Planned Parenthood's Teenwire.com Web site fields sex-related questions from teens. Unfortunately, the teens aren't getting straight answers — they're even being told viewing pornography is OK.
Planned Parenthood knows it’s illegal — the Web site states, “Federal law makes it illegal for anyone under 18 to view pornography.” But then it proceeds to tell teens that “many people enjoy using pornography.”
“It just kind of promoted this normalization of explicit content, of viewing pornography, and that’s … not a good message to be sending to teens," said Cris Clapp, spokeswoman for Enough is Enough.
She said pornography damages boys and girls alike.
“A lot of teen girls have been deeply impacted by pornography use," Clapp said. "A lot of them feel they can’t measure up.”
The Web site also misleads teens about abortion.
"Serious, long-term emotional problems after abortion are rare," the Web site claims. "Most women feel relieved."
Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider, also tells teens their parents may not even need to know if they have an abortion.
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