Life’s online anti-abortion drive relies on peddling misinformation | Jo Tacon

The charity is launching a targeted web-based campaign. It’s entitled to its views, but discussion should be fact-based, not full of biased rhetoric

Anti-abortion charity Life is preparing to launch a major campaign targeting people searching online for keywords related to abortion – meaning that someone who’s pregnant and using a search engine to search for information about her choices might be faced with anti-abortion rhetoric instead of factual and unbiased advice.

This news should concern anyone who supports access to safe, legal abortion as, underneath a superficial layer of pro-woman rhetoric, Life’s views on abortion and sex and relationships education (SRE) do not reflect women’s rights to make safe choices.

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