{"id":208921,"date":"2019-08-21T14:30:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T19:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=208921"},"modified":"2019-08-22T11:41:30","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T16:41:30","slug":"abortion-supporters-google-ban-pregnancy-center-searches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-supporters-google-ban-pregnancy-center-searches\/","title":{"rendered":"ORWELLIAN: Abortion supporters lobby Google to ban pregnancy center ads on searches… about pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Abortion advocates are upset that women searching for abortion and pregnancy-related words online might potentially still be \u201clured\u201d toward pro-life pregnancy centers — and they’re seeking to further silence them.<\/p>\n

In May, Google changed its advertising policies<\/a> to require that pregnancy-related advertisers be \u201ccertified\u201d before displaying their ads, below which Google would also display whether or not the facility provides abortions. The so-called \u201cloophole\u201d that abortion activists are now targeting involves specific search keywords.<\/p>\n

Since that time, Google\u2019s policy has applied to searches with the keyword \u201cabortion,\u201d but not for other terms such as \u201cfree pregnancy test\u201d or \u201cpregnancy symptoms.\u201d According to The Guardian<\/a>, \u201cThe ability of crisis pregnancy centers to influence possibly vulnerable women with false information is seen by pro-choice advocates as a significant challenge at a time when access to legal abortion is being curtailed in many states across the US.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Report: Most pregnancy centers get no public funding, but save communities tens of millions of dollars<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Other<\/a> news outlets<\/a> are framing this as a \u201cloophole,\u201d rather than equal access to information by both sides of the abortion debate, a narrative that is emblematic of the Orwellian thought-control tactics of those who want women to believe that the only choice is abortion. Pro-abortion zealots are claiming the health, support, and accurate information given by pregnancy help centers is a form of manipulation.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0pregnancy help centers<\/a>\u00a0do<\/strong> offer women<\/a>\u00a0free pregnancy testing, and many even offer STD testing and limited ultrasounds — so there is nothing “false” about searching for “pregnancy test” and finding a PRC. Women should be able to make an informed choice without being pressured into abortion by people and organizations who stand to profit from it, and who have been caught attempting to cover up<\/a> sexual abuse. And as Live Action News previously\u00a0reported<\/a>, statistics show that approximately 84 percent of women report not having enough information to make an informed choice, with as many as 64 percent of women also reporting feeling pressured to abort.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoogle knows that there are a lot of CPCs out there that are actively trying to trick women about their reproductive health options,\u201d claimed Alice Huling of the pro-abortion Campaign for Accountability. \u201cThere is no reason that those same tags couldn\u2019t be applied across the board.\u201d Other sources<\/a> have expressed hand-wringing concern that pregnancy center ads \u201ccould confuse women,\u201d presumably by learning they can have more information and options at their disposal.<\/p>\n

Google’s original decision to “certify” ads was due to pro-abortion backlash against\u00a0donated advertising<\/a> to the Obria Group<\/a> —\u00a0a pro-life network of accredited health clinics that offer much-needed medical services, including STD treatment, prenatal care, cancer screenings, ultrasounds, and pregnancy tests: many services which Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities do not provide.<\/p>\n

What do abortion facilities offer women with regard to options other than abortion? This video reveals the truth:<\/p>\n