Anti-Abortion Ad Provokes Lawsuit

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Source: Associated Press

A mother sued an anti-abortion group on Tuesday for using her 6-year-old daughter’s image on a giant billboard in SoHo that some people denounced as racist and offensive.

The girl’s mother, Tricia Fraser, sued the Texas group Life Always over the billboard, which went up briefly in February.

Life Always did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The billboard pictured Ms. Fraser’s daughter, who is black, and the words, “The most dangerous place for an African-American is in the womb.” Some officials called it offensive to women and minorities, and it was quickly taken down by the advertising company.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/27/nyregion/anti-abortion-group-is-sued-over-girls-photo-in-ad.html

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N.J. Mother Files Lawsuit Over Anti-Abortion Billboard

[HankyDubs]

1. this particular anti-choice argument

is particularly offensive, especially since it is often used by the most racist SOB's you ever met.

[freshwest]

4. They respect no boundaries. They didn't care about her or the effects. This was no mistake.

They used her image to make money, figured that it was alright to sue her because she was a stranger to them and she was black.

The way they did this, without the same level of respect they'd demand to be shown their own family, is racist.

I mean really. Taking the picture of living and beloved child and not even asking permission. The arrogance of these people.

Sue 'em to the Moon. Take all their donations away. Shut 'em down.

[HankyDubs]

5. the ends justify the means

they are engaged in a holy war. terrorism, murder, deception...any tactic is ok because they are protecting innocent lil babies.

[defendandprotect]

7. +1 -- and most misogynist SOB's ....

[AtheistCrusader]

2. How the hell did that make it onto the billboard in the first place?

What kind of dumbass ad agency wouldn't see that one coming?

[tammywammy]

6. It was a stock photo they used

I remember reading about this before
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1360635/Tricia-Fraser-demands-apology-anti-abortion-billboard-using-daughters-image.html

"Speaking to both Fox News and the New York Daily News she revealed that she had taken all her children to a modelling agency to be photographed two years ago and signed a release form to say the images could be sold for stock images."
*****

Honestly, if she let it go to stock use, I don't see how she can legitimately win a lawsuit. Unless there was a clause that said "no use in anti-abortion advertising" it was obtained legally and used legally.

edited to add: The NY Times story left off this one sentence:

"Though the photograph was obtained legally, the lawsuit claims its license prohibited the use of the image in "defamatory" ways."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h44dA6HpfuZtPBuEP2zclg_dYtcA?docId=73ae6e02aea94524a601da79f0b01fa3

[sakabatou]

3. Offensive and possibly racist

[and-justice-for-all]

8. Holy shit that is awful, LIFE ALWAYS: Go fuck yourself

“The most dangerous place for an African-American is in the womb.” :puke:

[alp227]

9. obsessed with the fetus, don't care about actual CHILDREN

if they were really pro-life they'd be advocating for a living wage, health care, and decent education...but nooooo...the most important thing to do is to make sure that all women proceed with their pregnancies no freaking matter what