I was disturbed to see the advertising insert in the Oct. 7 edition of the Index. What at first looked like an ordinary marketing fold-in turned out to be an anti-abortion screed. I assume that the paper accepted an advertising fee from the pamphlet's publishers.
The pamphlet conflates abortion with social issues like racism and homelessness, repeats the well-debunked myth that ties abortion to cancer, includes misleading or fabricated assertions about the safety of birth control and offers a skewed perspective on psychology and women's choices.
The Index must be embarrassed to be distributing this kind of deceptive rhetoric alongside its journalistic efforts. The paper's commitment to fair and factual information should not be for sale.
Olivia Sandbothe
senior
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