House Bill 31 would ban abortion ads in Mississippi. Chairman says it will likely die in committee.
Bill to ban abortion ads in Mississippi likely dead by Sophia Paffenroth, Mississippi Today February 9, 2024 Representative Gene Newman, R-Pearl, says you can’t advertise to sell cocaine – and abortion should be the same. “It’s as simple as this. You can’t advertise to sell cocaine. You can’t advertise to sell anything that’s illegal. And that’s all this does. If something is illegal, you cannot advertise for it.” But other lawmakers disagree.
Last year, CPCs got $10 million in tax credits and were touted as the primary solution to help women in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade and a near total abortion ban in Mississippi. According to Newman, CPCs are still being overshadowed by abortion advertisements. “I learned they have problems when they try to advertise their services, they get overrode by abortion agencies running ads in Mississippi, so it’s very hard for them to get their word out online.
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