Thursday April 19, 2001
PRO-LIFE GROUP NOW REFUSING DONATIONS VIA AMERICAN EXPRESS - URGES BOYCOTT
WASHINGTON, Apr 19, 2001 (LSN.ca) - Women and Children First, has accepted the challenge issued by Douglas Scott of Life Decisions International and is supporting the boycott of American Express. It now refuses to accept donations via the credit card company which supports Planned Parenthood. "We're proud to announce that Women and Children First will not accept credit card donations made using the American Express credit card," explained WCF President Steven Ertelt. "American Express has been a longtime contributor to Planned Parenthood. Women and Children First will not indirectly support the largest abortion performer in the U.S. by accepting donations from American Express credit cards."
As LifeSite reported yesterday, Douglas R. Scott, president of Life Decisions International (LDI), challenged several pro-life groups to stop doing business with corporations that fund Planned Parenthood, the world's leading abortion advocacy organization. "We urge the National Right to Life Committee Inc., Steve Ertelt's 'Women & Children First,' and the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute to stop accepting donations via the American Express card," Scott said. "These groups know that American Express has been a boycott target for more than a decade due to its financial support of Planned Parenthood. An excuse offered for being associated with American Express is just as invalid as an excuse for being associated with Planned Parenthood itself." Scott noted that American Life League, Pro-Life Action League, Human Life International, and many others do not accept American Express primarily - if not solely - due to its support of Planned Parenthood.
"We encourage all pro-life advocates to tear up their American Express credit cards, close their accounts and, most importantly, to send a letter to the corporation to explain the decision," Ertelt explained. WCF encourages all pro-life people to write to American Express and encourage them to stop funding Planned Parenthood. Write to: American Express Philanthropic Program, American Express Company, World Financial Center, New York, NY 10285-4803
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