{"id":207821,"date":"2019-08-01T06:14:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T11:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=207821"},"modified":"2019-08-05T11:23:26","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T16:23:26","slug":"abortion-org-directive-normal-health-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-org-directive-normal-health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Abortion organization confuses volunteers: Stop calling abortion &#8216;normal&#8217; and &#8216;health care&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>NARAL Pro-Choice America, the largest pro-abortion lobby group in the U.S., is reportedly advising volunteers to alter their messaging by instructing them to move away from the &#8220;Abortion is Health Care&#8221; talking point. The messaging reversal was contained in a leaked e-mail obtained by Splinter News&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libbycwatson\/status\/1156224398296330240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Libby Watson<\/a>\u00a0who broke the <a href=\"https:\/\/splinternews.com\/naral-email-instructs-field-staff-not-to-say-abortion-s-1836806884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">story<\/a>. &#8220;An email sent to NARAL Pro-Choice America field staff and volunteers&#8230; instructed them to refrain from using language like &#8216;abortion should be legal&#8217; and &#8216;abortion is normal&#8217; in their work and messaging for the organization,&#8221; Watson wrote. &#8220;The email appears to have initially been sent by the organization\u2019s deputy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/travisballie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">field director<\/a>, Travis Ballie, to the field department, before he forwarded it to NARAL\u2019s \u201cVolunteer Leaders&#8230;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">According to Splinter News, the\u00a0e-mail (seen in the image below) states in part:<\/div>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Our Comms Dept has done extensive poll and focus group testing of messaging to voters and the general public&#8230;. [T]he research is compelling enough that we have already been instructed to\u00a0<u>not use the following terms in any external communications<\/u>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8211; Do not say\/write \u201cAbortion should be\/is safe and legal\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8211; Do not say\/write \u201cAbortion is healthcare\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8211; Do not say\/write \u201cAbortion is normal\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8211; Do not say\/write \u201cAbortion rights are human rights.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_207830\" style=\"width: 583px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-207830\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-207830 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-Messaging-Memo-published-by-Splinter-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image: NARAL Abortion messaging Memo published by Splinter\" width=\"573\" height=\"1269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-Messaging-Memo-published-by-Splinter-1.jpg 573w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-Messaging-Memo-published-by-Splinter-1-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-Messaging-Memo-published-by-Splinter-1-316x700.jpg 316w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-Messaging-Memo-published-by-Splinter-1-500x1107.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-207830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NARAL Abortion messaging Memo published by Splinter<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>READ: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/former-planned-parenthood-prez-fired-make-health-care\/\">Former Planned Parenthood prez: They fired me for trying to make them about health care<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-Messaging-Memo-FINAL-7-4-19-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">messaging document<\/a>\u00a0allegedly attached offered NARAL volunteers alternative talking points:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>1). SHOW UNDERSTANDING FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Value<\/strong>: Empathy<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Key message:<\/strong> We cannot make a woman\u2019s decisions because we don\u2019t know her heart.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>2). CALL OUT RIGHT-WING POLITICIANS<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Value<\/strong>: Freedom from Political Interference<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Key message<\/strong>: Politicians are restricting women\u2019s freedom by pushing through harsh regulations to serve their own agenda.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>3). EMBOLDEN THE MAJORITY \/ REASSURE SOFT SUPPORTERS<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Value<\/strong>: Safety in Affiliation<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Key message:<\/strong> Most Americans believe that personal decisions about pregnancy should be made by a woman and the people she loves and trusts.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While Live Action News cannot verify that the e-mail originated from NARAL, Watson indicated NARAL has verified the email even while describing it as &#8220;a &#8216;mischaracterization&#8217; of NARAL policy and &#8216;not entirely accurate.'&#8221; Splinter News quoted a NARAL spokesperson who admitted, \u201cWe\u2019ve been conducting this research for a number of years, and this is the latest and greatest in terms of our findings.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_207894\" style=\"width: 549px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-207894\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-207894 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/tweet-libby-watson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"539\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/tweet-libby-watson.jpg 539w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/tweet-libby-watson-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/tweet-libby-watson-500x447.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-207894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Libby Watson tweet (edited for profanity)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This revised messaging was reinforced by an op-ed penned by NARAL President, Ilyse Hogue and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/07\/30\/opinions\/democratic-debates-abortion-health-care-hogue\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> at CNN, where Hogue states in part, &#8220;When I&#8217;m asked whether abortion is more about politics or health care&#8230; I turn to this truth: We need to talk about reproductive rights and health care in a way that acknowledges the complexities and profound implications for the freedom all Americans cherish&#8230;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-not-healthcare-former-abortion-workers-speak\/\">Abortion is not health care: Former abortion workers speak out<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_207865\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-207865\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-207865\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-prez-how-to-talk-about-abortion-CNN-700x419.jpg\" alt=\"Image: NARAL prez how to talk about abortion CNN\" width=\"700\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-prez-how-to-talk-about-abortion-CNN-700x419.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-prez-how-to-talk-about-abortion-CNN-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-prez-how-to-talk-about-abortion-CNN-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-prez-how-to-talk-about-abortion-CNN-450x270.jpg 450w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-prez-how-to-talk-about-abortion-CNN-500x299.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-prez-how-to-talk-about-abortion-CNN.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-207865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NARAL prez how to talk about abortion CNN<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She then appears to focus on each NARAL &#8220;value.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Value #1: Empathy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For millions of <strong>American families<\/strong>, abortion is <strong>one of the most personal issues<\/strong> that will be addressed&#8230;<strong>No one knows another person&#8217;s situation<\/strong>, but we can all <strong>sympathize<\/strong> with the hard choices life throws our way&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_207845\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-207845\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-207845\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-Messaging-Memo-published-by-Splinter-Ampathy-Value.jpg\" alt=\"Image: NARAL abortion messaging Memo empathy Value\" width=\"576\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-Messaging-Memo-published-by-Splinter-Ampathy-Value.jpg 576w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-Messaging-Memo-published-by-Splinter-Ampathy-Value-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-Messaging-Memo-published-by-Splinter-Ampathy-Value-500x411.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-207845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NARAL abortion messaging memo (empathy)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Value #2: Freedom from political interference<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Republican state legislatures\u00a0have passed dangerous and restrictive anti-abortion laws&#8230;. This debate is <strong>about freedom &#8212; freedom<\/strong> for more than half of Americans to make the <strong>best decisions for themselves, their families, and their futures without political interference<\/strong>&#8230;. there&#8217;s <strong>no justification for politicians to curtail the personal freedoms<\/strong> of women and families by passing abortion bans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_207846\" style=\"width: 616px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-207846\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-207846\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-abortion-Messaging-Memo-published-by-Splinter-Freedom-value.jpg\" alt=\"Image: NARAL abortion Messaging Memo Freedom value published by Splinter\" width=\"606\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-abortion-Messaging-Memo-published-by-Splinter-Freedom-value.jpg 606w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-abortion-Messaging-Memo-published-by-Splinter-Freedom-value-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-abortion-Messaging-Memo-published-by-Splinter-Freedom-value-500x291.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-207846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NARAL abortion Messaging Memo Freedom value published by Splinter<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>VALUE #3: Safety in Affiliation\/Embolden Majority<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[<strong>O<\/strong>]<strong>verwhelming majorities of Americans <\/strong>think it is<strong> not the place of politicians <\/strong>to make that choice for others&#8230;.\u00a0<strong>securing the right to abortion requires political will and political power<\/strong>. But for women and families facing the decision to continue or end a pregnancy, <strong>their decisions are deeply personal ones that rarely include politics <\/strong>and almost always go beyond health care&#8230;. A <strong>powerful majority<\/strong> holds the commonsense perspective that these decisions belong to women and those they trust most&#8230;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_207847\" style=\"width: 554px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-207847\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-207847\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-abortion-Messaging-Memo-embolden-value-published-by-Splinter.jpg\" alt=\"Image: NARAL abortion Messaging Memo embolden value published by Splinter\" width=\"544\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-abortion-Messaging-Memo-embolden-value-published-by-Splinter.jpg 544w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-abortion-Messaging-Memo-embolden-value-published-by-Splinter-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-abortion-Messaging-Memo-embolden-value-published-by-Splinter-500x413.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-207847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NARAL abortion Messaging Memo embolden value published by Splinter<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It can be difficult to decide upon the right fit for abortion propaganda. Only a few years ago, the term &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/human-interest\/2013\/01\/planned-parenthood-abandons-the-term-pro-choice-what-about-pro-freedom-instead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro-choice<\/a>&#8221; fell out of vogue with Planned Parenthood leading the charge, only to later be replaced by the false &#8220;Abortion is Healthcare&#8221; mantra.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-207852 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/PPFA-Abortion-is-Healthcare-FB-1-700x469.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood claims Abortion is Health Care (Image: Facebook) \" width=\"700\" height=\"469\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Planned Parenthood claims Abortion is Health Care (Image: Facebook)<\/p>\n<p>Hogue acknowledged joy over her recent pregnancy with twin babies but tragically expressed gratitude over the right to abort the life of their sibling, writing, &#8220;Five years ago, when I learned with excitement and joy that my husband and I were expecting twins, it made me even more grateful that my earlier decision to have an abortion was free from political interference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_207856\" style=\"width: 549px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-207856\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-207856\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-abortion-is-Health-Care-2016-Twitter.jpg\" alt=\"Image: NARAL abortion is Health Care 2016 (Image: Twitter) \" width=\"539\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-abortion-is-Health-Care-2016-Twitter.jpg 539w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-abortion-is-Health-Care-2016-Twitter-300x42.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-abortion-is-Health-Care-2016-Twitter-500x71.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-207856\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NARAL abortion is Health Care 2016 (Image: Twitter)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_207875\" style=\"width: 544px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-207875\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-207875\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-abortion-is-a-human-right-Twitter.jpg\" alt=\"Image: NARAL abortion is a human right (Image: Twitter) \" width=\"534\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-abortion-is-a-human-right-Twitter.jpg 534w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-abortion-is-a-human-right-Twitter-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NARAL-abortion-is-a-human-right-Twitter-500x348.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-207875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NARAL abortion is a human right (Image: Twitter)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The bottom line is that no matter how often the talking points are &#8220;updated,&#8221; abortion advocates will never be able to mask the reality that it violently ends the life of a preborn child in the womb. No matter what euphemisms or catch phrases they use, that sad fact remains the same.<\/p>\n<p><em>Author&#8217;s note: Live Action News reached out to NARAL for a statement but as of the writing of this piece has not received a response.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a> for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NARAL Pro-Choice America, the largest pro-abortion lobby group in the U.S., is reportedly advising volunteers to alter their messaging by instructing them to move away from the &#8220;Abortion is Health Care&#8221; talking point. The messaging reversal was contained in a leaked e-mail obtained by Splinter News&#8217; Libby Watson\u00a0who broke the story. &#8220;An email sent to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":187686,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[4,6,9459],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Abortion organization confuses volunteers: Stop calling abortion &#039;normal&#039; and &#039;health care&#039;<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NARAL appears to have issued a new directive to volunteers reflecting a messaging approach -- to stop calling abortion &quot;healthcare&quot; or &quot;normal.&quot;\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-org-directive-normal-health-care\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Abortion organization confuses volunteers: Stop calling abortion &#039;normal&#039; 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