TO THE EDITOR:
In regards to Tuesday’s letter “UNC agendas shouldn’t accept ads from CPCs”:
I fully agree with the aims of the NARAL-proposed resolution (not a “Congressional report”) passed by the Town Council last week.
Every business that offers pregnancy counseling should obligate itself to provide the most accurate and complete medical information available and be forthcoming about the professional credentials of their staff.
The letter’s contention that Pregnancy Support Services doesn’t deserve to have their ad run in Tar Heel Beginnings, however, strikes me as an ideological statement.
Yes, “the agency’s director described the organization as a Christian ministry.”
But she also made it clear at the Town Council meeting that her agency, far from sharing the “incriminating” evidence found against other crisis pregnancy centers, has been devoted to informational accuracy since its foundation and works with UNC Health Care’s top-tier staff to provide women with safe and expert medical services.
She even invited the council members to come see for themselves.
As for Pregnancy Support Services declining to refer women to abortion clinics: one answer would be to ensure that Planned Parenthood and the center both have ads in Tar Heel Beginnings (since the online PDF omits all advertisements, I can’t be sure this isn’t already the case).
