Posted on 08/11/2019 6:08:20 PM PDT by Morgana
A billboard erected in Alabama has stirred controversy and again placed a spotlight on a controversial abortion law passed by the state's legislature earlier this year.
The billboard in question appeared in Tuscaloosa, Alabama earlier this week and was photographed by several people, who then shared it to social media. One such tweet — which quickly went viral — captioned the photo of the billboard as 'ABORTION NATIONAL CHAMPS!!" That tweet has since been deleted.
The display includes the address to an anti-abortion website, ttownfacts.com, and declares Tuscaloosa, which the billboard references as "Title Town," as the "abortion capital of Alabama."
"17 National Championships, 19,000 future fans aborted," the billboard reads, referring to the 17 national titles claimed by the University of Alabama football team.
Lamar Advertising, the company who rents out the billboard space, told AL.com that the ad was purchased by an "anonymous donor." The company did not respond to Newsweek's request for comment by publication, and it is unclear how long the billboard will be on display in Tuscaloosa.
Upon viewing the ttownfacts website, users are presented with FAQs surrounding abortion procedures as well as statistics regarding abortion for the United States, Alabama and the city of Tuscaloosa. According to the website, Alabama makes up 0.9 percent of all abortions in the United States. The website also says that 3,148 of the 6,063 abortions in the state in 2017 were completed in Tuscaloosa.
The website also states that there were 610 fewer births (2,538) in the city than abortions in 2017. According to ttownfacts, the statistics presented on the website were obtained from the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization that focuses on sexual health and reproductive rights. Planned Parenthood has also used statistics from the Institute in various materials.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
These statistics aren’t really a surprise. Tuscaloosa is a partying college town, which means unplanned pregnancies are probably rampant. While many people in the state are probably unlikley to abort their child, its not ljke those are the same people who stumble into drunk hookups every weekend.
Well, when you put it that way...
/s
I thought the left celebrated abortions. Why would these facts offend them? Maybe even some of them have a conscience not so seared that they can no longer feel shame
Billboard only telling the truth.
How can they be sure that some weren’t going to become Auburn fans?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.