Posted on 03/05/2025 11:47:41 PM PST by Morgana
It took just one post. One message of hope. One offer of help.
I was banned from an abortion-focused Reddit forum for simply suggesting that a woman—who explicitly said she felt pressured into an abortion by her boyfriend—reach out to Option Line to find safe housing and support. The response I received was blunt: "We ban sharing of anti-abortion resources."
There it was. No debate. No discussion. A clear and outright rejection of any alternative to abortion—even when a woman herself expressed hesitation and concern about her circumstances.
I found my way to this particular Reddit forum after following links from Aid Access, an organization that ships abortion pills through the mail, often circumventing traditional medical oversight. The contrast between the two was striking. Aid Access and similar groups claim to stand for "choice," but when that choice is anything other than abortion, the door slams shut.
In the name of being "pro-choice," women are being denied real choices. If a woman feels coerced into abortion, shouldn't she have access to resources that can help her choose something different? Shouldn't she be able to explore options for parenting or adoption without fear of being silenced? Shouldn't she be allowed to know that safe housing and compassionate care exist for her?
But the reality is that much of what passes for "choice" today is really just a push toward abortion. The pro-abortion movement has worked hard to erase any alternative, portraying any mention of life-affirming support as dangerous or deceptive. But there is nothing deceptive about offering help. There is nothing misleading about telling a woman she is not alone.
The work of Option Line and thousands of pregnancy help organizations around the country is built on this simple truth: Women deserve better than abortion. They deserve real options, real support, and real empowerment. But in spaces dominated by the abortion industry, even the mere suggestion of help outside of abortion is seen as a threat.
If the only "choice" that can be discussed is abortion, then it was never about choice at all. It was about making sure women never hear about the life-affirming support available to them.
And that is what should spark outrage. Not that I was banned from a Reddit forum—but that women in need are being cut off from help they might desperately want.
IF I ever have to go to reddit, I avoid ANYthing to do with religion or politics.
I hate that place, but sometimes it is the only place to get answers, or assistance I am seeking.
I could have told you that. It is far, far Leftist, has been since their purge of r/The_Donald in 2016. They walked away from their single biggest traffic generator.
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Oh yea btw...since this is Free Republic I can and will post this here....
https://optionline.org/get-help
Call our pregnancy helpline at 1-800-712-4357
https://crisispregnancycentermap.com/
It seems once you’re banned from Reddit somehow you can’t get back on even setting up a new account. I guess it’s all tied to your Internet protocol whether it’s your home Wi-Fi or a cell phone. They know who you are and how to keep you out. Unless you know some workaround. If you do know aIt seems once your banned from Reddit somehow you can’t get back on even setting up a new account. I guess it’s all tied to your Internet protocol whether it’s your home Wi-Fi or a cell phone. They know who you are and how to keep you out. Unless you know some workaround. If you do know a workaround, please post it.
Good - Help for Abortion Alternatives should be on every abortion thread
You could do one for state-by-state
Heh, there’s some extra work but it would be for a good cause
https://old.reddit.com/
You can get back on Reddit but you have to change the computers MAC address. You can use this free app called TMAC v6 “Mac Address Changer”.
Click on Random MAC Address button. You are now new to Reddit.
Next create a new email address for use with Reddit only as Reddit also stores tracks this.
They will ban you over anything no matter what. The moderators have too much power.
I was banned when I said that Star Trek Discovery had no likeable characters....
Star Trek Discovery - negroes and homos in the cosmos
Bkmk
This is the correct answer.
Reddit is basically Eurobots and deranged liberals. r/conservative is about the only safe space....for now
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