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(Pregnancy Help News<\/a>) A disturbing app marketed to kids by Planned Parenthood has prompted the creation of a healthy, pro-life alternative.<\/p>\n

Two years ago, Planned Parenthood launched the \u201csexual health\u201d chatbot app called Roo with a flippant tweet:<\/p>\n

\u201cA robot that answers your sexual health questions accurately, doesn\u2019t judge, and is freakin\u2019 adorable? Yes please.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

While the abortion giant says the app is directed at 13\u201317-year-olds, any child of any age can access it 24\/7. Kids can ask any question they like, or pick from pre-written questions, ranging from relationships to pornography to \u201ctransgender\u201d issues.<\/p>\n

Planned Parenthood\u2019s app makes clear the abortion business\u2019s belief that sexual activity is perfectly fine at any age and that abortion is ‘healthcare.\u2019 Those behind Roo emphasize that there is no judging on the app.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlanned Parenthood knows that young people need developmentally appropriate and accurate information about relationships, their bodies, and sex, without feeling shamed or judged for their curiosity,\u201d the abortion giant said,\u00a0according<\/a>\u00a0to a report from CNSNews, \u201cand research has shown that chatbot technology can lower users\u2019 fears and increase their willingness to disclose personal information.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roo teaches about \u201cmasturbation\u201d and \u201creproductive health\u201d (abortion).<\/p>\n

READ: Illinois Planned Parenthood calls 911 due to botched second trimester abortion<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The app can easily book an appointment for a user at the nearest Planned Parenthood with a simple click of a link at the bottom of the screen.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything that Planned Parenthood can offer, in a nutshell, is that they want to confuse youth about their sexuality, get them addicted to sex,\u201d said Theresa Barbale, the woman behind a forthcoming pro-life alternative app, MyMentor. \u201cThey want them to be dependent on contraceptives, and they want them ultimately as clients for abortion, or they want their significant other as a client for abortion.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to downplaying sexual risks, marriage, and talking to parents, kids can order abortion pills through the Planned Parenthood Roo app,\u00a0according\u00a0<\/a>to Barbale.<\/p>\n

Among the concerns over chemical abortion is access to the abortion drugs without seeing a doctor or having an ultrasound to confirm the age of the unborn child and rule out ectopic pregnancy and other conditions. In some states the pills can be obtained without parental consent.<\/p>\n

Abortion pills are legal in the U.S. for up to 10 weeks of pregnancy, but without an in-person exam from a doctor procuring abortion drugs via Roo means the user will not be medically confirming how many weeks along they are in their pregnancy, a real safety issue.<\/p>\n

Sex trafficking is another area concern, as Barbale noted that if abortion pills are provided without in-person appointments it will be easier for traffickers to obtain them.<\/p>\n

Barbale, executive director of Life Network of Southwest Florida, was aware of Planned Parenthood\u2019s efforts to sell more contraception and abortion via Roo and saw the need for a pro-family, pro-life alternative.<\/p>\n

Outrage over the unhealthy and immoral Roo app and finding that south Florida schools were pointing kids to it prompted Barbale to create MyMentor.<\/p>\n

“We know Planned Parenthood’s strategy of targeting teens, and even pre-teens,\u201d Barbale\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>in a report from LifeSiteNews. \u201cGet into the schools, reach them online, hold teen nights, and more. Now their Roo app aims to further distance kids from their parents\u2019 advice and involvement on issues of sex, gender, contraception, and abortion.”…<\/p>\n

Continue reading entire article at Pregnancy Help News<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s Note: This article was published at\u00a0Pregnancy Help News<\/a>\u00a0and is reprinted here with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Pregnancy Help News) A disturbing app marketed to kids by Planned Parenthood has prompted the creation of a healthy, pro-life alternative. Two years ago, Planned Parenthood launched the \u201csexual health\u201d chatbot app called Roo with a flippant tweet: \u201cA robot that answers your sexual health questions accurately, doesn\u2019t judge, and is freakin\u2019 adorable? 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