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There can be little doubt that the horrific tragedy of September 11 brought out the best in Americans. Red Cross blood drives in every city in the country, telethons, hundreds of thousands of offers to volunteer, countless imaginative ways of raising money to help the victims' families--what a display of patriotic solidarity. Others, however, saw their obligations in this hour of national emergency quite differently. On the web site of Planned Parenthood of New York City, we read this on September 18:
"Planned Parenthood of New York City Offers Free Reproductive Health Care in Wake of World Trade Center Tragedy."
No, this is not a misprint. This is what PPNYC chose to offer.
"Planned Parenthood of New York City (PPNYC) extends our sympathies to all who have suffered a loss in the tragic events of last week. To provide for the many New York women who have been displaced or may otherwise be in need due to the World Trade Center tragedy, PPNYC will be offering complete reproductive health care from Sept. 18-22 free of cost."
Included in the "reproductive health care" that would be provided through "state-of-the-art clinical services, education and professional training, and advocacy" is abortion.
Even as just a few miles away firemen and emergency rescue workers ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Beyond Words.(Planned Parenthood of New York City)(Brief Article)