Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Susan Struck In the wake of the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a viral post explained that the Supreme Court justice fought on behalf of all forms of reproductive choice.
Did 41 Democrats Vote Against ‘Protecting Already Born Babies’? Pundits and blogs expressed outrage about a late-term abortion bill getting voted down.
Do 78 Percent of Women Considering Abortion ‘Choose Life’ After Seeing an Ultrasound? A anti-abortion group's claim drew increased scrutiny online in February 2020.
‘This is a Real-Life Post by an Anti-Abortion Activist, You Can’t Make This S*** Up’ A purported screenshot of an anti-abortion activist's complaints that unplanned care of a baby would interfere with her life went viral in February 2020.
Pro-Life Art: ‘The Neverborn Child’ Meme Art from other countries is often presented outside its intended context to advance specific viewpoints on social media, as with a Slovak sculptor's purported "neverborn" piece.
Was a Canadian Man ‘Euthanized’ After Not Receiving Enough Home Care Funding? An anti-abortion group in the UK seized on Sean Tagert's story to make a point about assisted suicide.
Infant Mortality Rates vs. Abortion Bans Meme On May 30 2019 the Facebook page “Occupy Democrats” shared the following meme (archived here), purportedly contrasting rates of infant mortality in states which had recently passed or had pending restrictions on abortion: https://www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocrats/photos/a.347907068635687/2785459081547128/?type=3&theater In a column on the left side of the meme, nine states were numbered under a column, “states passing abortion bans.” […]
Will a Kentucky Bill Mandate That Women Confirm Whether They’re Pregnant Every Month? In May 2019, links to and screenshots of Kentucky HB 148 began circulating on social media, often alongside posts baffled about the bill’s purported provisions mandating that women in the state “shall acquire a signed and notarized statement from a practitioner licensed pursuant to this chapter each month that states whether she is pregnant or […]
Are New Abortion Laws in Alabama and Ohio Defined as ‘Forced Pregnancy’ under UN Genocide Conventions? On May 17 2019, a Facebook user shared one of several social media claims that controversial new near-total abortion bans in Alabama, Ohio, and Georgia constituted “forced pregnancy” under United Nations (UN) regulations governing the definition and handling of genocide and genocidal acts. The post (archived here) included a screenshot from the United Nations Office […]
Does a Proposed Ohio Bill Make the Pill and IUDs Illegal? In May 2019, a number of posts about “heartbeat bills” in various American states circulated on social media. For example, a rumor about Georgia (archived here) subsequently appeared that proposed legislation would purportedly ban birth control pills and IUDs. One popular Facebook post about a provision of yet another bill, this time in Ohio, featured a […]
