{"id":167834,"date":"2017-06-20T09:06:57","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T13:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=167834"},"modified":"2017-06-19T21:19:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T01:19:28","slug":"wnba-team-is-raising-money-for-planned-parenthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wnba-team-is-raising-money-for-planned-parenthood\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Storm WNBA team is raising money for Planned Parenthood"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On July 18th, the Seattle Storm will be raising money for the country’s largest abortion chain, the WNBA team’s ownership has announced<\/a>. The “celebration of support” will include fundraising, a rally for Planned Parenthood<\/a>, and ongoing support.<\/p>\n

Dawn Trudeau, one of the co-owners of the Storm, said that this was born out of a desire to protect access to health care for women. “As individual Americans who are not legislators, merely citizens, we have felt hamstrung by our limited ability to make a meaningful impact in the national health care debate,” she explained. “Access to affordable, quality health care, including a full range of reproductive care, is a critical precondition for anyone \u2013 especially girls and women, to pursue their dreams and grow into their best selves.”<\/p>\n

“We believe it is important to add our voice in favor of comprehensive health care for girls and women by supporting this wonderful organization,” she continued. “The essential services provided by Planned Parenthood make the organization a natural ally and partner for the Storm.”<\/p>\n

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NEWS | Seattle Storm, Force 10 Hoops Announce Support for Planned Parenthood<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) June 15, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The partnership is, unsurprisingly, being applauded by Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands (PPGNHI). “We are thrilled about this first-of-its-kind partnership,” CEO Christine Charbonneau said. “The Seattle Storm owners made a decision to publicly support Planned Parenthood making them the first professional sports team to make their voice heard and their stance known. We are proud to work alongside the Storm and their efforts in leveling the playing field for women and girls. Right now, we are seeing a relentless effort to roll back progress for women. Being in this fight alongside our supporters and the Storm is an honor.”<\/p>\n

The “Stand With Planned Parenthood” rally will take place at KeyArena\u2019s West Plaza, with $5 from every ticket sold for that evening’s game donated to PPGNHI. The team will also hold an auction to raise money for Planned Parenthood, all in the name of supposed “progress” and “health care” for women.<\/p>\n

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Of course, there’s the little problem that Planned Parenthood doesn’t offer either of those things.<\/p>\n

Part of the rallying cry to support Planned Parenthood is that women should not have to choose between their careers, their education, or their future… and a child. This is true, but Planned Parenthood doesn’t actually solve this problem. Instead, they tell women that they must choose between killing their own children and receiving no help whatsoever, left to navigate their crisis pregnancies completely unaided. After all, Planned Parenthood offers next to no prenatal care<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0provides\u00a0hardly any adoption referrals<\/a>. Pregnant women who contact Planned Parenthood looking for help are told that they can either get an abortion, or look on Google.<\/p>\n