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Article: Abortions and Planned Parenthood.(LETTERS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- April 8, 2008
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Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, claims our Op-Ed on Planned Parenthood ("The abortion industry," March 26) used "misleading attacks" ("Planned Parenthood's record," Letters, Friday). It appears, however, that her letter was chock-full of misleading assertions.
She suggests that abortion represents a tiny portion of Planned Parenthood's work because "ninety-seven percent" of Planned Parenthood's services are for things such as contraception and testing for STDs.
But while these other services are listed separately, in reality they are often given to the same clients, of whom one in 10 gets an ...