In response to the U.S. House’s vote to defund Planned Parenthood (for a year, while Congressional investigations continue), pro-abortion Planned Parenthood supporters have been told to #ShoutYourAbortion.
On Twitter and Facebook, they’ve been doing exactly that, proudly exclaiming about the time they personally chose death for an innocent child. Yet, is the ability to speak of abortion – a violent procedure – in 140 characters or less truly impressive?
Can you imagine living in a time where people brag about killing another human being?? Oh wait, we do. #ShoutYourAbortion
— Abby Johnson (@AbbyJohnson) September 22, 2015
Or does it, instead, speak volumes to the real motivation of those who want to give over $500 million of our tax dollars to Planned Parenthood: promoting abortion at all costs?
Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood, proudly tweeted about the supposed fearlessness of shouting your abortion.
Thank you @thelindywest and @ameliabonow for getting this going! Fearless women right here. #ShoutYourAbortion https://t.co/xfgLUrs1fE
— Cecile Richards (@CecileRichards) September 21, 2015
The woman Richards referenced wrote, in part: “[T]he narrative of those working to defund Planned Parenthood relies on the assumption that abortion is still something to be whispered about. … [H]aving an abortion made me happy in a totally unqualified way. Why wouldn’t I be happy that I wasn’t forced to become a mother?”
If #PlannedParenthood intended for Congress to think it wasn't about abortions, this hasn't helped #ShoutYourAbortion pic.twitter.com/7sTXzekTDG
— Erin Brownback (@ebrownback) September 22, 2015
But wait…a suggestion from Cecile Richards that Planned Parenthood’s government funding and abortion are actually connected? Of course they are, as it’s while Planned Parenthood performs abortions that they rip babies limb from limb, “crush” the right parts so that the harvesting of baby organs is possible, and slice open the faces of babies born alive.
Could there be a more adequate reason for civilized Americans to want their $500 million in taxpayer dollars to be redirected to the more than 13,000 community and federally qualified health centers around the nation? These centers excellently serve low-income women and their families – at a far higher rate than Planned Parenthood – all without performing abortions.
Instead of #shoutyourabortion how about #shoutyouradoption . A baby shouldn't pay the price for being conceived at an inconvenient time.
— Pete vs the world (@DrPeteHD) September 21, 2015
While Planned Parenthood supporters are always quick to remind Americans that our tax dollars don’t pay for abortions, they ignore the well-known fact that money is fungible: if you fund one activity of an organization, it makes it infinitely easier for them to carry out a different activity.
Plus, with the release of the videos exposing Planned Parenthood’s willingness to break federal laws, how can we be confident that the abortion giant doesn’t do the same exact thing with tax money – using our hard-earned cash to pad their abortion income?
A number of people urged that it was much better to #ShoutYourAdoption, because, in adoption, women get to live the life they need while babies still have the chance to have a life. Adoption is something that Planned Parenthood is loathe to help women with, as demonstrated by the organization’s dismal adoption referral numbers.
Instead of #ShoutYourAbortion #ShoutYourAdoption #hope #love You have non-violent options. And you are strong. pic.twitter.com/QGJBaWPP0q
— Lisa Twigg (@JustFineTwiggy) September 22, 2015
I was a teen dad who gave my son up for adoption. Thankful we chose life. #shoutyouradoption not #ShoutYourAbortion pic.twitter.com/W1U7tmD5Ub
— Jeremy Donovan (@jeremy_donovan) September 22, 2015
If my birthparents hadn't chose life 22 years ago, I wouldn't be living this beautiful life.#ShoutYourAdoption
— This Catholic Girl (@ThisCatholicGrl) September 22, 2015
Of course, #ShoutYourAbortion entirely ignores the human beings whose lives were ended in these same abortions – which is exactly what Planned Parenthood wants.
#ShoutYourAbortion is trending and heartbreaking. Glorifying the murder of unborn babies in the womb should never be trendy. ?
— Brandy Solis (@B_Solischi2ky) September 21, 2015
if your implying that abortion is about women's rights, then what were mine?#abortionsurvivor
— pablo (@Chrisstiannaaa) September 19, 2015
I would have a 20-year old if the industry hadn'd gottens its claws into a younger me. Regret of a lifetime. #prolife #ShoutYourAbortion
— Allie Williams (@AllieFourLife) September 22, 2015
They can't shout their abortion because you killed them. #ShoutYourAbortion
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 22, 2015
This is nothing to be proud of. If this isn't a child, then what are you? Blind?! #ShoutYourAbortion #ShoutYourMurder pic.twitter.com/8TG5gKOIeL
— Zoha Aamer Khan (@ZohaAamerKhan) September 22, 2015
What your baby would say if they could speak. #ShoutYourAbortion #givelifeachance #fightingforlife pic.twitter.com/UNEGDvSFcm
— Vanessa T. (@Vanessaeliz79) September 22, 2015
The woman below demonstrated the strength that so many women have (like the woman at the end of this article), when she described how, instead of aborting a baby she didn’t believe she was ready to have, she dumped her boyfriend who told her to have an abortion, and let her child live:
https://twitter.com/sociobrain/status/646162267013189632
Twitter users called out #ShoutYourAbortion because it pushes the idea that inconvenient, unwanted human beings should be killed: a dangerous idea for any society, as history proves.
"Murdering my ex-wife and her friend was a fulfilling expression of self-esteem!" #ShoutYourAbortion #ShoutYourMurder
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) September 22, 2015
A example of a woman able to #ShoutYourAbortion.
Too bad no baby can shout their abortion. https://t.co/A9gOLBh7qx— Fr Matthew Schneider (@FrMatthewLC) September 22, 2015
@gelflingjb How am I illogical? Millions of unwanted kids in the system, I'm unable to care for a child, no money, soooo I should keep it??
— Liz Que (@SuprCollegeChef) September 22, 2015
Destroying Sea Turtle eggs: Felony
Destroying Eagle eggs: Felony
Destroying a Fetus(Human): Get high fives on Twitter#ShoutYourAbortion
— Leah the Boss (@LeahRBoss) September 22, 2015
Some pro-life Twitter users agreed that women should #ShoutYourAbortion, but not with pride. Instead, they wished that women would seek healing and love, despite past mistakes.
God loves you, no matter what you've done. #ShoutYourAbortion to Him. He is faithful and forgiving. He will remove any shame you've carried.
— Erin Brownback (@ebrownback) September 22, 2015