RSS
 

Open letter to Staples about abortion support

19 Oct

This is a copy (without my full name and address) of an email I just sent to Staples.

Dear Staples:

I shop at Staples for office supplies, computer supplies, and have chosen staples as my source for purchasing very expensive equipment.

I read today (here: http://www.lifenews.com/nat6623.html) that Staples financially supports Planned Parenthood.

Like more Americans, according to Gallup, I believe that abortion is morally wrong because it is taking the life of a human (by scientific definition).

Because Planned Parenthood is in the business of promoting and providing abortions, I naturally have moral objections to my money being used to fund them.

Is it true that Staples supports Planned Parenthood? What is the nature of this support? Does a portion of my every purchase go toward funding Planned Parenthood? Is it a matching program where the Staples corporation matches contributions made by employees?

Please respond as soon as possible as whether I shop at Staples in the future depends on your response.

I am also posting this letter publicly online and will post your response as well.

Thank you for your time,

SecondJon

Related posts:

  1. Open letter to Kohl’s about abortion support
  2. Can’t get those cutters open?
 
16 Comments

Posted in Culture, personal, Spirituality

 

Tags: ,

  • Becki

    ugh I was planning to go there today for a daily deal. now I’m conflicted :-/

    • I haven’t heard back from them yet. I read this in the same place I read that Kohl’s does, but Kohl’s says that was inaccurate.

  • Julie

    Jon – Our youth paster brought up the point last week (while we were educating our students on the silent holocaust of abortion) that the world is celebrating the miracle of 33 men being brought up out of the mine – watching every life with celebration. However, we stand by and do nothing about the million babies that are aborted every year in this country.

  • BTW – I realize that this isn’t really related to Staples, but I just thought I’d share.

  • Steve

    Peoples choices vs. rescue, deal with it

    • Steve – You’re saying that abortion is a matter of choice and not a matter of life and death whereas the miners was a matter of life and death, not a matter of choice?

  • Becki

    I went ahead and got my daily deal with a very bad attitude

  • Lori Engel

    I like your attitude Becki…BTW your cake was super yummy 🙂

  • Lori Engel

    Jon are these actual funds going to PP or to Susan G Komen who then routes it to PP

  • Second Jon

    Lori – with Kohls, they support Komen, not PP. I haven’t heard back from Staples yet.

  • Steve

    Pretty much, however it is still life and death, and yet a womans choice at the same time.

    • And it was the choice of the government (and presumably mining company and others) to save the miners. Both are about life and death, both are about choice, so it seems to be a false dichotomy to say only one of these is about life and death and only the other is about choice.

  • Steve

    I didn’t say that, you did, it was a trap response anyway. Forget I said it, we are worlds apart in this debate and always will be.

  • Will you post again when you hear from them? I’d like to know what they say. I’ve been going there lately, too, which is funny, since I prefer Office Max.

    • I sure will, but I’ve heard nothing from them.

  • ugg

    Great comments,i like your articles,i am alway look your articles.