{"id":182462,"date":"2018-05-11T17:08:42","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T21:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=182462"},"modified":"2018-05-16T18:05:43","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T22:05:43","slug":"google-ban-pro-life-ads-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/google-ban-pro-life-ads-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Google, Facebook, Twitter ban pro-life ads on Ireland abortion referendum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Leading up to the May 25th referendum in Ireland on repealing the Eighth Amendment, Google announced that it would suspend all advertising related to the subject. The move has been condemned by pro-life groups as an attempt \u201cto rig the election.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In the <\/span>announcement<\/span><\/a>, Google claimed the decision came as part of \u201cour update around election integrity efforts globally.\u201d Pro-abortion groups applauded the decision, but as observers have <\/span>noted<\/span><\/a>, the only ads related to the referendum appear to be pro-life<\/em> ads, so the ban would effectively benefit the pro-abortion<\/a> campaign and harm campaign efforts for life in Ireland. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ireland\u2019s Eighth Amendment grants equal protection of the right to life of the preborn child and his or her mother. In the May 25th referendum, voters will decide whether to overturn these pro-life protections in the constitution. If they vote for repeal, legislators will have the power to legalize abortion for any reason up to birth. Pro-life advocates have focused on the excellent maternal care record in Ireland and the fact that abortion is never necessary to save the life of the mother.<\/span><\/p>\n