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I disagree with the premise that these groups are deceptive. There's two claims implied by that statement that I don't agree with: 1) A large portion of the wo
by 1892892koko 7y ago
I disagree with the premise that these groups are deceptive. There's two claims implied by that statement that I don't agree with:
1) A large portion of the women heading to these centers are unaware of the existence / legality of abortion in their state. Considering these are online advertisements, they can necessarily do an online search to determine that information already, and it's well-known public discourse.
2) The only valid response to an unplanned pregnancy is abortion. Therefore, not recommending abortion is deceptive.
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- silversconfused 7y agoThis is 2019. Doing an online search is making an entry into your permanent record. Anyone who needed to know about such things would be well advised to use a library computer or some other shared workstation, and that HUGELY raises the barrier to information. Fear sucks.
- 1892892koko 7y agoThat's a weak justification for the article's claims IMO. The stigma behind abortion is apparently at the level where people are afraid to even search the legality of it, yet at the same time it is legal in many states? Television shows regularly joke about it, and we are openly discussing the subject here, but the average person is afraid to ask "is abortion legal in my state?"