Planned Parenthood affiliate suggests Disney creates princess 'who's had an abortion'
The tweet was deleted two hours later
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Your support makes all the difference.A Pennsylvania Planned Parenthood affiliate is facing backlash after tweeting that Disney should consider adding a princess who’s had an abortion to its lineup.
In a tweet that has since been deleted, Planned Parenthood Keystone, located in Trexlertown, PA, wrote: “We need a Disney princess who’s had an abortion,” before naming other Disney princesses that we “need.”
Their suggestions included a princess who is “pro-choice,” an “undocumented immigrant,” a “union worker,” and a princess that is “trans.”
Despite deleting the tweet just two hours after, screenshots of the tweet are being widely shared on social media - where people are criticising the affiliate.
On Twitter, some people are shocked that the organisation would think it was a good idea to involve children in matters many believe are better suited for adults.
“I don’t think girls who are young enough to like Disney Princesses need to know about abortion or other complex social issues. Just my opinion,” wrote one woman.
Another said: “Can’t children just be children? This is totally age-inappropriate.”
Even those who support Planned Parenthood are against the proposal that Disney should incorporate the subject of abortion into the background of a princess’s story.
One person tweeted in response: “I support Planned Parenthood, however, Disney Princesses don’t have abortions because they don’t have sex. They don’t have genitalia. They don’t have real problems. They represent an idealistic escape, not a reflection of society. Stop.”
Neither Planned Parenthood nor the Keystone location has responded to a request for comment.
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