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.

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30.11.2025

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Australian abortion provider says new Google policy will make it harder to advertise services

Tech firm will require global telemedicine services to register with Portland, Oregon-based certifications company LegitScript

Josh Taylor
Thu 18 Jul 2024

The Australian abortion and contraception provider MSI says Google is forcing the organisation to pay thousands of dollars a year to a third-party US company to keep advertising its telehealth services in Google search.

Under a new health and medicines policy introduced by Google in May, providers offering telemedicine services globally must be certified and comply with local laws. From August providers in Australia will be required to register with the Portland, Oregon-based certifications provider LegitScript to keep advertising their services.

Continued: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/19/australian-abortion-provider-says-new-google-policy-will-make-it-harder-to-advertise-services

Meta and Google accused of restricting reproductive health information

Report claims posts on abortion and contraception have been deleted while misinformation on the feeds of social media users in Africa, Latin America and Asia has not been tackled

Weronika Strzyżyńska
Wed 27 Mar 2024

Meta and Google are accused in a new report of obstructing information on abortion and reproductive healthcare across Africa, Latin America and Asia.

MSI Reproductive Choices (formerly Marie Stopes International) and the Center for Countering Digital Hate claim the platforms are restricting local abortion providers from advertising, but failing to tackle misinformation that undermines public access to reproductive healthcare.

Continued: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/mar/27/meta-and-google-accused-of-restricting-reproductive-health-information

27.03.2024

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USA – Google ‘Abortion Clinics Near Me’ and You May End Up on an Anti-Abortion Website

Report alleges that Google is profiting from ads for anti-abortion clinics

06/15/23
Khaya Himmelman and Lily Meier

Google, the dominant player in online search, has run deceptive ads directing abortion seekers to sites run by “crisis pregnancy centers” that try to dissuade women from getting abortions, according to a study by the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH).

The online giant made only $10.2 million from the ads, according to the center, whereas the parent company, Alphabet, had a net 2022 profit of nearly $60 billion. The center argues though that this isn't just about the financials as “Google is betraying the trust of hundreds of thousands of Americans seeking reproductive and healthcare services.”

Continued: https://themessenger.com/money/google-abortion-clinics-near-me-and-you-may-end-up-on-an-anti-choice-website

15.06.2023

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Facebook and Google are handing over user data to help police prosecute abortion seekers

KATHERINE TANGALAKIS-LIPPERT
MAR 5, 2023

As abortion bans across the nation are implemented and enforced, law enforcement is turning to social media platforms to build cases to prosecute women seeking abortions or abortion-inducing medication – and online platforms like Google and Facebook are helping.

This spring, a woman named Jessica Burgess and her daughter will stand trial in Nebraska for performing an illegal abortion — with a key piece of evidence provided by Meta, the parent company of Facebook. Burgess allegedly helped her daughter find and take pills that would induce an abortion. The teenage Burgess also faces charges for allegedly illegally disposing of the fetus' remains.

Continued: https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/facebook-and-google-are-handing-over-user-data-to-help-police-prosecute-abortion-seekers/articleshow/98423158.cms

05.03.2023