{"id":62952,"date":"2015-04-24T12:40:41","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T16:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=62952"},"modified":"2015-04-24T12:45:06","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T16:45:06","slug":"abortion-spa-glamorizes-procedure-theres-no-shame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-spa-glamorizes-procedure-theres-no-shame\/","title":{"rendered":"Abortion &#8216;spa&#8217; glamorizes the procedure: &#8216;There&#8217;s no shame in it&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Carafem, the Washington, D.C., abortion facility\u00a0that sells itself as a spa, has <a href=\"https:\/\/stream.org\/dc-abortion-spa-launches-posh-ad-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\">released a new ad<\/a>\u00a0glamorizing\u00a0an abortion procedure.<\/p>\n<p>In the ad, a few\u00a0uptight women sit around a table drinking tea. The socialites\u00a0speak in\u00a0affected voices, as they obviously avoid using the word &#8220;abortion&#8221; when discussing the circumstance of\u00a0their friend. The women look snooty, and give the impression that being with them would make for a horrible day.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Then the scene shifts to an attractive woman who brings color to the drab set with her ethnic beauty, her hot pink heels, and her confident voice. &#8220;Oh, wait a minute,&#8221; she says, &#8220;you guys are talking about abortion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Then Carafem&#8217;s logo appears, and a voice-over announces: &#8220;Because there&#8217;s no shame in it.&#8221; The abortion facility&#8217;s tagline boldly appears: &#8220;Abortion. Yeah, we do that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rLOJ2ZmYyfk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/a-fluffy-robe-a-cup-of-tea-and-an-abortion\/2015\/03\/29\/0c55f17c-cbe7-11e4-8c54-ffb5ba6f2f69_story.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Washington Post<\/em> article<\/a> featured the facility, and reported:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With its natural wood floors and plush upholstery, Carafem aims to feel more like a spa than a medical clinic. But the slick ads set to go up in Metro stations across the Washington region leave nothing to doubt: \u201cAbortion. Yeah, we do that&#8230;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At Carafem, staff members plan to greet clients with warm teas, comfortable robes and a matter-of-fact attitude.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Carafem President Christopher Purdy<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/a-fluffy-robe-a-cup-of-tea-and-an-abortion\/2015\/03\/29\/0c55f17c-cbe7-11e4-8c54-ffb5ba6f2f69_story.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0told the <em>Post<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want to talk in hushed tones. We use the A-word.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But no matter the image,\u00a0whether glitzy ads, fancy robes, herbal tea, or hardwood floors,\u00a0\u00a0abortion\u2014\u00a0that thing they brag about doing\u2014 is killing a preborn child.<\/p>\n<p>And if a mother\u00a0falls for the manipulative rhetoric of Carafem, she will only delay the reality of what she has done. No matter how much she pays for a fancy experience, or how normalized the facility makes it seem, in the end, abortion\u00a0still results in a dead baby.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carafem, the Washington, D.C., abortion facility\u00a0that sells itself as a spa, has released a new ad\u00a0glamorizing\u00a0an abortion procedure. In the ad, a few\u00a0uptight women sit around a table drinking tea. The socialites\u00a0speak in\u00a0affected voices, as they obviously avoid using the word &#8220;abortion&#8221; when discussing the circumstance of\u00a0their friend. 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