Jilted ex-boyfriend puts up abortion billboard

[savalez]

Source: AP

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – A New Mexico man's decision to lash out with a billboard ad saying his ex-girlfriend had an abortion against his wishes has touched off a legal debate over free speech and privacy rights.

The sign on Alamogordo's main thoroughfare shows 35-year-old Greg Fultz holding the outline of an infant. The text reads, "This Would Have Been A Picture Of My 2-Month Old Baby If The Mother Had Decided To Not KILL Our Child!"

Fultz's ex-girlfriend has taken him to court for harassment and violation of privacy. A domestic court official has recommended the billboard be removed.

But Fultz's attorney argues the order violates his client's free speech rights.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110606/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_billboard

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The guy is using the U.S. Supreme Court decision from earlier this year concerning the Westboro Baptist Church to justify violating her right to privacy. If this stands we are all in trouble.