Planned Parenthood’s new ad campaign, “Not In Her Shoes”
Last week Planned Parenthood revealed a surprising new strategy, abandonment of the term, “pro-choice.” Its poll numbers showed 28.5% of voters identify themselves as both or neither:
Planned Parenthood recognizes it already has the blue voters, and that it will never get the red voters, so it is trying to win over the ambivalent middle.
And, of course, PP also seeks to persuade abortion-vulnerable mothers, in part by getting people with pro-life opinions to back away from them.
PP is making an overt push for moral relativity, as is clear in its new ad, released yesterday. Note that PP freely uses the term “pro-life” – only because it suits their purposes…
[youtube]http://youtu.be/2hVSFh__xss[/youtube]
PP also unveiled its new website, “Not In Her Shoes.” Not coincidentally, the National Women’s Law Center also unveiled a “Not In Her Shoes” tumblr page, so this is going to be a widespread campaign on the Left.
More than trying to get people to stifle judgment, Planned Parenthood is trying to stop the debate altogether. From the ad:
So the next time you talk about abortion, don’t let the labels box you in.
Have a different conversation.
A conversation that doesn’t divide you, but is based on mutual respect and empathy.
In other words, let’s just agree to disagree, because we all know disagreeing about abortion is disrespectful and heartless.
Does the abortion lobby fear if Those Previously Known As Pro-Choice stop promoting abortion?
No, the goal on the other side is always to just stop talking about it (and looking at it, but that’s another topic).
[HT: KH; bottom graphic via RH Reality Check]
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
Video says abortion is personal to the woman. And pretty personal to the baby as well.
Can we please have some mutual respect and empathy for the unborn you intend to murder?
No one other than the pregnant girl or woman can have the baby for her. Thus, to decrease the appalling abortion rate, we must decrease the number of females getting pregnant who aren’t willing to carry to term.
Preventing unwanted pregnancies isn’t a matter of convenience. It is a matter of life and death.
Good golly. They are always dodging the issue, never addressing it. What would it take for them to address the life (oh wait, “personhood”) of the baby? They’re afraid of a whole lot more than labels.
It’s always interesting how they say the government shouldn’t give their opinion when it comes to medical decisions like mammograms, cancer treatments, ect. But isn’t it the government’s job to implement regulations to keep both children and women safe? How come people still think abortion is safe for a woman?
So…Not In Her Shoes means we couldn’t POSSIBLY know what a pregnant woman might be going through so it’s best we put a sock in it.
No can do. I know exactly what a pregnant, abortion vulnerable woman is going through as I have been in her shoes.
AND a baby still dies in abortion. Let’s not forget!
Fine, PP. I don’t want to pay for these abortions, so how about Not In My Wallet?
The premise that we should let a person do whatever they want because we don’t know their “specific situation” is certainly an interesting one. But we don’t let people rob banks just because we don’t know whether they’re doing it to pay for grandma’s operation or buy a BMW. We look at the nature of the act.
Funny how they don’t want the government involved in heathcare. Isn’t that what ObamaCare is all about — what medical services you’ll be allowed to have?
Interesting enough, they don’t know what it’s like to be in the shoes of someone who opposes abortion. So I guess they’re just going to leave us alone to oppose it in any way we so choose.
Killing humans for convenience should always be a black and white issue.
Abortion is complicated. So let’s compare it to cancer treatment.
*Interestingly.
“so how about Not In My Wallet?” – how about the things I don’t support tax dollars being spent on.
“Isn’t that what ObamaCare is all about — what medical services you’ll be allowed to have?” – no, that’d be people like Hobby Lobby.
“Not in My Wallet” — yes, Reality, what about tax dollars and the things that you don’t support? Should you strive against those injustices? (I assume they are injustice, and not just your personal preferences) — or should you just keep on thrusting your favorite injustices against children?
Reality seems to think that abortion drugs are healthcare…. probably because the word “drug” is in there. I suppose that is hisher reason for mentioning Hobby Lobby.
On the other hand, ObamaCare is not about healthcare. ObamaCare is force people to buy insurance, whether or not they want it…. and about forcing employers/employees to pay for health insurance that also includes lifestyle choices that violate the consciences of many individuals.
“Isn’t that what ObamaCare is all about — what medical services you’ll be allowed to have?” – no, that’d be people like Hobby Lobby.”
Reality, I was referring to GOVERNMENT involvement in healthcare. ObamaCare gives bureaucrats complete power over what is reimbursed and what is not, and, effectively, what treatments you may or not have.
Hobby Lobby is a private concern which should be permitted to provide whatever form of health insurance it wants, or no insurance at all. It doesn’t compel people to work for it or prohibit its employees from using contraception.
The government has much more say over my day-to-day living than Hobby Lobby does. Apparently Reality is afraid some people from Hobby Lobby are going to bust down his door and imprison him for not paying some sort of Hobby Lobby tax they’ve enacted on the American People? :/
LOL, Xalisae.
“we all know disagreeing about abortion is disrespectful and heartless.” I don’t know that. or is this coming from the folks who believe any disagreement is “hate”?
As to the question of contraception I have to look at the scientific facts. Medical insurance is intended to pay for medical dysfunction and treatments of same. Contraception takes something that is working correctly, fertility, and causes dysfunction. It is in no way medically necessary.
I’ve read Hitler had a terrible upbringing. We never walked in his shoes.
Who was anyone to judge him?