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(National Review<\/a>) Late last week, Twitter censored a\u00a0campaign ad<\/a>\u00a0and locked the\u00a0presidential campaign account<\/a>\u00a0of Terrisa Bukovinac, a\u00a0pro-life<\/a>\u00a0Democrat who is challenging Joe Biden for the Democratic Party\u2019s presidential nomination. Bukovinac is the founder of both\u00a0Pro-Life San Francisco<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising<\/a>\u00a0(PAAU). She is running for president to expose the extreme position that Joe Biden and other Democratic elected officials have on sanctity-of-life issues.<\/p>\n

WARNING: Disturbing image below.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Last year, Bukovinac and another pro-life activist, Lauren Handy, recovered the remains of more than 115 aborted children outside a Washington, D.C., abortion facility. Five of the children were fully formed, and there is evidence that these aborted children may have been victims of partial-birth abortions \u2014 a violation of federal law. That said, there has been no formal investigation into the deaths of these preborn children.<\/p>\n

One of the reasons that Bukovinac is running for president is to keep the memory of these aborted babies alive. The censored campaign ad includes graphic images of the remains of these children. Indeed, Twitter stated that the account was locked because it violated rules\u00a0against<\/a>\u00a0\u201cposting media depicting gratuitous gore.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Justice

Baby Harriet found in medical waste bin outside DC abortion facility. Photo courtesy of Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising.<\/p><\/div>\n

Of course, the decision by Twitter to censor the ad and lock Bukovinac\u2019s campaign account smacks of hypocrisy. Elon Musk has described himself as a \u201cfree-speech absolutist.\u201d He said he bought Twitter to create a space where \u201ca wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner.\u201d Furthermore, on Twitter it is certainly easy to find graphic images of violence against Israeli civilians. Twitter needs to reverse its position and reinstate Bukovinac\u2019s campaign account.<\/p>\n

Pro-lifers have effectively used graphic images to sway public opinion in the past. Ads and pamphlets with images of aborted children helped Michigan pro-lifers defeat a proposition that would have legalized abortion in 1972. In 1976, pro-life Democrat Ellen McCormack ran for president in part to run\u00a0pro-life ads<\/a>\u00a0on television. Because McCormack was a federal candidate, television stations were required to run the pro-life ads produced by her campaign. Bukovinac, who is on the ballot in New Hampshire, plans to use the same strategy to highlight the injustice of abortion.<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This article was published at National Review<\/a> and is reprinted here with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n

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(National Review) Late last week, Twitter censored a\u00a0campaign ad\u00a0and locked the\u00a0presidential campaign account\u00a0of Terrisa Bukovinac, a\u00a0pro-life\u00a0Democrat who is challenging Joe Biden for the Democratic Party\u2019s presidential nomination. Bukovinac is the founder of both\u00a0Pro-Life San Francisco\u00a0and\u00a0Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising\u00a0(PAAU). 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