The Massachusetts state government has erected taxpayer-funded billboards attacking pregnancy centers and encouraging women to “avoid” pro-life organizations.
The billboards, which went up across the state in June, accuse pro-life centers of “mislead[ing] you about your options if you’re pregnant” because these organizations do not provide dangerous and deadly abortion services. Advertisements with the same message were also rolled out on social media platforms, radio, YouTube, and public transit.
Not sure I have ever seen a billboard like this from a state or city health department. They are all over Western Mass now. pic.twitter.com/v9CmgLwQJF
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) July 6, 2024
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, billed the advertisements as a “public education campaign” paid for by $1 million in taxpayer dollars approved in the state legislature’s FY2023
