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PeaceNikki

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Mon Apr 28, 2014, 04:58 PM Apr 2014

Please join me in thanking Google for removing deceptive anti-choice ads

The Washington Post reported huge news: “NARAL successfully lobbies Google to take down deceptive pregnancy center ads.”1

We discovered that if you Googled “abortion clinic,” ads funded by anti-choice crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) appeared 79 percent of the time. CPCs don’t provide or refer for abortion care, and they shouldn’t trick women into thinking that they do.

Google’s leadership in removing the majority of these ads is a victory for truth in advertising. Countless women will be spared lies and shaming tactics intended to stop them from making their own decisions based on real medical advice.

It won’t be long before CPCs and their supporters go after Google for making this change because deceptive ads are one of the primary ways they lure women into their doors. That’s why we’re organizing a thank-you letter to show Google executives they did the right thing and encourage them to stand strong against pressure from our opponents.

Sign Our Thank You Note

http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/get-involved/actions/google-cpc-petition-1.html?utm_source=nar.al&utm_medium=urlshortener&utm_campaign=FB

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Please join me in thanking Google for removing deceptive anti-choice ads (Original Post) PeaceNikki Apr 2014 OP
Thank you PeaceNikki uppityperson May 2014 #1
Thank you, PeaceNikki! Kath1 May 2014 #2
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