{"id":155878,"date":"2016-11-05T12:08:21","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T16:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=155878"},"modified":"2022-07-17T21:17:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T02:17:06","slug":"does-planned-parenthood-help-rape-victims-or-their-rapists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/does-planned-parenthood-help-rape-victims-or-their-rapists\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Planned Parenthood help rape victims… or their rapists?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Both presidential candidates are getting lots of attention this year. The vice presidential picks? Not so much. They still have plenty to say, however, as evident from last month’s debate. Whereas former Virginia governor Tim Kaine declared abortion should remain legal, Indiana’s Mike Pence argued<\/a> \u201cthe sanctity of life\u201d calls for protecting preborn children.<\/p>\n

Commenter Dave Rubin isn\u2019t convinced, believing<\/a> Pence would have a change of heart if his daughter were raped. The idea that all pro-lifers abandon their convictions when facing rape is pretty common:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also wrong.<\/p>\n

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Crystal Willis-Blount<\/p><\/div>\n

Crystal Willis-Blount proves<\/a> that. Raped at 14, she was told to abort her baby girl. Crystal chose adoption instead, and found a couple who were \u201cthrilled\u201d by her decision. Why spare her daughter\u2019s life? Crystal\u2019s reasoning was simple: \u201cThis wasn\u2019t her fault.\u201d Unfortunately, not everyone agrees.<\/p>\n

When former Miss Pennsylvania USA Valerie Gatto<\/a> discussed being \u201ca child of rape<\/a>,\u201d she was labeled \u201cthe spawn of a criminal<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Similarly, rape survivor Jennifer Christie<\/a> saw her son dubbed a \u201crapist\u2019s DNA deposit<\/a>.\u201d She\u2019s been attacked as well, being called \u201cstupid<\/a>,\u201d \u201cbrain damaged<\/a>,\u201d \u201cf\u2013ked in the head<\/a>\u201d and \u201can a\u2013hole<\/a>\u201d for not killing him<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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But it\u2019s not just that some abortion advocates denigrate survivors of rape; the industry they support helps those who commit it.<\/p>\n

If you’re trying to get away with a crime, destroying the evidence is a smart move. Denise Fairbanks\u2019 father understood that, which is why he took her to Planned Parenthood after getting her pregnant. In a subsequent lawsuit<\/a>, Fairbanks recalled explicitly telling clinic staff what had happened. Instead of calling the police, they did the abortion and sent her home.<\/p>\n

Planned Parenthood also helped Timothy Smith<\/a> abuse his 13 year-old stepdaughter. Despite having a legal duty to report\u00a0evidence of abuse<\/a>, they performed an abortion and said nothing. As far as staff were concerned, \u201cbeing thirteen and pregnant alone is not a red flag<\/a>\u201d there.<\/p>\n

Gary Cross\u2019<\/a> 13 year-old victim got taken to Planned Parenthood as well. Cross brought her there when her mother noticed she was putting on weight. Rather than go to the authorities, staff set her up for an abortion at 20 weeks:<\/p>\n