EmpowerShop Pro-life

by Abby John­son, Life­News (Used by Permission)

Pink rib­bons are cute.  They have become very trendy.  Every­one has caught on to them, too.  A cou­ple of air­lines wear pink dur­ing October…some yogurt com­pa­nies have pink rib­bons on their merchandise…everyone is doing it.  Well, not me.

I hate breast can­cer.  I REALLY hate it.  Breast can­cer stole one of the most impor­tant peo­ple in my life from me…my father’s twin sister…my aunt.  Both of my grand­moth­ers had breast can­cer.  My cousin died of breast can­cer.  Breast can­cer is like a ter­ri­ble virus that keeps sweep­ing through my fam­ily.  And like all viruses, you can’t get rid of them; they keep com­ing back.

My aunt was an amaz­ing per­son.  She never met a stranger.  She loved every­one.  And, she was pro-life.  She LOVED babies.  She was one of the most pre­cious peo­ple I have ever known.  I watched her bat­tle this ter­ri­ble dis­ease for 9 years.  There were ups and downs…but she never gave up.  She fought, some­times with hair, some­times with­out.  She lost her breasts.  She had mul­ti­ple surg­eries.  She was always hope­ful.  Every day was a gift.  Her life was a gift.

Now, I know there is lots of debate about the link between abor­tion and breast can­cer.  And to be hon­est, I am not con­vinced either way.  I am not a sci­en­tist, but I love research.  I know that for every study that shows a link, I can find one or two that shows there is no link.  I just can’t sim­ply prove that to be fact.

But here is a fact…Susan G. Komen gave $700,000 in grant money to Planned Par­ent­hood last year.  Susan G. Komen is the largest breast can­cer research group.  Planned Par­ent­hood is the largest abor­tion provider in our coun­try.  Hmmm…why would those two groups be part­ner­ing together?

Komen says they give this money to Planned Par­ent­hood so women liv­ing in rural areas will have access to mam­mo­gram ser­vices.  Really??  Well, here’s the truth about that.

NO PLANNED PARENTHOOD ON THE PLANET PROVIDES MAMMOGRAM SERVICES.

Why?  Because they can’t.  Planned Par­ent­hood is a level one breast ser­vice provider.  What does that mean?  It sim­ply means that Planned Par­ent­hood clin­ics are ONLY allowed to pro­vide man­ual breast exams.  You know, the kind you do in the shower.  The kind you can get from any nurse or physi­cian in any clinic.  They can­not pro­vide any sort of diag­nos­tic services…no biop­sies, no breast ultra­sounds, AND no mam­mo­grams.  That is the truth.  That is a FACT.

Komen con­tributes in a very large way to the mur­der of over 320,000 babies each year.  Those pink rib­bons don’t seem so cute anymore.

I hear peo­ple say, “Well, until breast can­cer has affected your fam­ily, don’t tell me not to sup­port Komen.”  Well, it has affected my fam­ily.  It has affected us greatly.  And I stand against Komen.

And let me say some­thing else very clearly.  My aunt val­ued life very much.  But she did not value her life more than the life of any child.  She would have given up her life to know that a baby would be saved.  For those that con­tinue to sup­port Komen because this dis­ease has affected you or some­one you love…this is what you are saying…you are will­ing to sac­ri­fice the lives of the unborn for your own.  If you are com­fort­able with that, then keep donat­ing to Komen.  I hope you are not.  I hope you will do the right thing.  I will you will stand against this phony orga­ni­za­tion.  Any good they do is black­ened by the killing they support.

And if you do stand against them, tell them.  Don’t just take away your sup­port, let them know.  Send an email to your friend’s list.  Post it on your Face­book page.  Post the let­ter that you will send so your friends can copy yours and send one as well.  Send a let­ter to your news­pa­per.  Tell every­one you know.  Be an activist.  Make your voice heard.  Don’t think that Komen doesn’t care…they do.  They care very much.  Komen needs to keep up their good rep­u­ta­tion.  Don’t let that hap­pen.  Expose them for what they are.

Over 320,000 babies EVERY year.  Our voice is worth it.  No more pink rib­bons in my home.  My aunt’s mem­ory is worth more than that…I can’t wrap her life up in a ribbon…especially when that rib­bon pays for the mur­der of children.

Abor­tion Breast Can­cer Link Evi­dence