"I Had An Abortion" T-shirts.Calgary--As part of a new "social fashion line, Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood A service mark used for an organization that provides family planning services. of America is selling T-shirts with "I had an abortion" on their front. PP says that "These soft and comfortable fitted tees assert a powerful message in support of women's rights The effort to secure equal rights for women and to remove gender discrimination from laws, institutions, and behavioral patterns. The women's rights movement began in the nineteenth century with the demand by some women reformers for the right to vote, known as suffrage, and ." Bishop Fred Henry of Calgary calls the promotion a sign of the deadly blindness that has come upon our society; it is tantamount tan·ta·mount adj. Equivalent in effect or value: a request tantamount to a demand. [From obsolete tantamount, an equivalent, from Anglo-Norman to someone wearing a T-shirt that says, "I killed my baby." He considers it an insult to women who have had abortions and are now dealing with psychological and social problems as a result. It is "so callous cal·lous adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a callus or callosity. callous of the nature of a callus; hard. " of Planned Parenthood, he said, to make this an "in-your-face" issue and to "celebrate the fact that you have killed your baby" (National Post, July 28, 2004). Comment Once again Bishop Henry is to be commended. |
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