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Corporations, Celebrities, and Abortion

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By Matt Abbott
Op/Ed
Catholic Online

A portion of a recent news release from the pro-life organization Life Decisions International (www.fightpp.org):

"WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 /Christian Wire Service/ -- The most recently released list of corporate supporters of Planned Parenthood, published by Life Decisions International (LDI), identifies several corporations that are new boycott targets. And while 116 corporations have agreed to stop funding the abortion-committing group, The Boycott List includes many corporations that have been boycott targets for quite some time.

"Among the new boycott targets are Ernst & Young (accounting/auditing), Epic Systems (healthcare management software/technology), Emmis Communications (broadcasting/publishing), Highsmith (library/school products), Merck & Company (pharmaceuticals), Oracle (software), Neiman Marcus (retail stores), Time Warner (entertainment), and Wells Fargo (financial services).

"Before a corporation is added to The Boycott List, corporate officials are sent information about Planned Parenthood, details about the boycott, and a formal request that the corporation stop funding the pro-abortion group. 'We have had several chief executive officers agree to stop giving to Planned Parenthood right away, which means we never had to release the names of their corporations,' said LDI President Douglas R. Scott. 'But many corporations need a bit of prodding before they realize the gravity of supporting the world's number one abortion-advocacy group.'

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"Corporations that have been boycott targets for quite some time include Bank of America (financial services), CIGNA (insurance), Johnson & Johnson (pharmaceuticals/consumer products), J. P. Morgan Chase (financial services), Kenneth Cole (clothing/accessories), Levi Strauss (clothing), Pfizer (pharmaceuticals/consumer products), Prudential (insurance), Walt Disney (entertainment), Unilever (consumer products), Wachovia (financial services), and Whole Foods (food stores).

"LDI's Corporate Funding Project (CFP) is estimated to have cost Planned Parenthood more than $35 million over the past decade. And the figure continues to climb."

Links regarding the diabolical agenda of Planned Parenthood:

http://www.fightpp.org/show.cfm?page=wrong

http://www.all.org/stopp.htm

http://priestsforlife.org/prochoice/ppcathquotes.htm

http://www.childpredators.com/

http://www.dawneden.com/blogger.html

http://klanparenthood.com/

To see lists of celebrities (and there are many) who support legal abortion and/or Planned Parenthood's agenda, go to:

http://www.fightpp.org/show.cfm?page=celebrities

Finally, for those pro-lifers who wish to send a (charitable but firm) message to certain corporations that support Planned Parenthood, I have listed contact information for nine of the aforementioned corporations:

Whole Foods

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/contact/index.html

Wells Fargo

https://www.wellsfargo.com/contactus.jhtml

Kenneth Cole

http://www.kennethcole.com/scripts/service/contactus.asp?

Wachovia

https://www.wachovia.com/form/0,,14,00.html

Ernst & Young

charlie.perkins@ey.com

Emmis Communications

IR@emmis.com