STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., Feb. 17, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Facebook has apologized for censoring a post by Dr. Rebecca Gomperts in which she gave instructions for a do-it-yourself chemical abortion. The popular social media site decided it was OK for the international abortion provider to teach women and girls how to do an abortion themselves at home using Misoprostol, even telling them to lie to a pharmacist to get the necessary drugs.
But Facebook has removed a graphic that shows the aftermath of an abortion: An eight-week fetus torn limb from limb and decapitated.
This week, Bryan Kemper, Youth Outreach Director for Priests for Life, and Andy Moore of abortionwiki.org created a version of the popular "What They Think I Do" graphic that have been going viral on Facebook. Their graphic was entitled "Abortionist," and the final frame was a photo of a baby killed in an early abortion.
This image received thousands of shares and comments in a matter of hours. But this morning, Kemper found a message from Facebook explaining that the image was removed, and ordering him to remove it from any other place he had posted it on the site.
"It amazed me," said Kemper; "Facebook will allow girls to learn how to do an abortion themselves at home with no doctor's supervision, and encourages them to lie when obtaining the drugs necessary. But they will not allow them to see what an abortion looks like.
"I guess it is only considered censorship if you censor the pro-choice side; it's perfectly fine in our culture to censor the pro-life message."
Kemper has posted the image on his website at bryankemper.com/2012/02/15/abortionist/ and has given permission for anyone to repost it on their blogs or websites.
He also is urging all pro-lifers to contact Facebook to protest the site's lopsided censorship. www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=ui_other
Click here for the DIY abortion instructions. www.facebook.com/womenonwaves
"I have long said that America will not end abortion until it sees abortion," said Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life. "But those who support and profit from abortion work very hard to make sure America does not see abortion."
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.
