The Silent Scream
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The Silent Scream is a pro-life propaganda video which allegedly depicts an actual abortion via ultrasound. Produced in 1984, it has been used to scare the bejesus out of generations of Christian children, and has even been snuck into public school classrooms by teachers who apparently don't care much for the concept of the separation of church and state.[1]
In 1985, a panel of medical experts convened by Planned Parenthood declared that the video was "riddled with scientific, medical, and legal inaccuracies, misleading statements, and exaggerations".[2] Of course, we can't really trust their opinion, can we?
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- ↑ Noguchi, Sharon. (February 13, 2008). "Milpitas teacher screens anti-abortion clips in 8th-grade class." Mecury News.
- ↑ Dorfman, Sally Faith, Peterson, Hart, Rashbaum, William, Romney, Seymour L., Rosenfield, Allan, Vaughan, Herbert G., & Yeh, Ming-Neng. (1985). The Facts Speak Louder:The Planned Parenthood Critique of The Silent Scream (pdf).
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