Warning: There’s a huge difference between American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Pediatricians.
The first group, AAP, is a respected professional organization of over 60,000 plus pediatricians “committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults.” Founded in 1930, this organization is a wonderful resource for parents.
The second “organization” ACP, is based in Tennessee and only 3 years old with about 100 members. It is a hate group run by Right Wing Religious fanatics (yes you can get a MD and still be a nut). They are an anti-choice, anti-homosexual and anti-single parent group of mostly southerners who couldn’t abide by the non-biased recommendations and studies of the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics). So they went off and started their own little hate club.
The web is filled with propaganda and recently there’s been a statement floating around that could be misinterpreted. It says that the American College of Pediatricians does not approve of same-sex parents and goes on to say that the children of same-sex parents will be damaged by being raised in such a family.
This is PHOOEY -- a total untruth.
The real organization’s name, American Academy of Pediatrics, sounds so close to the fanatics, American College of Pediatricians, it can be unnerving.
The real, respected and unbiased organization, American Academy of Pediatrics, says the opposite on its web site: “American Academy of Pediatrics recognizes that a considerable body of professional literature provides evidence that children with parents who are homosexual can have the same advantages and the same expectations for health, adjustment, and development as can children whose parents are heterosexual.”
It also advocates legal recognition for both parents: “The AAP recommends that pediatricians become familiar with professional literature regarding gay and lesbian parents and their children; support the right of every child and family to the financial, psychological and legal security that results from having both parents legally recognized; and advocate for initiatives that establish permanency through coparent or second-parent adoption for children of same-sex partners.”
Be careful what you read on the web, in the paper, or hear on TV.
When I first came upon the hate-quote, I thought I was losing my mind.
Then it dawned on me that the name of the group ACP was different from the real professional organization AAP.
How to differentiate between the two? Just remember: The ACP ‘r’ CRAP. (Anagram)
The first group, AAP, is a respected professional organization of over 60,000 plus pediatricians “committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults.” Founded in 1930, this organization is a wonderful resource for parents.
The second “organization” ACP, is based in Tennessee and only 3 years old with about 100 members. It is a hate group run by Right Wing Religious fanatics (yes you can get a MD and still be a nut). They are an anti-choice, anti-homosexual and anti-single parent group of mostly southerners who couldn’t abide by the non-biased recommendations and studies of the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics). So they went off and started their own little hate club.
The web is filled with propaganda and recently there’s been a statement floating around that could be misinterpreted. It says that the American College of Pediatricians does not approve of same-sex parents and goes on to say that the children of same-sex parents will be damaged by being raised in such a family.
This is PHOOEY -- a total untruth.
The real organization’s name, American Academy of Pediatrics, sounds so close to the fanatics, American College of Pediatricians, it can be unnerving.
The real, respected and unbiased organization, American Academy of Pediatrics, says the opposite on its web site: “American Academy of Pediatrics recognizes that a considerable body of professional literature provides evidence that children with parents who are homosexual can have the same advantages and the same expectations for health, adjustment, and development as can children whose parents are heterosexual.”
It also advocates legal recognition for both parents: “The AAP recommends that pediatricians become familiar with professional literature regarding gay and lesbian parents and their children; support the right of every child and family to the financial, psychological and legal security that results from having both parents legally recognized; and advocate for initiatives that establish permanency through coparent or second-parent adoption for children of same-sex partners.”
Be careful what you read on the web, in the paper, or hear on TV.
When I first came upon the hate-quote, I thought I was losing my mind.
Then it dawned on me that the name of the group ACP was different from the real professional organization AAP.
How to differentiate between the two? Just remember: The ACP ‘r’ CRAP. (Anagram)
posted by mary bishop | 8:18 AM
4 Comments:
Thank you for the warning. I probably WOULD have mixed up the two, based on their similarities. That's verging on abuse of a trademarked name - the corporate version of cybersquatting. Unfortunately, one's generally allowed and the other isn't. It's still heinous and bears comment just for the sake of awareness. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Hi echrai, why aren't you doing your paper? Just kidding...
Yeah, well that was what happened to me, I couldn't believe my eyes when I went to the website (still thinking this was the real, authentic group that's been around for 75 years.)I thought they'd all lost their minds or had become Bushized somehow.
Then I did a google search and the real name came up and I had one of those Eureka moments and my heartbeat came back to normal.
I agree it is verging on abuse -- but somehow the bad guys seem to get away with it.
There's a lot of anti-gay so-called facts floating around and I've debunked every single one...maybe later on in the week I'll post another one of the bigots lies and deceptions.
How come most of these anti gay yapping idiots are men? Hmmmm...what are they afraid of?
Hey thanks. I was looking this up and yahoo sent me here. I knew there was something fishy about that so called report. Now i can go to work tomorow and kick butt.
Nice blog. you sure gave me the info I needed for tomorow. thanks again
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