http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-561046?hpt=Sbin
Here's the billboard:
This billboard is displayed on a very popular New York shop corner, where there is a Planned Parenthood center just a few buildings down. The group that put up the billboard says that there are 3 times more abortions among african american women than that of the rest of the population. The reactions to the billboard were divided by some defending it, and some said it was an effert to bad-mouth African American women. The mother of the girl on the billboard said she had no idea the picture was going to be used for this, and prefers that it would be taken down.
I think this ad should be taken down, because it's implying that african americans should have abortions. Some people find that very offensive. If a person, who has had an abortion, sees this ad, they might remember how they felt after they got the abortion and they could feel sad or mad, and want it to be taken down.
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as for the reminding women of their abortions, then maybe they shouldn't have gotten into that situation and decided to solve their problem that way.. im not saying there are special circumstances that i think an abortion might be okay, but most of the time it's due to people's irresponsibility
isn't it kind of...racist?
but if the mother of the girl on the bilboard didn't agree to her daughter's picture being publisized like that, then theres no question. it need to be taken down, because the girl is a minor and they didnt have her parents' permission. its an issue of privacy.