of the crop of parents and are not full of the same misgivings as
'ordinary' parents.

Also, how can a misguided kid be compensated by more misguided information?

One more thing, I wish you would not over simplify PP's position with respect
to their dealings with kids, in addition to guided and misguided info, they
also cut babies out of kids bellies, after the birth control methods they
provided failed.