{"id":46169,"date":"2014-02-11T13:28:25","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T18:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=46169"},"modified":"2014-02-12T11:33:23","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T16:33:23","slug":"nothing-says-i-love-you-like-an-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/nothing-says-i-love-you-like-an-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing says &#8220;I love you&#8221; like an abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Of all the iconic images for Valentine\u2019s Day &#8211; the candy hearts, chocolate wrapped in shiny red foil, the diamond ring &#8211; nothing says \u201cI love you,\u201d or shouts out a message of tenderness and care, like seeing a Valentine advertising abortion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46147\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46147\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46147 \" title=\"Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richard hearts abortion this Valentines.\" alt=\"Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richard hearts abortion this Valentines.\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-10-at-1.49.01-PM-300x288.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-10-at-1.49.01-PM-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-10-at-1.49.01-PM.png 502w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richard hearts abortion this Valentine&#8217;s.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Yet that\u2019s precisely what Planned President Cecile Richards did in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/2014\/02\/10\/planned-parenthood-president-women-need-abortions-for-valentines-day\/\">recently released video<\/a> on her Twitter account. Richards is centered in the video, holding up cue cards featuring the hashtag \u201cWhat women need,\u201d followed by the phrase \u201cfor Valentine\u2019s Day.\u201d In the center of each card, surrounded by a sentimental red heart, is an item Richards believes is at the top of the list for women on this most romantic of holidays. Each card features a different Valentine\u2019s Day \u201cneed,\u201d including \u201cbirth control,\u201d \u201cPlanned Parenthood,\u201d and of course, Planned Parenthood\u2019s greatest money-maker, \u201csafe and legal abortion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Granted, distasteful advertisements <a href=\"\/news\/can-pro-lifers-and-planned-parenthood-actually-come-to-agreement-that-mayor-michael-bloomberg-has-gone-too-far\/\">aren\u2019t really anything new<\/a> for abortion advocates, and Planned Parenthood isn\u2019t exactly known for its discretion or mature, respectful handling of sexuality when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alliancedefendingfreedom.org\/page\/prettyugly\/resources\">\u201ceducating\u201d the public and our kids<\/a>, but one must hope that any woman seeing this advertisement recognizes the irony of marketing abortion as a Valentine\u2019s Day \u201cI love you\u201d token.<\/p>\n<p>Valentine\u2019s Day has traditionally been known as a holiday for lovers, a time to express to that special someone how much he or she means to you and, generally, your overall commitment to that person. Clearly, nothing says \u201cforever yours\u201d like \u201cI\u2019ll make sure nothing permanent, like, say, you carrying our child, ever ties us together for the long haul.\u201d If the irresponsible boyfriend needed one more way to say \u201cthis is really all about me\u201d and avoid the consequences of casual sex in the name of \u201clove,\u201d he just got it from Cecile Richards.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s the greatest way to say \u201clove\u201d might be a little more debatable. Given the fact that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeissues.net\/writers\/bur\/bur_16chap16grief1.html\">research<\/a> indicates that couples are more likely to break up or divorce, and less likely to maintain lasting relationships, after an abortion, one must question the sanity of putting abortion anywhere on the list of \u201cbest ways to express love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today, however, the holiday has morphed from just being a lover\u2019s holiday to a day to express affection in general. From the pre-school Valentine\u2019s Parties to typical family celebrations, the holiday usually includes, at least in some way, the smallest members of our society as well.\u00a0 At least, if they are <i>birthed<\/i>.\u00a0 Generally, I would suggest making heart-shaped cookies with children might be the most appropriate way of conveying love to the little people in one\u2019s life, but perhaps in Richard\u2019s twisted viewing, snuffing out the tiny human works just as well.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully the day will come, and very soon, where women everywhere rise up and let it be known that the best way to communicate love isn&#8217;t through extinguishing a life or avoiding responsibility &#8211; and that, contrary to Planned Parenthood\u2019s twisted assertions, the female heart is crying out for a whole lot more then help killing her offspring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of all the iconic images for Valentine\u2019s Day &#8211; the candy hearts, chocolate wrapped in shiny red foil, the diamond ring &#8211; nothing says \u201cI love you,\u201d or shouts out a message of tenderness and care, like seeing a Valentine advertising abortion. 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