Posted on 03/30/2015 2:10:26 PM PDT by drewh
On Monday, the Washington Post's Sandhya Somashekhar zeroed in on the "unabashed approach" of Carafem, Washington, DC's latest abortion center, which, in her words, "reflects a new push to destigmatize the nation's most controversial medical procedure by talking about it openly and unapologetically."
Somashekhar, the liberal newspaper's "social change" reporter, spotlighted how the upstart "aims to feel more like a spa than a medical clinic." The journalist led her item, "New spa-like abortion clinic is part of a trend to 'destigmatize' the procedure," with the spa comparison and noted its "natural wood floors and plush upholstery."
She then pointed out Carafem's "slick ads set to go up in Metro stations across the Washington region leave nothing to doubt: 'Abortion. Yeah, we do that.'
Somashekhar continued by outlining the aims of the new abortion business. She also focused on the wider political context of its opening: The clinic, opening this week in tony Friendship Heights, specializes in the abortion pill and will be unique for its advertising.
Its unabashed approach also reflects a new push to destigmatize the nation's most controversial medical procedure by talking about it openly and unapologetically.
Plagued by political setbacks in recent years, abortion-rights activists are now seeking to normalize abortion, to put a human face — and in some cases, even a positive spin — on the procedure.
In Los Angeles County, groups recently sent women door-to-door in conservative neighborhoods to talk about their abortion experiences in the hopes of changing minds.
And new online projects solicit personal testimonials, including from women who have no regrets about terminating their pregnancies. At Carafem, staff members plan to greet clients with warm teas, comfortable robes and a matter-of-fact attitude. "We don't want to talk in hushed tones," said Carafem president Christopher Purdy. "We use the A-word."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
De-stigmatize abortion but oppose the death penalty under any circumstances. Right.
Their style guide sucks.
They will never successfully reframe the issue.
Never.
I can’t believe these leftist whackos think people are stupid enough to fall for this.
It is not a “medical procedure” to be compared with, say, having a wart frozen off or deviated septum surgery or a hernia repaired. Sounds like they are trying to equate abortion to “minor outpatient surgery”.
Even for people who consider themselves to be “pro-choice”, this requires a new level of shamelessness in their thinking.
Carafem president Christopher Purdy. “We use the A-word.”
They do not however use the “M” word....MURDER.
Too bad Sandhya’s mommy made the wrong choice....
Well. THIS client found the spa had a little too much saline solution added in.
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Just so. Killing babies has nothing to do with healthcare, although that’s all they talk about.
They sure reframed sodomy, didn’t they?
Yes. But if you understand the difference in the issues, and the difference in the reframing, you’ll know why what worked for sodomy will not work for abortion.
Satan does like to hit his evils, hence the spa part......
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Speech at Harvard University, June 8, 1978
Why do not rich Conservatives start their own press, their own news shows, their own TV shows based on proselytizing people into reality rather than leftism. Their motivation doesn’t have to because of profit but because of the survival of Western civilization. You would think that there isn’t any money among Conservatives and if there is they are not willing to part with it for vital causes. All they seem to understand is giving some money to politicians. Life has many greater issues than just mere politics. Horrible people like Soros understand this and pump money into a world they try to shape. It’s time for us to do the same. Right now we are sleeping at the wheel.
They used to lie to us and say that Abortion should be “safe and rare!” Now the want to “destigmatize” it so it is common and often!
For goodness sake, the womyn must be comfortable as they murder their progeny! That is true freedom! /s
Ever hear of TheBlaze?
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