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| rejected anti-abortion advertisement |
Major Newspapers Reject Pro-Life Ad as ‘Too Controversial’
The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and the L.A. Times have refused
to run an anti-abortion ad that depicts a 20-week-old baby held in a
person’s palm, accompanied by the words, “This child has no voice, which
is why it depends on yours.”
The pro-life group Heroic
Media intended to use the ad to encourage the U.S. Senate to pass the
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, approved by the House last
month, but it was rejected by the three major newspapers as “too
controversial.”
“It seems as though it is okay to talk about the
issue in general, but when you actually put a face to the discussion,
then it becomes controversial,” says Heroic Media Executive Director Joe
Young.
The
Chicago Tribune has agreed to run a different image — a
20-week baby in utero — but demanded that it be made clear that the
image is an advertisement for legislation
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| Chicago Tribune's replacement ad |
The
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act would prohibit abortions
nationwide after 20 weeks, the developmental point at which babies in
the womb can experience pain
except in the case of the mother's life being endangered, rape, and incest. The bill, which has met with considerable
controversy, passed the House 228–196, and will likely never see a vote
in the Democrat-controlled Senate.
(
National Review)