"Planned Parenthood actually makes our argument for us"
Prop 4 backers ready to defend challenged ballot argument in court
News Release from Yes on 4 Campaign
For immediate release
The Yes on 4 - Sarah's Law campaign will respond to a Planned Parenthood lawsuit challenging Proposition 4's ballot argument in a hearing scheduled for Friday, Aug. 8, at 10 a.m. in Dept. 31 of Sacramento Superior Court.
In their suit, Planned Parenthood validates the Yes on 4 personal stories included in the ballot argument, including three that happened at their own clinics. "The lawsuit is an opportunity for the Yes on 4 campaign to show the weakness of Planned Parenthood's case against Prop 4," says spokeswoman Katie Short. "Planned Parenthood actually makes our argument for us. The only complaint they have is that these tragic events, including protection of child predators, took place in other states, not that they didn't happen."
Regardless of the location, a 15-year-old girl is ill-equipped to make serious medical decisions by herself, a fact that Californians have recognized for almost every other medical decision, including something as simple as taking Tylenol at school.
While the lawsuit also challenges the Yes on 4 statement that not a single girl has been harmed by a notification law, Planned Parenthood failed to identify even one case of a girl being harmed in any of the thirty states that have notification laws.
The Yes on 4 campaign refers to real life stories to show why this law is necessary. Planned Parenthood's effort to cover up these stories is reprehensible.
Unlike past parental notification initiatives, Proposition 4 addresses concerns about minors from abusive homes by allowing notification of another adult family member.
A recent Field Poll shows that 48 percent of voters support Proposition 4, with 39% opposing and 13% undecided. Proposition 4 also maintains greater name ID than any other initiative on the ballot, according to the poll.
