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News & ArtsMonday, July 16, 2012
City / The Ladies Crisis Pregnancy Center Transit Ads Sticker-Bombed
Posted by Cienna Madrid on Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 10:21 AM
The ads are peppered on nearly every bus and light rail cab in the city: "Pregnant? Worried? We Can Help..." They're advertising Birthright International, "the world's first international crisis pregnancy center," according to its webpage.
As you probably know, liberal Washington lawmakers have tried and failed for years to pass legislation forcing crisis pregnancy centers—which advertise free pregnancy tests and counseling but follow up with fake stats on how abortions correlate to breast cancer, infertility, and an inability to bond with children, EVER—to be up front with women about the limited, non-medical, highly skewed services they offer.
But now at least some of Birthright's transit ads have been graffiti'd by some lady-loving vigilante to include this disclaimer:
- The Stranger
If you can't make it out, the sticker, which seems to have been generated by STFU, Conservatives, reads: "Be advised: This is an anti-choice organization. They will NOT present you with all your legal and medical options. Call Planned Parenthood instead: 1-800-230-7526."
Stickering up bus ads is probably illegal and I'm not encouraging it. But it is refreshing to see one sticker succeed where years of politicking has repeatedly failed.
Curtsies to Alithea for the tip.
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When are we going to go protest outside a crisis pregnancy center? I have ideas for signs: "NOT MEDICAL ADVICE", "THEY DO NOT RESPECT YOUR RELIGION", "HOUSE OF LIES" and so on.
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Planning to buy the bumper sticker, got caught up with the shirt that reads: "Jesus had two dads and he turned out ok."
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@1 "When are we going to go protest outside a crisis pregnancy center?"
Good question. When are _we_ going to do that?
Pick a date. Let us know.
It's a tad far in the future, but how about Margret Sanger's Birthday, September 14th (Friday), or her death day September 6 (Thursday)?
Good question. When are _we_ going to do that?
Pick a date. Let us know.
It's a tad far in the future, but how about Margret Sanger's Birthday, September 14th (Friday), or her death day September 6 (Thursday)?
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I was manning the 47th District Republican booth at Kent Cornucopia Days when this young fellow came up dressed in a tie dyed shirt and pink pants and a bunch of stickers, face paint and buttons.
Oh, boy, I thought...here it comes. However, the surprise was that he had come to check us out saying that he was impressed that in the parade the LGBT republicans were marching. He also said he was torn about the issues that seem to cross party boundaries such as abortion where he thought rights would be impinged and yet (I think he said) he was anti-abortion.
At any rate, I mentioned that I was a frequent reader of Dan Savage and SLOG and that there was some diversity inside the Republican Party but I can't speak for everyone or even the majority.
So, he took a copy of the mini-booklet of Constitution and left. I was glad not to be glitter bombed. I hope for more of these civil interfaces in the future, but I realize that the extremists and maybe even the middle base of both sides make it impossible.
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Baconcat @1 great idea! You should put something together.
I'll look into something in my own locale.
Surely someones's been doing this?
I'll look into something in my own locale.
Surely someones's been doing this?
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It's important to note that the sticker didn't cover the contact information for the fake clinics - thus they can't complain that the sticker prevented their info from getting out.
It's a great idea. Fighting deception with the truth.
It's a great idea. Fighting deception with the truth.
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Seattle Clinic Defense protests in front of these fake clinics. If you're interested in coming to a demonstration please contact SCD through one of these sites.
http://www.seattleclinicdefense.org/
http://www.facebook.com/seattleclinicdef…
http://www.seattleclinicdefense.org/
http://www.facebook.com/seattleclinicdef…
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Seattle Clinic Defense is interested in protesting these CPCs-- get in touch with us! www.seattleclinicdefense.org
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I really wanted to do something like this for the totally misleading pro-life ads in the Juneau airport.
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Doesn't the billboard already say "Abortion Alternatives ..."? Wouldn't that be a pretty big tip off to anyone with a brain that this clinic doesn't want to help you get an abortion?
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Jess and Joe (who run STFUC) are totally awesome. They regularly run links to fundraising for women who can't afford the abortions they need, and they're very well-versed in arguing their point with humor and intelligence.
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@13, the point is that people "with a brain" aren't the people that these clinics are preying (praying?) on. Intelligent women, for the most part, are using birth control and not getting knocked up. Many women who go to these Christian run clinics are vulnerable and frightened, and the clinicians use their fear and guilt to manipulate them into choices that they might not make if they were given unbiased information.
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True story: when a was young, unmarried and pregnant, I took one of these ads at face value and stopped in to one of these places. They were all smiles until I explained that I had already made my decision to keep my baby, I was scared because I didn't have any money or health insurance. Could they help me figure that out? They instantly got cold and told me that that wasn't what they did. Because I was being utterly sincere, their sudden change in attitude and judgmentalness was really confusing. It wasn't until a couple of years later that I figured out what those crisis clinics were really about.
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@12, Yes! that would be great. are you from juneau?
@15, your comment is ridiculously denigrating. intelligent people sometimes get knocked up too. sometimes birth control fails! condoms break! shit happens! only people without a brain get accidentally pregnant? jesus.
@15, your comment is ridiculously denigrating. intelligent people sometimes get knocked up too. sometimes birth control fails! condoms break! shit happens! only people without a brain get accidentally pregnant? jesus.
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No one is forced to go to a pregnancy crisis center and they are not getting government money, so just leave them alone! have you ever met one of the volunteers at a PCC? They're some of the nicest people i've ever met, and they help give free sonograms, baby products, STD testing, and many other services. The world is a much better place because of them
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Oh give me a break! No one forces people to go to PCC's, and they don't get government money, so leave them alone! They offer free services, sonograms, baby products, STD testing (at least in my city), and much more. And the people I know that work there are some of the nicest people I've ever met. These aren't "deceivers". They care about women and babies, and share the pro-life views of about 50% of America.
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Go to a few PCCs. They educate people on choices. Get real. I thought Planned Parenthood was more current on info. PP tries to look new, but use old tactics. Step up!
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