Posted on 08/26/2015 7:47:10 AM PDT by Morgana
The fundraising site GoFundMe has refused to post a picture of a premature baby because apparently they find it “offensive.” In Illinois, Jacob Hinks was born at 27 weeks (13 week early) and weighed only one pound five ounces. His parents, Christina and Jeff Hinks, set up a GoFundMe account to help with his medical bills; however, the site didn’t make his donation page available to the public and originally it was only accessible via a direct link.
Christina explained that when she brought this to their attention GoFundMe said they didn’t publish the page because Jacob’s picture was too “graphic” and could be offensive to some views. She explained, “They responded right away and said, ‘Unfortunately, we never published it because your son’s image [was] too graphic and too inappropriate for our viewers to look at.’”
NBC Chicago reports that Jacob’s parents said they were heartbroken that “someone, let alone a company that specializes in raising funds for these types of emergencies could be so callous and hurtful.” They added, “A preemie- born at 27 weeks gestation usually needs a breathing tube. The wires are for the heart and blood oxygen monitoring. Jacob had no open wounds, just the tube and wires. GoFundMe requested a photo of Jake and his parents side by side. There is only ONE of these photos in existence, because Jacob had been so sick- mom and dad have only held him twice.”
Here’s how GoFundMe responded to NBC’s request for comment:
GoFundMe requires that campaign images must be suitable for all ages and audiences. Visitors to GoFundMe are from all walks of life with varying degrees of sensitivity, and we must ensure that all photographs in the Public Search Directory are appropriate for all audiences. All campaign organizers are held to these requirements.
It is not true that we ever took down the campaign. Even if campaigns are not listed in GoFundMe’s Public Search Directory, they are still able to receive donations. The campaign for baby Jacob was always live and able to receive donations, including the time while the original photo was up.
We wish all the best to the Hinks family during this difficult time.”
Thankfully, GoFundMe eventually posted Jacob’s picture and one of their executives donated $10,000 to his fund. Christina concluded, “I’m a mom — don’t tell me his photo is too graphic. He’s a preemie, and he’s a miracle.”
Click here to visit Jacob’s GoFundMe site.
Watch the video below to learn more about Jacob’s story.
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When do we start a conservative version of this site....
Must have been a bad photo.
http://www.gofundme.com/wzjq4m4
Ryker was born at 25 weeks and GoFundMe seems to have no problem with him.
Conservatives handle charity through family and churches, not open forums and begging.
Offensive to whom? Planned Parenthood harpies???
“Offensive to whom? Planned Parenthood harpies???”
Offensive to dehumanized Borg who cannot bear to see debris that looks disturbingly like tiny helpless human beings. It hashes their phony view of the world and causes them torment. Best to slaughter the innocent quietly, behind closed doors.
It’s so chilling to the soul that the people who are close to it become like the Mengeles in these videos, laughing over dinner and wine about the grisly details.
Hopefully they will all give an account to the God of the universe.
The sheer moral vacuity of PC thinking yields horrors on the order of similarly born babies taken for lab work. I am of the opinion live embryos are sold for experimentation. All in the name of saving lives./s
We need to mount a GoFundMe campaign to start a crowdfunding site to compete with GoFundMe — one that won’t kowtow to the politically correct fascists.
yeah, because we know there were no beggars in the bible... oh wait, neve r m ind
Not offensive, graphic. Pictures of kids with tubes in their nose can be pretty intense and not everybody scrolling through a list of fan films to fund has the intestinal fortitude for it. Their site, their rules.
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