April 1, 2008
Planned Parenthood's Sarah Stoesz would send a 13 yr old South Dakota girl raped by her father back for more abuse
Quoted today in the Washington Post is Sarah Stoesz, the president and chief executive of Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota. As this abortion legislation includes exceptions for rape and incest victims, predictably Ms. Stoesz takes exception with the exceptions. Here's her beef with the rape/incest exception.
A woman who is the victim of incest and is 13, being raped by her father, is highly unlikely to report [it.]
Ms. Stoesz is stating that Planned Parenthood believes sex crimes of this nature should be covered up, the evidence destroyed and that this desperate 13 year old girl should be sent back home to be abused again and again by her despicable father. Why don't these reporters ask the tough follow up questions like - "What then, Ms. Stoesz should a girl in that situation do?" Or, go after this with some honest investigative reporting and find out what exactly they do when a 13 year old who is raped by her father shows up at their clinic. I challenge the Argus Leader or the Rapid City Journal to find the answer to that question. Soon, Ms. Stoesz, and others like her who are complicit in sex crimes against minors will pay dearly through massive monetary settlements to these girls and women. That's a prophecy. This is an outrage and the attorney generals of America are waking up. This organization hurts women. The silent are complicit.
The abortion legislation that will be on the ballot in November in South Dakota has exceptions for rape and incest victims. But, as with any abuse of any sort, those who become aware of it are required to report it immediately. We already require this of teachers, counselors, doctors and any other respectable human being would do so without it being required. An abortion would be legal in these cases, but DNA evidence from the aborted baby must be handed over to law enforcement. This will result in getting creepy dads, uncles, grandpas and other sexual predators locked up for good.
I'm among the many who think rape babies are babies who ought not pay for their fathers crimes. So, I'd much prefer a total ban like we had in 2006. But my sense is God has a master plan in bringing these "exceptions" to the center stage in South Dakota these next seven months. Maybe he's about to bring justice first. Surely you still don't think Planned Parenthood is on the side of women or, that it is by any stretch of the imagination a "legitimate health care provider." The respectability facade is crumbling.
Comments on Planned Parenthood's Sarah Stoesz would send a 13 yr old South Dakota girl raped by her father back for more abuse »
Amy @ 11:09 am
Well, it appears that Planned Parenthhood's tactic will be to protect the "right of privacy" of the RAPIST, and then perhaps recognizing the utter hypocrisy of that, try to convince everybody that they have already "voted on the ban"
Did you read the other comments on the Post article? My goodness, what a ship of fools. And I thought the regular posters at argusleader.com were ridiculous!
Stoesz's comment about the 13-year-old incest victim is atrocious, yet being overlooked by the media with the same investigative non-zeal as Obama's "punished with a baby" remark. Have we really descended so far down that slippery slope? God help us.
It is telling that Stoesz will make such a bizarre remark to a liberal rag like the Post. I doubt she would dare say anything similar to a SD newspaper. We still operate under common sense here in the Prairie.
We should be grateful that she has, in fact, overplayed her hand once again. I hope her callous statements get blasted all over SD, so people can see Planned Parenthood for what they really are.
We also need to do our part to constantly remind people that they have not yet voted on this new measure and it is, in fact, the "People's Initiative," crafted in response to what they requested. We have, indeed, given the people what they wanted and it now their responsibility to uphold their end of the bargain and vote to approve this measure.
Planned Parenthood does not speak for South Dakotans. We have a voice of our own.
Rita @ 3:31 pm
Who writes these columns? Religious Idiots?
Clearly THE POINT is that some will not tell of their rape incident, therefore, under some BOGUS exclusive legislation, will NOT get an abortion. This "13-year old" should have access to the abortion, whether she was raped or not. This is a terrible situation to have misunderstood.
No one would say return her home, to her abusive father.
To writers misinterpreting Sarah's comment: shame on you!
Kali Blaze @ 12:10 pm
Wow, that was a spectacular misinterpretation.
In order for a person to have access to abortions, they have to report the rape or incest. Do you have any idea how often those crimes go unreported?
So what you're saying is that you think it's a good idea to make it impossible for a woman to get an abortion unless she is willing to go through the process of reporting the sexual assault.
From experience, I can tell you that reporting something like that is reliving it. A rape kit is emotionally very hard on the victim. Many police departments assume that a woman reporting a rape is lying, or that she 'changed her mind' midway through having consensual sex. Or better yet, a great deal of them will present the old argument that "she was asking for it". To have to face that kind of presumption after having your person so invaded is like being raped all over again.
There is no compassion in requiring that type of reporting before medical care is available.
Anonymous Furfag @ 3:20 pm
Steve, you an an abominable retard with a big nose.
Steve @ 4:10 pm
Furfag - immature insults?? is that the best you have in that head of yours? I only tolerate people here who contribute to the dialog. You fail that test, furfag. Furfag??? What the heck does that mean anyway?
Kali - really?? IT'S ALREADY ILLEGAL TO NOT REPORT SEX CRIMES AGAINST MINORS. We are just trying to get PP to follow the law and help these girls. Instead they continue to be on the side of the creepo rapist enabling him to do it all again tomorrow night. Looby, our former PP director said last fall she can't remember if she's ever reported a rape against a minor.
Is abortion the first line of "medical care" for rape victims?? Whaaat? Medical care??
I'll let my friend Dianne open your eyes to this next point. That point is "Reporting Rape Helps Women Heal"
http://www.voicescarryblog.com/reporting-rape-helps-healing-dianne-s-heynen/
sara @ 8:56 pm
The point is NOT that it's already illegal to NOT report sex crimes against minors. The point is that IT REQUIRES MINORS TO REPORT IT in the first place, in order to RECEIVE said exceptions. THEY WON'T DO IT, because nobody (generally) believes a child over an adult. Are you that stupid, to believe that women are automatically given respect and caring in such situations? Most women DO NOT REPORT, even adults. Statistically. You lose. Planned Parenthood will continue to do their best to encourage education and intelligent choices, regardless of idiots saying bs.
Steve @ 9:21 pm
Sara - you have got to be kidding. Nobody believes a child over an adult?? In my professional life as a pastor and police chaplain I have had a front row seat on countless occasions to kids being taken from abusive situations.
A pregnant minor who even hints of any abuse to any mandatory-reporting adult will have the full attention of that adult. And then child welfare services will take it from there. Massive amounts of help will be given the girl and the rapist is arrested.
Or, if people like you get their way, the evidence gets aborted and the abuser stays in business.
Kindly light @ 8:46 am
Steve, you said "In my professional life as a pastor" - given your "interesting" interpretation of the article on anti-abortion, I applied the same rules to the above quote & it came out as "I've being having sex with children for years & scaring them to death with tales of hell if the told anyone about it".
Isn't it annoying when your own ways are used against you?
Steve @ 9:44 am
Kindly Light - I'm not annoyed in the least. In fact, your comment is borderline incoherant but I think I see what you are trying to say. But, in any case, huge swing and miss.
I know this post really really bothers you all and is shocking in terms of how I could so grossly misinterpret Stoesz' comments.
Here's what I see… in fighting the reporting requirements for rape victims Stoesz is in essense saying she is okay that a girl would be sent back for more abuse.
Planned Parenthood offers girls in this situation no help, and they are being caught on video tape every few months covering up sex crimes against minors. I can't wait for the lawsuits to start because when they do it will snowball and women who went to a place they thought was a legitimate health care provider (and a mandatory reporter of abuse against children) will come forward saying they demand a settlement. That will be a sunny day in America and people like Stoesz won't be able to hide any longer in their darkness.