Free & Just to Fly Plane Banner Over Nebraska to Expose the Dangers of the State's Abortion Ban as Women Face Prosecution
Free & Just to Fly Plane Banner Over Nebraska to Expose the Dangers of the State's Abortion Ban as Women Face Prosecution
OMAHA, Neb. – Today, Free & Just will begin flying a plane banner over Nebraska, drawing attention to the women who are prosecuted and punished under the state’s abortion ban. The plane will first go up over Memorial Stadium as the Nebraska Cornhuskers face off against the University of Michigan Wolverines.
The plane will begin flying at 11:30am CT on Saturday, September 30 over Memorial Stadium, three hours before kickoff while families from across Nebraska gather before the game. The plane will then fly over major Omaha highways at the following times:
Monday, October 2nd, morning commute (7am - 10am)
Monday, October 2nd, evening commute (4pm - 7pm)
Thursday, October 5th, morning commute (7am - 10am)
Thursday, October 5th, evening commute (4pm - 7pm)
Last month, Free & Just placed five billboards with a similar message 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 mother of the teen was recently sentenced to two years under the state’s abortion law.
After Nebraska Right to Life falsely claimed victory in getting the billboards taken down when Free & Just’s contract had simply expired, Free & Just made attempts to contract with advertisers to continue to inform Nebraskans and put the billboards back up. Vendors across the state, including Lamar Advertising, refused to run the copy, despite it being previously accepted and on billboards for almost a month. This comes as a possible government shutdown looms because extreme House Republicans in Washington D.C. are attempting to further restrict abortion access.
“Extreme anti-abortion groups don’t want people to know that women are going to jail because of their dangerous and deeply unpopular abortion bans,” said Zoe Sheppard, spokesperson for Free & Just. “Lamar Advertising and other advertisers are doing a disservice to Nebraskans when they refuse to let them know the truth about the real-life impact of these bans, so we took matters into our own hands and took flight.”
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