Free & Just Responds to Extremist Anti-Abortion Group’s Failed Attempts to Remove Nebraska Billboards Highlighting Extreme Abortion Policies in the State
WASHINGTON – Free & Just released the following statement in response to Nebraska Right to Life’s failed attempts to remove Free & Just’s billboards highlighting the Nebraska’s extreme abortion policies. The billboards were set to come down on August 31, when Free & Just’s contract for these advertisements expired.
Free & Just’s Senior Campaign Director Chrystian Woods released the following statement in response to Nebraska Right to Life’s failed attempts to remove the billboards:
“Extremist groups like Nebraska Right to Life don’t want people to know just how far they are willing to go to punish women who have abortions. Free & Just’s billboards shed light on the extreme anti-abortion agenda pushed by these groups and their political allies that they know is cruel, dangerous, and deeply unpopular. The contract for our billboards expired on August 31 - – plain and simple. This is a sad and desperate attempt by Nebraska Right to Life to gain relevance and claim victory when they know their dangerous and extreme positions are unpopular among the majority of Nebraskans.”
Free & Just placed five billboards across Nebraska’s Second Congressional District in response to the sentencing of a Nebraska teen who used abortion pills, a safe and effective method of ending a pregnancy. The billboards were erected in order to educate Nebraskans about the danger of criminalizing abortion. These billboards remained in place throughout the duration of Free & Just’s contract, and were removed following the expiration of the contract. Nebraska Right to Life sought for these billboards to be removed, but they were unsuccessful. Nebraska Right to Life, the group that advocated for the billboards to be removed, is the state affiliate of National Right to Life, an extremist anti-abortion group with a history of pushing legislation that criminalizes abortion.
The extreme policies that Nebraska Right to Life advocates for are unpopular in the state. Abortion restrictions are unpopular in Nebraska; polling shows that nearly 60% of Nebraskans oppose new restrictions on abortion in the state. Additionally, polling shows that prosecuting those who seek abortion care is deeply unpopular, with nearly 3 in 4 Americans opposing prosecution for those who seek abortion care.
If you are interested in speaking with Free & Just Campaign Director Chrystian Woods for a story, please reach out to Zoe Sheppard (zoe@freeandjust.us).
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