Controversial Ga. billboards link abortion, race
The eyebrow-raising ads featuring a young black child are an effort by the anti-abortion movement to use race to rally support within the black community. Full Story »
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Posted by Maria R. Orozco - Feb 16, 2010 - 2:13 AM PST
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Maria R. Orozco - Feb 16, 2010 - 2:15 AM PST
The story frames the issue around a social model of health. For the most part it illustrates how race, according to some, is a factor that contributes to abortion. The fact that pro-life individuals are enticing a campaign against abortion by utilizing billboards as a tactic to turn individuals against abortion definitely points to a root cause of poor health awareness: not painting a clear picture of the different factors that contribute to abortion, and narrowing down this issue to race. Doing so misinforms the audience in an issue that is prevalent among different populations from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, health problems, ect. Both pro-abortion/choice and pro-life views must be discussed and information must be ... More »
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