{"id":1303,"date":"2011-04-15T08:57:37","date_gmt":"2011-04-15T08:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medic8.com\/news\/?p=1303"},"modified":"2011-04-15T08:57:37","modified_gmt":"2011-04-15T08:57:37","slug":"pro-life-billboard-advert-sparks-anger-6693","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medic8.com\/news\/pro-life-billboard-advert-sparks-anger-6693\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Life Billboard Advert Sparks Anger-6693"},"content":{"rendered":"

The pro-life group called Life Allways has been accused of playing the race card with their billboard advert that appears to target black people. The advert shows a picture of a young black girl, with a caption reading: “The most dangerous place for an African American is in the womb.”<\/p>\n

One of those outraged by the advert is local council woman Letitia James who told reporters: “It is misguided to use Black History Month as a tool to promote this message.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added: “Every woman has the right to make personal choices in regards to her body, and I respect many different points of view, but to compare abortion<\/a> to terrorism and genocide is highly offensive.”<\/p>\n

Ms James also attacked the anti-abortion group\u2019s web site for their lack of proper information regarding pregnancy<\/a>. She said: \u201c[they are] notorious for being intentionally vague concerning their agenda to deter women from seeking abortion services; and some have been accused of being deceptive about abortion risks and procedures while intentionally targeting poor and working-class women, immigrant women, and women of colour to utilize their services.”<\/p>\n

Life Allways defends the advert citing studies which show that black women had the highest number of abortions in 2009, with 40,798; Hispanics lie in second place with 28,364 abortions.<\/p>\n

When asked his opinion one passerby said: “I think they\u2019re trying to send a message to us African-Americans because we do do a lot of abortions and I think we shouldn\u2019t be doing it.”<\/p>\n

The main target for anti-abortion groups is Planned Parenthood, a non profit making organisation that helps women make personal choices. Calling the advert reprehensible, a spokesperson for the organisation said: \u201c…Planned Parenthood knows that every woman, of every background, takes her health decisions seriously and makes deeply personal decisions after consulting with her doctor and with loved ones she trusts.”<\/p>\n

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The pro-life group called Life Allways has been accused of playing the race card with their billboard advert that appears to target black people. The advert shows a picture of a young black girl, with a caption reading: “The most dangerous place for an African American is in the womb.” One of those outraged by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":888008809,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[224,2254,763,586],"class_list":["post-1303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abortion","tag-pro-life","tag-abortion","tag-planned-parenthood","tag-pro-choice"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t