{"id":165877,"date":"2017-05-09T16:59:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T20:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=165877"},"modified":"2017-05-09T16:59:13","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T20:59:13","slug":"company-partners-naral-sell-pro-choice-awareness-bracelets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/company-partners-naral-sell-pro-choice-awareness-bracelets\/","title":{"rendered":"Company partners with NARAL to sell &#8216;pro-choice awareness&#8217; bracelets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>California-based company Pura Vida has partnered with NARAL Pro-Choice America to sell pro-abortion bracelets.<\/p>\n<p>According to the company\u2019s website, \u201cEvery bracelet purchased helps provide full-time jobs for local artisans in Costa Rica!\u201d Unfortunately, the local artisans of Costa Rica may be\u00a0unaware of the more than 190 charities Pura Vida gives to, including NARAL.<\/p>\n<p>Each \u201cpro-choice awareness\u201d bracelet sells for $5 with the promise that 10 percent of all net profits made from the product will be donated to the pro-abortion organization.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-165883 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pura_Vida_NARAL_partnership-700x490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pura_Vida_NARAL_partnership-700x490.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pura_Vida_NARAL_partnership-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pura_Vida_NARAL_partnership-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pura_Vida_NARAL_partnership-500x350.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pura_Vida_NARAL_partnership.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pura Vida, which means \u201cpure life\u201d in Spanish, refers to NARAL as a charity, claiming that it\u2019s \u201cconstantly looking to expand our charity line and we try to support as many causes as possible.\u201d Any organization that advocates for abortion on demand up until the moment of birth is not charitable. Charities help people; abortions kill the preborn and harm their mothers.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Anthony Levatino, a former abortionist who has performed over 1,200 abortions, explains the procedure of a second trimester abortion:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jgw4X7Dw_3k\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While the company may have good intentions in providing jobs for the people of Costa Rica, they\u2019re missing the irony in their partnership with NARAL. The San Diego-based company says its name is all about \u201cchoosing to live life to the fullest,\u201d but then supports a woman\u2019s right to kill her own preborn child. Apparently only <em>some<\/em> people get to choose to live life to the fullest.<\/p>\n<p>If Pura Vida really wanted to support living life to the fullest, it would support pro-life organizations like Live Action, Human Coalition, and Save the Storks, all of which support life-affirming choices for women and their preborn children.<\/p>\n<p>You can respectfully voice your concerns about the company\u2019s misguided partnership with NARAL by emailing Pura Vida at <a href=\"mailto:info@puravidabracelets.com\">info@puravidabracelets.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California-based company Pura Vida has partnered with NARAL Pro-Choice America to sell pro-abortion bracelets. According to the company\u2019s website, \u201cEvery bracelet purchased helps provide full-time jobs for local artisans in Costa Rica!\u201d Unfortunately, the local artisans of Costa Rica may be\u00a0unaware of the more than 190 charities Pura Vida gives to, including NARAL. 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