Life Decisions International has updated their list of companies that give money to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider. I must admit that I am not very good at keeping up with these things and ‘boycotting’ the appropriate companies and charitable organizations. As a friend of mine pointed out to me, it’s almost impossible to avoid some of these things since ‘everyone’ gives money to Planned Parenthood or some other pro-abortion cause.
Some of the things I have made myself do: Many years ago I heard that the makers of Crest were on the list and I have been buying Colgate or some other brand since then and I have recently stopped buying Girl Scout Cookies. I never buy the pink breast cancer ribbons or any breast cancer awareness items (pink M&Ms, etc…) if I don’t know where the proceeds go and I know for sure that the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation contributes to ‘women’s health’ organizations like PP (this was very hard for me when I discovered and instantly loved Special K cereal, but had to force myself to stop buying it after seeing their special breast cancer awareness boxes with proceeds going to the Susan B. Komen Foundation). It’s a tough thing to do but LDI claims that in 15 years, “at least 137 corporations have stopped funding Planned Parenthood,” costing the organization approx. $35 million.
Some companies on the list include: Tiffany & Company, Nike, Time Warner, Unilever, Bank of America, the Dallas Cowboys, CIGNA, Walt Disney, and Johnson & Johnson.
Charitable Organizations: American Cancer Society, The Dr. Phil Foundation, Girls Inc., Girl Scouts, Human Rights Watch, Kiwanis Clubs, the March of Dimes, Rotary Clubs, The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, and the YWCA.
For all you music lovers, Rock for Life keeps a list of pro-abortion bands for their CD Sendback project. Most of them are punk/alternative/rock bands like Pearl Jam, 311, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Matthews Band , Green Day, Blink 182 and Alice in Chains. But the list also includes Bruce Springsteen, John Mellancamp, Madonna, Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Carole King, Christina Aguilera Lyle Lovett, John Fogerty and Jackson Browne.
From LDI President, Douglas R. Scott, Jr: “The Pro-Life Movement will succeed only to the extent that pro-life people are willing to be inconvenienced. The very lives of children are worth that much effort and a whole lot more.”
Some alternatives:
RFL’s pro-life band list
Breast Cancer Prevention Institute