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Shared by Laura Strietmann, Executive Director of Cincinnati Right to Life, a life-long fan of Sesame Street.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For decades, National Public Radio (NPR) was a familiar, comforting voice in American homes. It gave us programming that nurtured families\u2014shows like Sesame Street<\/em>, Zoom<\/em>, and The Electric Company<\/em>. It was once an institution grounded in educational content and cultural richness, supported by taxpayers who believed in public service broadcasting. But today, NPR has become something entirely different: a megaphone for abortion normalization\u2014a taxpayer-funded engine for what many now call \u201cAbortion Radio.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This shift became shockingly clear when NPR aired the audio of a live abortion procedure<\/a> in 2023, allowing listeners to hear the sounds of a preborn child\u2019s life being ended\u2014presented without reflection, remorse, or any balancing voice. It was not just a grotesque moment in broadcast history\u2014it was a clear, intentional choice. NPR chose to strip away the humanity of the unborn and package abortion as routine, normal, and even empowering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this wasn\u2019t an isolated<\/a> incident. The network\u2019s editorial policies explicitly promote abortion-positive language<\/a>,<\/strong> avoiding terms like \u201cunborn baby\u201d or \u201clate-term abortion\u201d in favor of sanitized, clinical euphemisms. Programs like Embedded explore global abortion access<\/a> and abortion pills with glowing endorsement. Be careful if you listen to Embedded, it is angering and repulsive all in one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recent segment titled<\/a> \u201cAbortion is becoming more common in primary care clinics as doctors challenge stigma\u201d didn\u2019t just report on the shift\u2014it celebrated it. These stories don\u2019t merely inform; they advocate<\/strong>. They present abortion as health care, as liberation, and as progress when in fact abortion is torture for the preborn baby and completely demeaning and an extreme violation against mothers.<\/p>\n\n\n

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What\u2019s missing from NPR\u2019s abortion coverage? Any sincere representation of the pro-life movement.<\/strong> When do we hear about the courage of a mother who chooses life despite pressure or hardship? Where are the stories of pregnancy centers providing support and hope? Where is the celebration of adoption or the heroic efforts of doctors and nurses caring for both mother and child? If such stories are covered at all, they are buried, minimized, or framed in skepticism. NPR does not report on life-affirming choices\u2014it sidelines them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this context, the effort to defund NPR is not only justified<\/a>\u2014it\u2019s overdue. American taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize a network<\/a> that promotes abortion as a social good while ignoring the dignity of every human life. At a time when families are struggling and our culture is fractured, we should be funding institutions that bring people together\u2014not ones that amplify a culture of death under the guise of journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who remembers Toys \u201cR\u201d Us\u2014the beloved toy store that once brought joy to millions of children? When it was revealed that the company<\/a> had donated to Planned Parenthood, many families were outraged to learn they were unknowingly supporting the destruction of the very children they claimed to serve. The backlash was swift, and within a few years, the once-mighty retailer closed its doors for good. There\u2019s a sobering lesson in that:<\/a> when a company\u2014or in this case, a media outlet\u2014turns against children and life itself, the public responds. It is long overdue that NPR be defunded for promoting the death of future Sesame Street viewers. A network that once educated and uplifted the youngest among us has traded that mission for an agenda that undermines their very right to exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NPR has abandoned its roots. It has turned from family programming to family breakdown, from public service to political advocacy. And if it chooses to be an abortion platform, it should do so on its own dime\u2014not with ours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defunding NPR is not about censorship. It\u2019s about stewardship. It\u2019s about drawing a moral line and saying clearly: we will not pay for propaganda that celebrates the destruction of life.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A sincere thank you must go to the House and Senate for voting to defund NPR. The House approved the measure by a razor\u2011thin margin of 216\u2013213<\/strong>, while the Senate passed it 51\u201348.<\/strong> As a result, $1.1\u202fbillion<\/strong> in federal funding earmarked for NPR and PBS over the next two years has been rescinded from NPR that was established in 1967 through the Public Broadcasting Act. NPR and PBS have consistently faced accusations of political bias from Republicans, with every Republican administration since\u2014except Gerald Ford\u2019s\u2014attempting to reduce their funding, and President Trump repeatedly calling for their complete defunding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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