Another Anti-Abortion Ad Campaign Targets African-Americans
Billboards in Austin, Texas feature the slogan "The most
dangerous place for some children is in the womb," with a
picture of a black child. They're part of an anti-abortion
group's new campaign accusing Planned Parenthood of ethnic
cleansing.  Yesterday, Austin TV station KXAN reported on the
Heroic Media campaign, which includes the billboards and a
commercial that runs nationwide:  Though the site bearing the
banned line "The Most Dangerous Place For An African-American Is
In The Womb" is still up, the billboard directs women to a new
site with the toned-down slogan and photos of children of
different ethnicities. It includes links to this ad, which shows
extreme sensitivity to the black community with a discussion of
what to do when your "baby's daddy" issues an ultimatum:  Heroic
Media isn't the first anti-choice group to suggest the "abortion
industry" is racist. When the New York Times reported on the
targeting of African-Americans in the deb