New York City, N.Y., Mar 18, 2010 / 05:22 am
The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM) has stated that it stands by its reporting of a sexually explicit Planned Parenthood brochure being distributed at an international Girl Scouts meeting. At the same time, a spokeswoman for the Girl Scouts USA told CNA that if graphic brochures were passed out “it wasn't from us, it wasn't known to us.”
C-FAM's “Friday Fax” reported last week spoke on how the recent World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts hosted a panel in which Planned Parenthood was allowed to distribute brochures containing sexually explicit material to the girls. The panel served as part of the annual U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
According to C-FAM, the brochures titled, “Happy, Healthy and Hot,” were aimed at young people with HIV and gave graphic details on sex, encouraging a casual approach to sexual experimentation.
Girl Scouts USA (GSUSA) media manager Michelle Tompkins responded to the C-FAM article by sending CNA an official GSUSA “fact sheet” which states that “the stories that are circulating on the internet and blogs” regarding the pamphlets “are factually inaccurate.”