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July 22, 2005
An ambiguous message from Planned Parenthood
I KNOW WHAT I CAN AFFORD
Really? This was the entire message of a billboard sponsored by Planned Parenthood that I saw yesterday in a poor black neighborhood in Indianapolis. I probably had a bit of a quizzical look on my face for people seeing me in traffic right at that moment. I must not be understanding. They can't mean what it seems like that would mean. I stowed it away for future reference.
But I've had it running in the back of my mind now for a day, and I can't think of any other viable explanation. "I know what I can afford." So then, the message appears to be that if you figure you "can't afford" to raise a child, come on over and we'll kill that little bugger for you.
I'm pro-choice, bad as I hate to be so on this issue. I just don't believe in the government enough to support giving them that kind of control over what somebody's got going on up inside them. I understand that sometimes women have difficult specific situations where this might be the best option.
But this Planned Parenthood billboard seems evil and incredibly callous. They appear to be advertising for abortion on the basis of pure convenience- not just accepting it with a wink and a nod, but openly advertising it on BIG HONKIN' BILLBOARDS.
Is there another point of view that I'm not seeing? Am I missing something here?
The Blogcritics version of this post continues to draw many comments. Planned Parenthood apologists seem to think that the actual intended message is that you should come in for your birth control needs, and they'll accept however much you figure you can afford to pay for your pills or patches. They also seem to think that this meaning is understood on the street. This all seems very murky and questionable to me still.
posted by Al at 7/22/2005 12:40:00 AM
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