Parma Jaycees seek to stop handouts by abortion foes
Friday, June 23, 2006
V. David Sartin
Plain Dealer Reporter
Parma- There's no place for fetus dolls in the July 4 parade, organizers say.
The Parma Jaycees want to stop the Ohio Right to Life Society from walking along the parade route to give children a doll resembling a 12-week fetus.
The Jaycees' action follows complaints about people distributing the dolls to parade watchers at Christmas in Parma and Memorial Day in Seven Hills.
"We don't have any kind of political stance on abortion," said Neil Lozar, a Jaycees vice president and parade committee chairman. "We just want our event to go off without a hitch and be enjoyable to everyone."
Ohio Right to Life executives wonder what the Jaycees are worried about.
"It looks like a little baby doll," said Denise Mackura, Right to Life spokeswoman. "This is a very positive expression of human biology. It's a beautiful thing. People should know the beauty of unborn children."
I think fetuses are cute. I wonder if the pro-aborts who complained would have a problem if they were distributed by a non-pro-life group.
