{"id":28311,"date":"2016-02-16T14:23:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T19:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/?p=28311"},"modified":"2019-09-16T14:09:35","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T18:09:35","slug":"huffington-post-my-planned-parenthood-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/huffington-post-my-planned-parenthood-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Huffington Post: My Planned Parenthood Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sth\/files\/2019\/09\/Dr.-Jennifer-Knust-277x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Jennifer Knust\" class=\"  wp-image-18140 alignright\" height=\"173\" width=\"160\"><em>The Huffington Post<\/em> publishes an essay by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/profile\/jennifer-wright-knust\/\">Jennifer Wright Knust<\/a>, \u00a0School of Theology professor of New Testament and Christian origins, entitled \u201cMy Planned Parenthood Story.&#8221; In response to controversy surrounding the uses of Planned Parenthood, Professor Knust recounts a personal connection to the clinic. Her story outlines the summer before she begins seminary and the obstacles she faced in her personal life. Professor Knust writes of her experience confronting many difficult decisions and feeling as though Planned Parenthood provided refuge and safety during a time of confusion.<br \/>\nKnust remembers being unsure of how she knew she could turn to Planned Parenthood for help. She remembers the organization\u2019s caring and dedicated staff when telling her story. The willingness of Planned Parenthood staff to acknowledge the worth of human bodies and lives stands out to Knust. She writes, \u201cThese men and women are my heroes. Their faith in the dignity, integrity, and value of women&#8211;all women&#8211;is inspiring. It isn&#8217;t just inspiring; it&#8217;s astounding.&#8221;<br \/>\nRead more at <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/jennifer-wright-knust\/my-planned-parenthood-sto_b_8730186.html\">Huffington Post<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Huffington Post publishes an essay by Jennifer Wright Knust, \u00a0School of Theology professor of New Testament and Christian origins, entitled \u201cMy Planned Parenthood Story.&#8221; In response to controversy surrounding the uses of Planned Parenthood, Professor Knust recounts a personal connection to the clinic. Her story outlines the summer before she begins seminary and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11514,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[177],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28311"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11514"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28311"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38549,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28311\/revisions\/38549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}