Susan B. Anthony List (SBA) just released a pro-life commercial talking about the science of abortion and that it is still legal in America to have a baby aborted, even though a baby in womb can feel pain at just 15 weeks old. The commercial is part of the anti-abortion group’s $2 million campaign it says is to “highlight the humanity of unborn children” in the hopes of bringing awareness to the Supreme Court‘s upcoming Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case it will hear this October.
SBA’s commercial is 30 seconds long and explains that for five decades, because of “outdated laws,” every age group except the unborn has benefited from medical breakthroughs.
Pro-Life Commercial Is ‘Controversial,’ Say Networks
In a letter written to the Susan B. Anthony List, CBS told the pro-life agency their commercial was too “controversial” and was deemed “unacceptable.” CBS said, “Issue-oriented advertisements that are designed for the purpose of presenting views or influencing legislation on issues that are controversial by general public consensus are unacceptable.”
Country Music Television (CMT) also rejected airing the commercial and told SBA, “While we do accept political and issue-based ads on a case-by-case basis, issue-oriented ads that are designed for the purpose of presenting views or influencing legislation on issues that are controversial by general public consensus are unacceptable.”
CBS, Hallmark Channel, and CMT have aired controversial LGBTQ commercials, Planned Parenthood commercials, and sexual enhancement commercials.
Susan B. Anthony List responded on Twitter saying, “BIG MEDIA corporations like @CBS & the @hallmarkchannel BANNED our pro-life TV ad, claiming it’s too ‘controversial.’”