Washington, D.C. (06 July 2010) – Judie Brown, president of American Life League, issued the following statement in response to Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Richards issued an action alert July 4 calling for abortions at military hospitals.
“On the very day we celebrate the American dream of promoting and protecting liberty and human rights for all, for which hundreds of thousands of patriots have shed their blood, Cecile Richards, the abortion industry’s current matriarch, has a better idea: enshrining child killing on our military bases.
“Abortion is nothing more or less than an atrocity—an unspeakable violation of human rights and an affront to the American dream. For Cecile Richards to brazenly insist that American military bases, which symbolize “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” for millions worldwide, should participate in this genocide is a slap in the face to every soldier and every patriot who ever pledged allegiance to the American flag and all it stands for.
“Has this woman no shame? I don’t know what kind of macabre Fourth of July party the Richards family celebrates, but for American Life League, Independence Day was a joyful yet sobering call to national renewal. Our mission is that of the Founding Fathers and American patriots for over two centuries: to make the thrilling words of the Declaration of Independence a reality. We will not rest until all Americans are recognized as equal and protected under the law as human persons.
“Planned Parenthood has once again made loud and clear its disdain for liberty and equality, its hatred of American principles and its desire to defraud Americans of their inalienable rights. We are putting Planned Parenthood on notice: Americans will not long remain deaf to the demands of justice.”
American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro-life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
- Planned Parenthood: (04 July 2010) http://www.ppaction.org/mppan/notice-description.tcl?newsletter_id=20282471
- LifeSiteNews: Planned Parenthood: 4th of July Speeches OK, Abortions on Military Bases Better (05 July 2010) http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/jul/10070510.html
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