Scotland – Google panned for giving free ads to UK anti-abortion groups

Nov 30, 2025
By James Walker

GOOGLE has been giving free advertising to anti-abortion groups targeting pregnant women in Scotland and across the UK, the Sunday National can reveal.

Several crisis pregnancy helplines covertly run by anti-abortion groups have been given free ads throughout 2025 via Google Ad Grants – a scheme which gives nonprofits up to £7000 per month of free search advertising.

Continued: https://archive.is/m8xn2
(https://www.thenational.scot/news/25658467.google-panned-giving-free-ads-uk-anti-abortion-groups/)

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Algorithmic Ad Blocking Limits Abortion Information In Colombia

Christine Ro
Dec 9, 2023

As a doctor, María M. Vivas never set out to become a technology expert. Unfortunately reproductive health is much more politicized than other branches of medicine. “Information is something that is very blocked in abortion rights,” Vivas notes. “That’s one of the access barriers.”

To keep up with the demand for online information about often-stigmatized topics, her organization – the Colombian network of sexual and reproductive health clinics Oriéntame – has had to become well versed in search engine optimization, keywords, and other aspects of website management.

Continued: https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinero/2023/12/09/algorithmic-ad-blocking-limits-abortion-information-in-colombia/?sh=321541ae3137

Canada – B.C. newspaper wins case over refusal to run abortion ads

The Nelson Star decided not to run any abortion-related advertising due to a backlash from the community.

Jeremy Hainsworth
Oct 23, 2023

B.C.'s Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint of discrimination on religious grounds from an anti-abortion group who claimed their rights were violated by a Nelson newspaper that refused to run abortion ads on either side of the debate.

“They made their decision in order to preserve their business interests and acceptance by the local community, which is rationally connected to their function as a local medium of news and communication which relies on revenue from ad sales,” tribunal vice-chair Devyn Cousineau said in a newly released Oct. 17 decision.

Continued: https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/bc-newspaper-wins-case-over-refusal-to-run-abortion-ads-7723655

Canada – City heading to court over rejected anti-abortion Hamilton bus advertisement

Christian group’s ad ‘not compatible’ with ‘safe, inclusive and welcoming transit system,’ city argues; Association for Reformed Political Action contends ‘no legitimate and pressing reason to censor’ it

By Teviah Moro Spectator Reporter
Thursday, July 20, 2023

The stage is set for a court battle this fall between the city and anti-abortion activists over a rejected Hamilton bus advertisement.

The Association for Reformed Political Action (ARPA) Canada and local member John Boekee argue the city should be ordered to accept the ad that it turned down in 2021 or reconsider it with court instructions.

Concerned that ARPA’s judicial review could set a “dangerous precedent” for advertising in Canadian cities, a national pro-choice group has also entered the fray.

Continued: https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/city-heading-to-court-over-rejected-anti-abortion-hamilton-bus-advertisement/article_fa8053a5-833f-5d2b-a8b0-f666dfdc8eaa.html

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‘It’s 2022’: Moosomin woman looks to combat rural anti-abortion billboards with ‘Abortion is Healthcare’ signs

Brady Lang
Aug. 25, 2022

Megan Johnston was travelling en route to a camping trip with a friend, nine hours across the province, when she began counting anti-abortion signs in the rural areas of Saskatchewan.

Once they arrived, the pair realized they had passed 13 of the signs, sparking an idea in the Moosomin woman’s head to do something about it.

Continued: https://regina.ctvnews.ca/it-s-2022-moosomin-woman-looks-to-combat-rural-anti-abortion-billboards-with-abortion-is-healthcare-signs-1.6042907

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Canada – Court to rule on decision to remove some anti-abortion ads from Guelph Transit buses

Kenneth Armstrong
June 16, 2021

A judicial review is in the final stage of deciding whether the City of Guelph acted improperly when it removed three anti-abortion advertisements from city buses.

The three-judge panel heard final arguments from the city and the applicant, Guelph and Area Right to Life, during a virtual hearing on Tuesday.

Continued: https://www.guelphtoday.com/amp/local-news/court-to-rule-on-decision-to-remove-some-anti-abortion-ads-from-guelph-transit-buses-3879184

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Challenge of city’s abortion ads decision could have ‘ripple effect’ says abortion rights group

Three national organizations have been granted 'friends of the court' status for an upcoming court challenge

Apr 19, 2021
By: Richard Vivian, Guelph Today

Three national organizations have been granted “friends of the court” status for an upcoming court challenge of the city’s decision to pull three anti-abortion advertisements from buses in 2019 and 2020.

“We think this is an important case because, I think, Canadians have the right to be protected from false advertising, which is really what this case revolves around and whether cities have the right to refuse such advertising or whether they’d be compelled to subject the public to false and demeaning advertising,” said Joyce Arthur, executive director of the Vancouver-based Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC).

Continued: https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/challenge-of-citys-abortion-ads-decision-could-have-ripple-effect-says-abortion-rights-group-3641812

Athens metro advertises anti-abortion campaign

Athens metro advertises anti-abortion campaign

By Sarantis Michalopoulos | EURACTIV network and EURACTIV.com
Jan 13, 2020

An anti-abortion campaign poster displayed in the Athens metro has triggered a strong reaction from the government, which forced the transportation company to immediately remove it.

On Monday (13 January), social media in Greece were flooded with pictures from the subway.

Continued: https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/athens-metro-advertises-anti-abortion-campaign/

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Canada – Anti-abortion group defends their ads on transit buses, despite outrage

Anti-abortion group defends their ads on transit buses, despite outrage

Spencer Turcotte, CTV Kitchener
Published Monday, November 11, 2019

GUELPH -- An anti-abortion group in Guelph says they're defending their right to freedom of speech with their advertisements on transit buses as others in the community are calling for them to be removed.

Guelph & Area Right to Life says there are only five images, but they have been duplicated for display on the back of 10 different buses.

Continued: https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/anti-abortion-group-defends-their-ads-on-transit-buses-despite-outrage-1.4680627

11.11.2019

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UK – Stella Creasy Hits Out At ‘Vile’ Anti-Abortion Billboards In Walthamstow

Stella Creasy Hits Out At 'Vile' Anti-Abortion Billboards In Walthamstow
The Labour MP, who is pregnant, has become the target of radical campaigners who posted a graphic billboard in her constituency.

30/09/2019
By Sarah Turnnidge

Labour MP Stella Creasy has condemned “vile” anti-abortion campaigners after they posted graphic advertisements featuring an unborn foetus around her constituency, including on a billboard.

Creasy, who is pregnant, said she has been subjected to a campaign of “harassment” by activists from the Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform UK (CBR UK), which included a protest at the weekend and adverts being posted on a billboard, bus stops, and a phone box around Walthamstow.

Continued: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/stella-creasy-abortion-billboard_uk_5d91eface4b0e9e760500216