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Saturday, May 12, 2018

Google Bans Pro-Life Ads Leading Up to Ireland Abortion Referendum


By Anne Reynolds
Live Action News


Leading up to Ireland’s May 25th referendum on repealing the Eighth Amendment, Google announced that it would suspend all advertising related to the subject. The move has been condemned by pro-life groups as an attempt “to rig the election.”

In the announcement, Google claimed the decision came as part of “our update around election integrity efforts globally.” Pro-abortion groups applauded the decision, but as observers have noted, the only ads related to the referendum appear to be pro-life ads, so the ban would effectively benefit the pro-abortion campaign and harm campaign efforts for life.

Ireland’s Eighth Amendment grants equal protection of the right to life of the preborn child and his or her mother. In the May 25th referendum, voters will decide whether to overturn these pro-life protections in the constitution. 

If they vote for repeal, legislators will have the power to legalize abortion for any reason up to birth. Pro-life advocates have focused on the excellent maternal care record in Ireland and the fact that abortion is never necessary to save the life of the mother.


The repeal campaign has benefited from marked pro-abortion bias in the media, celebrity endorsements and significant funding from the international abortion lobby. As such, the pro-life campaigners are at a disadvantage and have used online advertising on Google and social media platforms to reach voters with their message. 

The pro-life groups Save the 8th and the Iona Institute issued a joint statement that read in part, “Online was the only platform available to the No campaign to speak to voters directly. That platform is now being undermined in order to prevent the public from hearing the message of one side.”

Twitter has also announced that it will suspend ads related to the referendum ahead of the May 25th vote. Twitter has history of censoring pro-life content.



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