Indiana Right to Life asks Gary Post-Tribune to review editorial guidelines and to issue apology in wake of troubling editorial calling pro-lifers "right-wing religious freaks"
Indianapolis, IN - Indiana Right to Life today is calling on the Gary Post-Tribune to evaluate its editorial guidelines and to issue a public apology for an editorial that appeared today referring to pro-lifers as "right-wing religious freaks".
The editorial is authored by editorial page editor Rich James. James also contends that abstinence programs are a failure and that "Sarah Palin's daughter could have used the services of Planned Parenthood."
James' editorial is a caustic response to community opposition to Planned Parenthood's attempt to move from Gary to Griffith.
"This inflammatory rhetoric is demeaning and destructive to the citizens of Griffith who do not want Planned Parenthood in their neighborhood," notes Indiana Right to Life President and CEO Mike Fichter. "We would hope that a professional publication would rise above this type of mean-spirited attack."
Fichter notes that the editorial's attempt to separate Planned Parenthood from the business of abortion is misleading on its face. "One of the largest Planned Parenthood abortion facilities in the state is located in Merrillville, directly next door to Gary. Trying to separate abortion from Planned Parenthood is like trying to separate K-Mart from blue light specials."
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Indiana Right to Life's mission is to protect the right to life, especially of unborn children, through positive education, compassionate advocacy, and promotion of healthy alternatives to abortion. .
