{"id":278276,"date":"2022-10-22T13:24:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T18:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=278276"},"modified":"2022-10-20T22:19:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T03:19:18","slug":"fear-mongering-political-ad-pro-life-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/fear-mongering-political-ad-pro-life-activists\/","title":{"rendered":"Fearmongering political ad unintentionally points to pro-life activists’ current reality"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A recent political <\/span>ad<\/span><\/a> supporting California Democratic Congressional candidate Eric Swalwell entitled \u201cLock Her Up\u201d depicts something that no modern pro-life law in the United States currently mandates: it shows a woman being arrested for having had an illegal abortion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ironically, however, the scenario depicted in the ad is eerily similar to \u2013 although comparably more tame than \u2013 the recent real-life experiences of <\/span>multiple<\/span><\/a> pro-life <\/span>families<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The ad begins by showing a family (including an infant) gathered around a table sharing a meal. The father playfully babbles at and spoon-feeds the baby, while an older daughter, perhaps between the ages of 9 and 12, bluntly proclaims, \u201cYou\u2019re weird!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe is weird, but cute,\u201d says the mother, glancing lovingly at the dad. Then, the couple kisses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Typical, idyllic, American family motif, right?\u00a0<\/span>Wrong. Red and blue lights flash ominously beyond the closed curtains in the background, then comes the urgent knock on the front door. The parents hasten to open it, only to find two uniformed law enforcement officers standing on their front porch.<\/span><\/p>\n

One officer confirms the woman\u2019s identity before informing her that he has a warrant for her arrest for \u201cunlawful termination of pregnancy.\u201d He tells her that her medical records have been subpoenaed, her doctor is already in custody, and she will have to submit to a physical examination.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n