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Newsletter: August 8th, 2008
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Thank you for supporting Sarah's Law.
The following press release was sent to major
media in California on Wed., Aug. 8.
Please pray for our attorneys.
Yes on 4 to respond Friday
Media contact: Erica Little 619-737-7900
Sacramento - The Yes on 4 - Sarah's Law campaign
will respond to Planned Parenthood's lawsuit challenging Proposition 4's ballot
language in a hearing on Friday, August 8, at 10:00 AM in Dept. 31 of Sacramento
Superior Court.
In their suit, Planned Parenthood validates the Yes on 4 personal stories included
in the ballot argument, including three that happened at their own clinics. "The
lawsuit is an opportunity for the Yes on 4 campaign to show the weakness of Planned
Parenthood's case against Prop 4. Planned Parenthood actually makes our argument
for us. The only complaint they have is that these tragic events, including protection
of child predators, took place in other states, not that they didn't happen," says
spokeswoman Katie Short.
Regardless of the location, a 15-year-old girl is ill-equipped to make serious medical
decisions by herself, a fact that Californians have recognized for almost every
other medical decision, including something as simple as taking Tylenol at school.
While the lawsuit also challenges the Yes on 4 statement that not a single girl
has been harmed by a notification law, Planned Parenthood failed to identify even
one case of a girl being harmed in any of the thirty states that have notification
laws.
The Yes on 4 campaign refers to real life stories to show why this law is necessary.
Planned Parenthood's effort to cover up these stories is reprehensible.
Unlike past parental
notification initiatives, Proposition 4 addresses concerns
about minors from abusive homes by allowing notification of another adult family
member.
A recent Field Poll shows that 48 percent of voters support Proposition 4, with
39% opposing and 13% undecided. Proposition 4 also maintains greater name
ID than any other initiative on the ballot.
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