
Back in March, you might have seen a full-page ad in the Des Moines Register attacking Wisconsin Governor and potential Presidential candidate Scott Walker. I sent a Letter to the Editor on behalf of Iowa Right to Life, because the ad was deceptive. I want you to see our letter that the Register never printed.
Iowans Not Fooled by NARAL
To the Editor:
A full page ad attacking Wisconsin Governor Scott Walkerâs abortion views (Des Moines Register, 3/5/15) was deceptive. The ad was signed, âThe People of Wisconsin.â But the adâs real author and sponsor was hidden in a dark font blended into the dark border around the ad: NARAL, the National Abortion Rights Action League, which is based in Washington D.C.
Thatâs how NARAL likes it â to keep you in the dark about their real agenda. So let me shed some light on it.
NARAL fights against legislation allowing a pregnant woman the option to view her ultrasound. Why should any woman be denied that? Can you imagine breaking a leg and the doctor refusing to show you the x-ray?
NARAL fights against parental involvement laws. If your teenage daughter were pregnant, would you want her boyfriend or boyfriendâs parents taking her for a secret abortion without your knowledge? Whatever gets her to the abortion is NARALâs creed.
NARAL fights against legislation to curb sex-selection abortions. NARAL believes a woman should abort a healthy baby girl, if she really wanted a boy.
Planned Parenthood supports these, as well â the two organizations are closely linked. In fact, Planned Parenthoodâs national president Cecile Richards put out a special release on 1/14/13 endorsing NARALâs selection of Ilyse Hogue as their new president.
Who is Ilyse Hogue? A former Communications Director of the radical MoveOn.org with an axe to grind against Governor Walker, after Walker soundly defeated her NARAL-endorsed candidate in the 2014 elections. Hogue even traveled to Wisconsin in October 2014 to knock on doors for Walkerâs opponent.
Like the majority of Iowans, it appears that the real âPeople of Wisconsinâ support Scott Walker instead of NARALâs abortion agenda. Iowans are not fooled by NARALâs shady practices.
â Jenifer Bowen, Executive Director, Iowa Right to Life