Innocence Lost: Is American Girl a pro-abortion company?
BevK October 31st, 2005
http://www.nationalreview…00510310822.asp
This article explains the ins and outs of the American Girl association with the controversial Girls, Inc.
Here’s an excerpt, but read the whole thing for complete information:
In response, American Girl, which is owned by Mattel, issued a statement: “We are profoundly disappointed that certain groups have chosen to misconstrue American Girl’s purely altruistic efforts and turn them into a broader political statement on issues that we, as a corporation, have no position.” The company also said that its support of Girls Inc. was limited to “three distinct programs”: “One builds girls’ skills in science, math, and technology, another develops leadership skills, and a third encourages athletic skills and a collaborative spirit.”
When I called Girls Inc. for a comment, spokeswoman Taiia Smart Young contradicted American Girl’s contention that its collaboration with Girls Inc. was restricted to three areas. “If you work with Girls Inc., the assumption is you support everything we stand for,” she said. Young also forwarded her own group’s statement, which claimed that Girls Inc. “has become the target of false, inflammatory statements from people who are pursuing a narrow political agenda.” When I asked Young for specific examples of false statements, she said that the media has quoted sources calling Girls Inc. an “advocacy group.” She insisted that Girls Inc. is merely “an organization that serves girls.”
Yet it seems as though Girls Inc. has been making some false statements of its own. “We have nothing to do with abortion,” said president Joyce Roche, in the Philadelphia Inquirer. “Our program is about preventing the need for abortion.” Roche ought have a chat with her group’s webmaster, who can update her on the website’s content.
