{"id":199559,"date":"2019-04-03T17:28:45","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T22:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=199559"},"modified":"2020-05-15T13:55:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T18:55:51","slug":"twitter-live-action-ads-self-abortion-fda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/twitter-live-action-ads-self-abortion-fda\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter still won&#8217;t run Live Action ads, but allows ads pushing self-abortions against FDA rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>While Twitter continues to refuse Live Action to purchase ads on its social media platform, the company is permitting Planned Parenthood and abortion supporters Alyssa Milano and ReproAction to purchase tens of thousands of dollars worth of advertisements to promote abortion and oppose pro-life legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter\u2019s reasoning for blocking Live Action\u2019s pro-life message? According to Live Action president and founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/voices\/2018\/09\/16\/twitter-political-bias-abortion-politics-planned-parenthood-social-media-column\/1255803002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lila Rose<\/a>, the company &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/live-action-releases-e-mails-showing-twitter-asking-group-to-delete-pro-life-content-and-tweets-about-defunding-planned-parenthood\/\">said<\/a>\u00a0that our content violated its\u00a0sensitive advertising content policy, which prohibits &#8216;inflammatory or provocative content which is likely to evoke a strong negative reaction&#8217;&#8230;.&#8221; The inflammatory content &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Emails-between-Live-Action-and-Twitter.pdf\">include[d]<\/a> pictures of children developing in the womb and even simple ultrasound images of babies \u2014 like\u00a0the ones that expectant parents hang on their refrigerator doors&#8230;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Rose said, &#8220;because many of our tweets link back to Live Action\u2019s website, Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/live-action-releases-e-mails-showing-twitter-asking-group-to-delete-pro-life-content-and-tweets-about-defunding-planned-parenthood\/\">requires us<\/a>\u00a0to scrub our website of similar content before it will allow us to promote our tweets again. In other words, Twitter wants Live Action to scrub almost all of its pro-life messaging.&#8221;\u00a0In <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/twitter-still-suppressing-pro-life\/\">2017<\/a>, Live Action\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/live-action-releases-e-mails-showing-twitter-asking-group-to-delete-pro-life-content-and-tweets-about-defunding-planned-parenthood\/\">released<\/a>\u00a0its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Emails-between-Live-Action-and-Twitter.pdf\">emails exchanges with Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_199576\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199576\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-199576\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lila-Rose-Tweet-to-Jack-Dorsey-about-censoring-pro-life-group-Live-Action.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Lila Rose tweet to Jack Dorsey for Twitter censoring pro-life group Live Action \" width=\"495\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lila-Rose-Tweet-to-Jack-Dorsey-about-censoring-pro-life-group-Live-Action.jpg 495w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lila-Rose-Tweet-to-Jack-Dorsey-about-censoring-pro-life-group-Live-Action-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-199576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lila Rose tweet to Jack Dorsey for Twitter censoring pro-life group Live Action<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite requiring a scrub of Live Action&#8217;s Twitter account and website before being permitted to promote pro-life Tweets, there is no such requirement on Planned Parenthood and other abortion groups.\u00a0Searches conducted by Live Action News on Twitter&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ads.twitter.com\/transparency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ad Transparency<\/a> page reveal that Planned Parenthood (PPFA) has recently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ads.twitter.com\/transparency\/PPFA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purchased<\/a>\u00a0over $120,000 in Twitter advertisements. Planned Parenthood Action (PPACT), the group&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/report-planned-parenthood-money-laundering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">political arm<\/a>, has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ads.twitter.com\/transparency\/PPact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spent<\/a>\u00a0over $11,000 in promoted tweets on the social site. Both accounts are heavily promoting opposition to the new <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/states-sue-planned-parenthood-mobilizes-hhs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HHS rule<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/about\/news\/2019\/02\/22\/hhs-releases-final-title-x-rule-detailing-family-planning-grant-program.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TitleX funding<\/a> that would restrict taxpayer dollars from being sent to abortion facilities. Supporters of the change argue that <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/poor-women-health-centers-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poor and low-income<\/a> men and women should not be forced to visit abortion facilities in order to access health care, nor should taxpayer dollars be used to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/yes-your-tax-dollars-fund-abortions-at-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prop up<\/a>\u00a0abortion facilities. Yet that\u2019s what has been happening, as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BgB5E91lD6s\">this video<\/a>\u00a0explains.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/twitter-still-suppressing-pro-life\/\">Twitter continues to suppress Live Action\u2019s pro-life message\u2026 for years<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_199587\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199587\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-199587\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Planned-Parenthood-Twitter-Ad-Spend-week-of-April-3-2019.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood Twitter Ad Spend searched week of April 3 2019\" width=\"690\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Planned-Parenthood-Twitter-Ad-Spend-week-of-April-3-2019.jpg 950w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Planned-Parenthood-Twitter-Ad-Spend-week-of-April-3-2019-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Planned-Parenthood-Twitter-Ad-Spend-week-of-April-3-2019-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Planned-Parenthood-Twitter-Ad-Spend-week-of-April-3-2019-700x401.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Planned-Parenthood-Twitter-Ad-Spend-week-of-April-3-2019-500x286.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-199587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood Twitter Ad Spend searched week of April 3 2019<\/p><\/div>\n<p>PPACT began promoting messages on Twitter in February, labeling the new HHS rule a &#8220;gag rule.&#8221; The political lobby arm <a href=\"https:\/\/ads.twitter.com\/transparency\/PPact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purchased<\/a> eight ads on February 26, 2019, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PPact\/status\/1105864513293897734\">one ad<\/a> March 13, 2019.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_199563\" style=\"width: 461px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199563\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-199563\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PPAction-Twitter-Ad-on-TitleX-02262019.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood Action advertises on Twitter (Image: Twitter) \" width=\"451\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PPAction-Twitter-Ad-on-TitleX-02262019.jpg 451w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PPAction-Twitter-Ad-on-TitleX-02262019-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-199563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood Action advertises on Twitter (Image: Twitter)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Planned Parenthood (PPFA) <a href=\"https:\/\/ads.twitter.com\/transparency\/PPFA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promoted<\/a> at least four tweets in February of 2019 and 20 tweets in March of this year,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ads.twitter.com\/transparency\/PPFA\/tweet\/1102965371835961346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">calling<\/a> the new rule &#8220;an attack on reproductive rights. An attack on Title X is an attack on Planned Parenthood patients.&#8221; (Surely &#8220;attack&#8221; could be considered &#8216;inflammatory or provocative&#8217; wording&#8230; yet Twitter allowed the ads to run.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_199564\" style=\"width: 409px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199564\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-199564\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PPFA-Twitter-Ad-on-TitleX-03052019.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood advertises on Twitter (Image: Twitter) \" width=\"399\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PPFA-Twitter-Ad-on-TitleX-03052019.jpg 399w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PPFA-Twitter-Ad-on-TitleX-03052019-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-199564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood advertises on Twitter (Image: Twitter)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In a separate promotion, PPFA featured its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/planned-parenthood-maryland\/who-we-are\/leadership-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chief Medical Officer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/raegan-mcdonald-mosley-660b52101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raegan McDonald-Mosley, MD<\/a>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0now a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennmedicine.org\/news\/publications-and-special-projects\/penn-medicine-magazine\/spring-summer-2018\/a-gospel-from-clay-and-dust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medical Director<\/a> of a Planned Parenthood in Maryland. Mosley is one of the abortion corporation&#8217;s few staff remaining who was with the corporation during the Center for Medical Progress&#8217;s undercover video releases. Other employees there have <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-purging-staffers-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">since<\/a> quit or been reassigned.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_199565\" style=\"width: 413px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199565\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-199565\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PPFA-Twitter-Ad-on-TitleX-02252019.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Planned Parenthood advertises on Twitter 2019 (Image: Twitter) \" width=\"403\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PPFA-Twitter-Ad-on-TitleX-02252019.jpg 403w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PPFA-Twitter-Ad-on-TitleX-02252019-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-199565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planned Parenthood advertises on Twitter 2019 (Image: Twitter)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In addition to Planned Parenthood, the radical pro-abortion group ReproAction also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ads.twitter.com\/transparency\/reproaction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purchased<\/a> over $4,000 in ads to <a href=\"https:\/\/ads.twitter.com\/transparency\/reproaction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promote<\/a>\u00a0a push for <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/dangerous-self-abortion-pill-push\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">self-managed abortion<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; something unapproved by the FDA, which currently warns women against self-managed abortions.\u00a0The group&#8217;s ads, in bold letters, state, &#8220;Stop Prosecuting Abortion,&#8221; and the text claims, &#8220;Women who self-manage their own abortions are already facing punishment of up to 20 years in prison.&#8221; The FDA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/ICECI\/EnforcementActions\/WarningLetters\/ucm633098.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently<\/a> sent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/ICECI\/EnforcementActions\/WarningLetters\/ucm633126.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warning letters<\/a> to groups illegally &#8220;facilitating the sale of unapproved mifepristone and misoprostol [abortion pills] to consumers in the U.S.&#8221; The FDA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/drugsafety\/ucm111323.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warns<\/a>\u00a0consumers &#8220;not [to] buy Mifeprex over the Internet because you will bypass important safeguards designed to protect your health (and the health of others).&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_199567\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199567\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-199567\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ReproAction-promotes-Twitter-ads-for-self-managed-abortion.jpg\" alt=\"Image: ReproAction promotes Twitter ads for self managed abortion (Image: Twitter) \" width=\"533\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ReproAction-promotes-Twitter-ads-for-self-managed-abortion.jpg 533w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ReproAction-promotes-Twitter-ads-for-self-managed-abortion-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ReproAction-promotes-Twitter-ads-for-self-managed-abortion-500x425.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-199567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ReproAction promotes Twitter ads for self managed abortion (Image: Twitter)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pscp.tv\/w\/1YqKDyNBydaGV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alyssa Milano<\/a> has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/ads.twitter.com\/transparency\/Alyssa_Milano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purchasing<\/a> Twitter ads for a host of issues, including her agenda to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alyssa_Milano\/status\/1111231181314510849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">derail<\/a>\u00a0the pro-life <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alyssa_Milano\/status\/1110566289834016768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heartbeat bill<\/a> in Georgia. While Twitter does not publish billing details on individual ads, Live Action News discovered that in just the past several days, Twitter has <a href=\"https:\/\/ads.twitter.com\/transparency\/Alyssa_Milano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allowed<\/a> Milano to promote 18 tweets advocating\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alyssa_Milano\/status\/1111440326181322752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion rights<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alyssa_Milano\/status\/1110351878104051717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">organizing<\/a> a boycott of the State of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alyssa_Milano\/status\/1112762731914911754\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia<\/a>\u00a0to pressure the governor to withdraw his support of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alyssa_Milano\/status\/1111651431839223810\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB481 Heartbeat Bill.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_199569\" style=\"width: 1182px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199569\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-199569\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Alyssa-Milano-promoted-abortionTweets-opposing-GA-heartbeat-bill-on-Twitter.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Alyssa Milano promoted abortionTweets opposing GA heartbeat bill on Twitter (Image: Twitter) \" width=\"1172\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Alyssa-Milano-promoted-abortionTweets-opposing-GA-heartbeat-bill-on-Twitter.jpg 1172w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Alyssa-Milano-promoted-abortionTweets-opposing-GA-heartbeat-bill-on-Twitter-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Alyssa-Milano-promoted-abortionTweets-opposing-GA-heartbeat-bill-on-Twitter-768x359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Alyssa-Milano-promoted-abortionTweets-opposing-GA-heartbeat-bill-on-Twitter-700x327.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Alyssa-Milano-promoted-abortionTweets-opposing-GA-heartbeat-bill-on-Twitter-500x234.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1172px) 100vw, 1172px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-199569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alyssa Milano promoted abortion Tweets opposing GA heartbeat bill on Twitter (Image: Twitter)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Twitter was founded by Jack Dorsey and Evan (EV) Williams who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/02\/22\/tech\/twitter-evan-williams-leaving-board\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">left<\/a> his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1418091\/000119312519048369\/d689678d8k.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">position<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter&#8217;s board\u00a0in February 2019 to become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/business\/article\/For-his-next-act-Ev-Williams-will-fix-the-12910061.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CEO<\/a> of Medium. Dorsey has openly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/trustwomensilverribbon\/photos\/a.206750346017351\/414581811900869\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supported<\/a> abortion, taking part in the Trust Women Silver Ribbon\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oursilverribbon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">campaign<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oursilverribbon.org\/?page_id=1344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wearing<\/a> the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/oursilverribbon.org\/?page_id=809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trust Women<\/a>&#8221; pin. The campaign <a href=\"http:\/\/oursilverribbon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">partners<\/a> with several pro-abortion organizations including Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n<p>While Twitter allows an avalanche of advertisements from abortion supporters like Planned Parenthood and others, pro-life groups have recently claimed that the social media site is censoring their material by allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/twitter-pro-life-accounts-abusive-behavior\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">locking accounts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/twitter-suspends-unplanned-movie-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rolling back followers<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/facebook-twitter-pro-life-advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restricting advertising<\/a>. Live Action, in the meantime, continues to call out Twitter for this obvious double standard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\">\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a> for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Twitter continues to refuse Live Action to purchase ads on its social media platform, the company is permitting Planned Parenthood and abortion supporters Alyssa Milano and ReproAction to purchase tens of thousands of dollars worth of advertisements to promote abortion and oppose pro-life legislation. Twitter\u2019s reasoning for blocking Live Action\u2019s pro-life message? 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