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Group Protests Library's Link to Planned Parenthood

About 50 parents have asked the Batavia (Illinois) Public Library to remove a link on its website that connects users with Teenwire, a sex education site developed by Planned Parenthood.

According to the Kane County Chronicle, Kerry Knott of Concerned Families for Batavia told library board members at a June 17 meeting that "there's no way teens can look at this and get accurate information." Scott Russell, who is also a member of CFB, also expressed his displeasure at the meeting, noting that Teenwire is "encouraging teenagers to use birth control, not abstinence."

A report on the American Library Association website indicates that the protests lodged during the June 17 board meeting were the latest in a series of efforts to force the library to change its site:

Concerned Families for Batavia had previously filed a complaint about the link with the library, asking that it be removed or that the library require teens to get parental permission to view the page.

A library staff committee recommended maintaining unfettered access to the link in May because the library considers the site accurate and because it has received positive reviews and awards, BPL Director George Scheetz told American Libraries.

Scheetz noted that, as a result of the review, the library has added a link to FamilyDoctor.org's For Teens page, which Knott recommended as an alternative to Teenwire. "We're really focusing on information and accuracy and provided well-rounded resources for our community," Scheetz added.
Pam Sutherland, an official at Planned Parenthood Illinois, told Chicago-area newspaper The Daily Herald that complaints of inaccurate information on Teenwire were unfounded.

"One thing Planned Parenthood has always prided itself on is giving medically accurate information," Sutherland told Herald staff writer Leslie Hague. "Teens come to the Web site because they need information about all of their decisions."



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