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02/28/2006
CWA: Guttmacher
Uses Fictitious 'Standard' to Push Funding for its Allies WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 /Christian Newswire/ -- Concerned Women for America (CWA) criticized a Guttmacher Institute report released today that praises states that spend more on programs that benefit its allies but have no evidence of reducing so-called "unintended pregnancies" or abortions. Guttmacher has rated states according to "level of access to contraception" with the stated assumption that more government assistance for contraception results in fewer "unintended pregnancies." "An 'unintended pregnancy' could be a wonderful surprise, not planned but welcome," said Wendy Wright, President of CWA. "Why should the government be in the business of 'preventing' a surprising but welcome pregnancy?" "One of the states Guttmacher rates highest for spending on contraception programs, New York, also has one of the highest abortion rates, with New York City earning the title of abortion capital of the U.S. So clearly Guttmacher's contrived standard of 'reducing unintended pregnancies' and funding its allies does not result in reducing abortion," Miss Wright stated. "Since the 2004 election and the advent of 'values voters,' the abortion lobby has redefined, but not changed, its goal. Gone is the old slogan of ‘increase access to abortion’ and replaced with ‘reduce the need for abortion.' Used by politicians, foundations, and abortion groups alike, the words may have changed but the result is the same -- continued pressure for policies and programs that feed into the abortion industry. "Instead of rating states by a contrived, self-serving catchphrase, a more reliable standard to judge policies would be results verified by hard numbers of what we all should want to prevent - abortions. In this case, what Americans would like to know is which states have successfully lowered the number of abortions. A reliable study based on hard numbers, released by Heritage Foundation, shows that states that pass pro-life regulations experience a reduction in the number of abortions." Concerned Women for America (CWA) is the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization.
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