“And do not throw away anyone’s else’s, either,” Pope Francis would add.įrancis calls abortion part of the “widespread mentality of profit, the ‘throwaway culture,’ which has today enslaved the hearts and minds of so many.” “Do not throw away your shot,” says Hamilton on several occasions in the musical. Second, when Hamilton rejects the throwaway mentality. She saw her organization as a way to purify the human race of undesirables doomed to squalor. Planned Parenthood’s founder Margaret Sanger didn’t. The musical begins with this neat summary of the whole story: “How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a / Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten / Spot in the Caribbean by Providence, impoverished, in squalor / Grow up to be a hero and a scholar?” After all, Hamilton stirs the soul with virtues opposite to Planned Parenthood’s vices.įirst, when Hamilton says not to give up on those in squalor.

It was hard to see Miranda flacking for Planned Parenthood, even knowing that his mother is a long-time board member. For a $10 donation to Planned Parenthood, you could enter to win Hamilton tickets at three different venues.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, the genius composer and lyricist behind the musical, created an online contest. Hamilton fans had one dark cloud to contend with during the holiday season. Lin-Manuel Miranda may be fundraising for Planned Parenthood, but 'Hamilton' itself opposes everything PP stands for

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