Quote: NY Magazine reported that, "New York’s nineteenth-century abortionists advertised openly in the leading newspapers of the day, including the Times. “Ladies who desire to avail themselves of Madame Despard’s valuable, certain and safe mode of removing obstructions, suppressions, &c., &c., without the use of medicine, can do so at one interview,” read an 1863 Times ad. Abortion advertising became a hefty source of newspaper revenue. New York’s most famous abortionist, the flamboyant Madame Restell, spent $60,000 a year on such advertising."

Quote: Ad reads, " I work two jobs, but we're still barely getting by. I know I can't have another child."

Quote: Ad Reads, " Making the decision to have an abortion was difficult enough, now I find out my hospital won't even do them. Will abortion services be there when you need them?"

Quote: An abortion clinic in a dirty two-story office building in Jackson Heights, Queens, plastered with a large red-and-white sign that said in Spanish, "Fast pregnancy test: 10 minutes."

Quote: "DON'T TRUST THE PHONE BOOK! Advertisements are often misleading. Just because the ad is large or nice does not mean the clinic will provide the care you seek. Some clinics insinuate that they are in a specific city, even providing a local phone number in their advertisement. When you call they may say "we're near there" or "we're not open there yet" - be careful...you may be in for a longer trip than you first thought. If a provider attempts to mislead you in their yellow page advertisements, IT IS A RED FLAG that they may not give you all the information you deserve. Ask questions and call the Better Business Bureau to complain if you feel you're being lied to"

Quote: Susan Hill, president of the National Women's Health Organization, a group of 8 clinics nationwide listed in Abortion Clinics Online sees the Internet as "the billboard of the 90's". She contends that you really can't get a grasp on how many people see and process your ad, but "the Information Superhighway is where the young people are, and that's where we need to have information about our services." She adds that "we have already gotten patients referred from the Internet, even in diverse cities as Jackson, Mississippi, and Fargo, North Dakota."

Quote: "Of special interest to abortion providers is that the teenage and college populations are very connected with the Internet. Most colleges and universities have extensive computer facilities, even in the dorms. One thing we do know for sure is that young people rely very much on the Internet for information and education. Approximately 1/3 of abortion patients are teenagers, 1/3 are 20-24, and 1/3 are 25 and above. Abortion providers are innovative in recognizing that others are using computers daily and want to make their information available to these users."

Quote: "From an advertising perspective, with the Web your clinic has the unique ability to use pictures, full color graphics and/or any other form of information at a cost so low that conventional advertising cannot meet. Consider the WWW as another way of reaching out to new and existing patients."

Quote: "The information contained in these web pages is provided solely for your education and enrichment. Inclusion does not imply endorsement nor does exclusion imply disapproval. We do not prescreen clinics or have any mechanism to do so. Internet users are ultimately responsible for their use of the information gained from these web pages."

Quote: Ries and Ries is an Atlanta-based marketing strategy firm that he runs with his daughter Laura Ries. Ries was asked by Salon Magazine what he thought about the marketing strategy of NARAL, National Abortion Rights Action League specifically the emphasis from the word abortion to choice, He replied, “I think that's brilliant. Who can argue with it? Because you want to present the message in as positive a manner as possible. You don't want to be against something, you want to be for something. Who wants to be against choice?” Ries was also asked what advice he would give to pro-life groups, “ I wouldn't work on the other side of the issue because I don't believe in it. As a professional communicator, you can't get excited about communicating issues you don't believe in. I mean, if Adolf Hitler asked me to help him out with the Nazi party, then I'd have to say, "No thanks, Adolf, do it yourself."

Quote: ACOG Advertising Campaign Launched: "The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)-the preeminent authority on women's health-launched a new national campaign, 'Ask me.', aimed at educating women about emergency contraception (EC) and encouraging them to get an advance prescription from their ob-gyn. ACOG developed this campaign to help eliminate the logistical and political barriers that currently exist and make EC largely inaccessible to women."

Quote: The theme of the "Ask me. campaign" is - "Accidents happen. Morning afters can be tough." Campaign materials include posters for physician examination and waiting rooms and the "Ask me. button" a key element designed to promote dialogue between the patient and her ob-gyn about emergency contraception. "Accidents happen. No form of contraception offers women 100% protection," noted Dr. Mennuti. "By getting women to ask about emergency contraception and by ob-gyns giving them an advance prescription for it, we hope to make EC a forethought, not an afterthought. We want women to be prepared-well before a contraceptive failure or unprotected sex occurs. Afterward may be too late." ( Ad Campaign Promoting the morning after abortion pill).

Quote: "Posters were placed up by (BPAS)and featured the word 'Abortion' in large letters, using a montage of images of women's faces to make up the letters. They state 'Abortion: last year 55,000 women turned to BPAS'. The posters also advertise BPAS' Actionline number so women can call for information or appointments. It is the first time that the word 'abortion' has been used so prominently to advertise an abortion service in Britian.

Quote: "Women deserve truthful, accurate information about their reproductive health care choices. We applaud Congresswoman Maloney for taking steps to address a deceptive practice that undermines women’s constitutional rights. False advertising, especially when it comes to one of the most personal decisions a woman can make, must not be permitted."

Quote: "The safety and accessibility of abortion depends largely on the laws and policies that regulate it. In drafting legislation or regulations regarding abortion, governments should make women's human rights - their rights to reproductive autonomy, equality, and health - the primary consideration. Governments should first ensure that abortion is available at a woman's request, without inquiry into her reasons. But even laws that permit abortion on broad grounds may undermine women's choice by placing substantial procedural barriers in the way of abortion services. Such barriers include mandatory counseling and waiting periods, consent requirements, fetal age limits, limits on funding, restrictions on medical personnel and facilities, and restrictions on ABORTION ADVERTISING. Because these procedural barriers are incompatible with governments' duties to respect the human rights of women, they should not appear in legislation or regulations affecting access to abortion."

Quote: In September of 2006, the Ohio Department of Health cited the Center for Women's Health in Cleveland for failing to have patient transfer agreements with hospitals in case of emergency, among other violations. In what seemed to be the most serious infraction, the clinic had difficulty finding a hospital willing to admit a patient who encountered complications during her second-trimester abortion.

The Center for Women's Health has been licensed as an ambulatory surgical care facility since 2000 but let its license lapse in November. The reason is not immediately clear. The center's abortion doctor Martin Ruddock told reporters that he considered the center a private medical practice and did not believe it should be regulated by the state.

Roy Croy, who works for the division of the state health department that oversees ambulatory and surgical care facilities, including abortion clinics said advertisements described the center as an ambulatory-surgical care facility.

"The fact of the matter is, the way the statute is written, if you hold yourself out as an ambulatory facility, you are an ambulatory facility," Croy said.

Quote: DO NOT TRUST THE PHONE BOOK!! Just because the ad is big and expensive does not mean that it is a good facility. Furthermore, the ad may not be entirely truthful. Investigate before you make an appointment. Some clinics advertise that they are in a specific town, but when you call they may say "we’re not open there yet". You may be in for a longer trip than you first thought. They may even be in another state! If they are not truthful in their yellow page ad, it is a red flag.

Quote: "They (NARAL) came to us at a perfect time when our budget was going up. It combined the commitment to reproductive rights with the market savvy and professionalism of an ad agency. The idea of using the media creatively was really appealing." said Sarah Clark, director of population program.The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, based in California, has given NARAL $16-million to run a series of television ads to shore up support for abortion rights. Packard could end up committing more than $30-million to the campaign.

Quote: on their front page, "Welcome to Family Reproductive Health. We are a family planning and abortion clinic in Charlotte, North Carolina. I started this clinic in 1992 after managing similar facilities in five Southern states for more than 10 years. So, in our clinic,we tell the truth, we talk about hard "stuff", we deal with emotions,we laugh, we cry, and we hold women in high regard."

Quote: "Our procedures are safe and often completed in a single two-hour visit. Anesthesia ensures our patients experience no pain and have no recollection of the procedure."

Quote: In New York, Expectant Mother Care, a pro-life pregnancy resource center and their founder and president, Chris Slattery claims that the Dr. Emily Women's Health Center abortion mills are illegally advertising under abortion alternatives in the telephone directory. Mr. Slattery claims the Dr. Emily clinic has been illegally and deceptively advertising in a section of The Yellow Pages that is solely reserved for organizations that do not provide abortions or references for abortions. Slattery filed a lawsuit in the state Supreme Court accusing the Dr. Emily abortion clinics of being in violation of N.Y. General Business Law statute #349.

Quote: "The idea of choice is a more complicated thought than the idea that babies are wonderful. The argument the anti-choice people have is so much simpler for advertising purposes -- who is going to argue that children aren't great? The more complex thought is that perhaps having a child isn't necessarily the best decision."

Quote: "Choice is a more complex concept to communicate than saying, like DeMoss did, 'Look at these beautiful kids--aren't they wonderful?' Our spot may look a little more inherently controversial because we mention the A-word, but we're just trying to portray our point of view, like the other side is presenting theirs."

Quote: Report of abortion horror from abortion Ad, "Jian-Qing Zhu remembers the agony and the blood of a botched abortion that nearly killed her.She remembers that, in searing pain, she hemorrhaged on an examining table in the Chinese Woman's Clinic in Chinatown. And she remembers that the newspaper ad that lured her to the clinic at 185 Canal St. had promised expert care by two doctors: Eugene Schwalben and Ting Deng. The ad called both Schwalben and Deng "doctors," although Deng is not. They chose the Chinese Woman's Clinic because the ad promised a licensed and board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist.Zhu's husband accompanied her to the clinic on Oct. 31, where she paid $ 380 for the operation."They were a little tricky," she says. "The ad said abortions started at $ 150."When she asked about the price, Zhu says she was told general anesthesia cost more."

Quote: "As one of the original participants in Abortion Clinics On-Line (ACOL) , I have noticed a remarkable increase in referrals from the internet in general, and ACOL in particular, over the seven years that my website has been listed with Ann Rose. Without a doubt, ACOL is the most cost effective advertising available for abortion providers."

Quote: "You and ACOL have been an important part of our advertising and clinical success. Because of your long and successful association with abortion clinics and your business acumen, I gave ACOL a try at your suggestion when it first started in 1996. At least 10%, of our business now comes directly from the internet and ACOL is a large part of that. Your help with our site evelopment was very beneficial. Your wisdom and advice have been invaluable. Thanks again for introducing us to the internet and helpling with our sucess."

Quote: "Illinois does not have a parental consent law. The Hope Clinic used to advertise the lack of an abortion consent law in Missouri phone books. The director of the Hope Clinic said it performed 223 abortions last year on Missourians younger than 18. But Sally Burgess said the clinic does not track how many of those lacked parental consent." according to the AP.

Quote: In the Jefferson City, Mo. yellow pages, under the heading Abortion Services, is an ad for the Hope Clinic for Women in Granite City, Ill. It says: "No Parental Consent Required." Missouri has a parental consent law, "The effect is Illinois clinics are thumbing their nose at parents and lawmakers in neighboring states," Senator Loudon said.

Quote: A yellow page ad is not a guarantee of quality service! Try to get the name of the physician before your appointment so that you can do a web check. Is the doctor board-certified in ob-gyn?

Quote: Mixed in with the hip-hop, rap and bubble gum music, Massachusetts radio station that targets teens added something new - an ad for early termination abortions by a Brookline clinic.

In 1998, WJMN-FM in Waltham, known as JAM'N 94.5, started airing Repro Associates (Owned by Howard Silverman) commercials that plug the new operation, which allows women to terminate pregnancies at least two weeks earlier than conventional abortions.

Under state law, women younger than 18 who seek an abortion need the written consent of at least one parent or guardian. The teen may bypass parental consent by getting permission from a judge. Parents whose teens listen to the radio station said they weren't sure what to make of the ads.

Quote: "Our biggest referrals come from former patients," Edwards said, adding that a Web site and listings in the phone books of all Arkansas towns with a population of 5,000 or more also bring in business.

Quote: "Deception and lies don’t help women make informed choices.Too often women are given incomplete or even inaccurate information that leaves them misinformed, confused and afraid. "

Quote: After a woman dies of a late term abortion and he is convicted on manslaughter charges, CBS News reported that, "Arizona law doesn't give a specific date after which a doctor can no longer terminate a pregnancy, but it prohibits aborting a fetus after it becomes viable enough to live outside the womb -- usually 22 to 26 weeks. The clinic advertised itself as the only place in Arizona performing abortions up to 24 weeks."

Quote: "Abortion Clinics On-Line (ACOL) is bringing in 1 to 2 new patients per day! I personally want to thank you for bringing the internet into the clinic business. My practice is using the internet to educate patients about our services, about myself, and about pre-op instructions. I never bothered to get online until you made it a business prerequesite."

Quote: ''It's an infringement on free speech. Abortion is a legal, medical practice. Why can't we put in our women's clinic ad under ''Clinics'' and mention the fact that we provide abortion services?'' (Commenting on yellow page ad restrictions)

Quote: "It is their decision," is how Verma responded to whether sex selection would lead a woman to have an abortion. The NY times describes it this way, "Deliberately seeking to cash in on the desire of Indian families in the United States and Canada to produce a male child, gender-selection clinics are placing advertisements in publications such as India Abroad or the North American edition of The Indian Express. The desire for a male heir,traditionally held for economic reasons, has become a sensitive issue for Indian immigrant families who do not wish to be reminded of the once common practice of aborting female fetuses. Many Indian-Americans have expressed anger and concern against being targeted in this way by companies such as Urobiologics Inc., the Fertility Research Foundation and the Ericsson Method Centers."

Quote: "They ( British Pregnancy Advisory Services' (BPAS) abortion service) are entitled to advertise their services as much as any business. Carrying as many people as we do, three million a day, it is hard not to offend somebody. When people submit (Pro-abortion) posters we are aware that we carry large numbers of very young and older people with different views. We do turn people down, but we did not think this was a distasteful poster. It is a service offering pregnancy advice. It is shock tactics but it is within the guidelines we find acceptable." stated Neil Byrne, a spokesman for London Underground (Commenting on allowing abortion ads)

Quote: "What are pro-choice ads about if they are not about values? Ultimately feminism is about giving women a choice, because they know what's best for their bodies."

Quote: "{25} We also conclude that the trial court did not err in affirming Ohio Department of Health's (ODH's) decision adopting the hearing examiner's finding that appellants Women's Health Center (WMC) advertise, pursuant to R.C. 3702.30(A)(1)(f), as a facility that holds itself out "as an ambulatory surgical facility or other similar facility by means of signage, advertising, or other promotional efforts." Appellants WMC advertise in the Yellow Pages in the Akron/Medina area, as well as the Dayton area, as "Abortion Care Specialists." In Cincinnati, appellants WMC advertise in the Yellow Pages as providing "Abortions Through 24 Wks," and the advertisement is under the heading of "Clinics." We note that the definition of "clinic" includes an "institution, building, or part of a building where ambulatory patients are cared for." Stedman's Medical Dictionary (1961) 327. See, also, Webster's Third New Int'l Dictionary (3 Ed.1966) 423 (defining "clinic" as an institution where diagnosis and treatment are made available to outpatients). The critical issue, for purposes of R.C. 3702.30(A)(1)(f), is whether the entity holds itself out as an ambulatory surgical facility (ASF) or similar facility by the types of services it advertises or promotes. As noted, the parties stipulated that abortion as performed at the facilities is an outpatient surgical procedure. Here, where appellants WMC advertise as providing outpatient ambulatory surgical services in the form of abortions, the evidence supports ODH's determination that appellants WMC hold themselves out as "an ambulatory surgical facility." (Note: this is part of a case between the Health Department and the abortion clinic because the clinic was not properly licensed according to the state)

Quote: In 1977, he married Judith Comeau, a doctor who emigrated from Haiti to Long Island as a teenager and was a resident in obstetrics-gynecology at Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. They had two children.

In 1982, Samuel and Comeau opened the Brooklyn Gynecological Center at 630 Ocean Ave. in Flatbush.

Within three years, Samuel was running three other clinics as well: the Queens Medical Polyclinic at 173-14 Warwick Crescent in Jamaica, the Hempstead Medical Polyclinic at 256 Jerusalem Ave. in Hempstead, and the Massapequa Gyn Clinic at 101 Grand Ave. in Massapequa. He also ran a clinic in Lindenhurst from August through November, 1984.

During that period, Samuel ran full-page ads in New York City's Haitian newspapers and barraged Haitian local radio and television stations with commercials advertising abortions and free pregnancy tests. By 1984, the couple was pulling in about $ 2,000 a day, virtually all of it in cash, and performing more than 1,000 abortions a year at $ 150 each, Comeau would testify during a State Supreme Court hearing in Brooklyn two years later, where she pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the practice. She declined requests for interviews.

"The majority of [patients] were poor and members of a minority," according to court papers.

Samuel bought a $ 225,000 house at 304 North Brookside Ave., Freeport, had a fleet of cars including two Mercedez-Benzes, dressed in flashy suits and was a regular at Haitian dance halls in Jamaica and Flatbush, said acquaintances who asked not to be identified.

The good life was financed primarily through abortions, the most lucrative part of Samuel's practice, Comeau said during the hearing. To make more money, Samuel quickly began telling virtually all women who entered the clinic for a pregnancy test that their urine tested positive, she said.

Then, Comeau testified, she or Samuel would administer general anesthesia and perform a bogus abortion or simply tell patients they had done the procedure after they woke, she said.

Quote: 20/20 investigated three of Hachamovitch's abortion clinics one in Phownix, NY, and Houston where several abortion patients had died.

Correspondent Brian Ross stated " But of all such businesses, few have been as troubled or as big as the places owned by Dr. Hachamovitch. His New York City facility uses an Internet site to draw patients from all over the Northeast, advertising more than 100,000 abortions, with radio commercials...And big yellow page ads from Boston to Washington promising one of the lowest fees in the area."

Quote: A 20/20 investigation stated, "In our 20/20 investigation, we also found that Dr. Hachamovitch's facilities in New York and Phoenix operated unlicensed and uninspected, because he says what others might call abortion clinics aren't clinics at all, at least not legally, but instead, just his private doctor's office. Yet, Dr. Hachamovitch specializes in the much more complicated and risky late abortions, up to 24 weeks, according to his yellow page ads, six months into the pregnancy."

Quote: "It's time for Congress to step in and hold fake clinics accountable and protect women from false advertising. Americans value honesty in advertising and the so-called crisis pregnancy centers should not be exempt from living up to this basic principle."

Quote: Ad being introduced by NAF to run July of 2006 regarding RU-486; "A young woman is looking out of a window. The text reads, "You have the freedom to choose. And now you have another safe abortion choice." (NOTE: All pharmaceutical ads are required to disclose a drug's side effects. However, the National Abortion Federation told the news that they're "not specifically advertising a certain product". Some reports indicate that many publications are refusing to run the ad because of the lack of a safety disclosure.This ad campaign is estmated to cost NAF over $2 million.)

Quote: According to an NY Times editorial, The media geniuses at Naral took as license to tar Judge Roberts as a defender of abortion clinic violence. ''America can't afford a justice whose ideology leads him to excuse violence against other Americans,'' the announcer intones at the ad's close. (NOTE: Under pressure, Naral Pro-Choice America has withdrawn this cheesy 30-second TV spot unfairly linking Judge John Roberts Jr. with abortion clinic violence.)

Quote: ''Blatantly untrue and unfair. When Naral puts on such an advertisement, in my opinion it undercuts its credibility and injures the pro-choice cause.'' Commented Senator Arlen Specter, the Pennsylvania Republican who is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a longtime supporter of abortion rights-about a NARAL ad accusing Judge Roberts of being in favor of clinic violence.

Quote: "The anti-choice movement has a stealth strategy for blocking women's access to abortion care. Known as "crisis pregnancy centers," many of these fake "clinics" mislead women into believing they offer comprehensive reproductive health care, when in fact their sole purpose is to dissuade women from exercising their right to choose." (Note: abortion is a money making business, CPC's help women for free, what "Choice" do women make if the abortion industry removes free help for these women?)

Quote: Regarding successful pro-life ads, Kate Michelman, president of NARAL told reporters that she "wanted to fight back"..."But I never had the money to do it."

Quote: The ad opens with a shot of a cloud-flecked blue sky that seems to stretch forever. It shows faces of women who are black and white, young and old, blue-collar and professional. "I believe there is a reason we are born with free will," a voice intones to inspirational background music. "And I accept full responsibility for the decisions I make. I believe in my right to choose without interrogations, without indignities, without violence. I believe that's one of the founding principles of our country. And I believe that right is being threatened."

Quote: Ad begins: A mother helping her daughter learn to ride a bike smiled as the girl wobbled, then found her balance and took off. "The music is very patriotic. The scene touches you very deeply. It shows life. Vibrant life," It looks like a pro-life ad until- you see the ad's tag line: "Never give up the freedom to choose. Your dreams are tied to it."

Quote: In 1970, New York passed the most permissive abortion law in America, one that defined the state as the country's abortion refuge. Overnight, a new industry materialized in New York City, promoting itself to women across the country. The pitches were often blunt. A newspaper ad from the time inquired, "Want to be un-pregnant?"

Quote: (Describing the beginning of legalized abortion in NY) "Commercialization crept back into the abortion business. The clergymen, who had never taken any money for their work, were pushed aside by heavily advertised commercial referral services, which targeted out-of-state women, charging them about $100 to find a New York provider. New York’s abortion monopoly produced a booming new industry. One service even flew an airplane banner ad over Miami Beach."

Quote: New York's nineteenth-century abortionists advertised openly in the leading newspapers of the day, including the Times. "Ladies who desire to avail themselves of Madame Despard's valuable, certain and safe mode of removing obstructions, suppressions, &c., &c., without the use of medicine, can do so at one interview," read an 1863 Times ad. Abortion advertising became a hefty source of newspaper revenue.

New York's most famous abortionist, the flamboyant Madame Restell, spent $60,000 a year on such advertising. Over 40 years, she built an abortion empire, with traveling salesmen hawking her pills and franchise clinics in Boston and Philadelphia. Such was her prominence that abortion was referred to in New York as "Restellism." The practice became very common. A study from 1868 found that one in five New York City pregnancies ended in abortion.

But Restellism produced a backlash. In the 1870s, the Times stopped accepting abortion ads and launched a crusade against the industry. "There is a systematic business in wholesale murder conducted by men and women in this City, that is seldom detected, rarely interfered with, and scarcely ever punished by law," read a front-page report from 1871 headlined THE EVIL OF THE AGE. Laws against abortion advertising were passed, and abortionists were prosecuted. Madame Restell, who had already been through several trials, was arrested again in 1878 for selling her abortifacient concoctions. On the eve of a court appearance, she dressed herself in diamonds, slipped into her marble bathtub, and slit her throat. By 1881, New York had passed some of the most severe abortion bans, laws that were imitated throughout the nation.

Quote: Advertises this way, "Tell a friend about us and you'll get 2 free movie tickets! It's easy! Print and fill out Tell A Friend cards and give them to all your friends who don't already use Planned Parenthood health services. When your friend comes in for an appointment and turns in your card, 2 free movie passes will be mailed to you!"

Quote: Lures patients with this, "You can win an iPod! Come in for an appointment at any of our 8 health centers before April 30th and enter to win an iPod. Make an appointment today!"

Quote: The television spot, created by DeVito/Verdi in New York, features a shadowy unidentified politician who follows around a girl and changes all her choices, from her selection of a soda in a vending machine to her pick of television channels. A narrator says: "You wouldn't want some guy in Washington to make choices for you. Why let them make the most important choice of all? Fight for your right to a safe and legal abortion while you still have it." The message continues its year-old theme, "It's pro-choice or no choice."

Quote: A print ad , for instance, features a page from a yearbook in which all the pictures show the same nerdy guy. The copy reads "Pick a boyfriend" and goes on to discuss the problems related to lack of choice.

Quote: One ad states, “Of all the things from the 70’s to make a comeback, there’s one we really hate to see.” Beneath the text, we see, lined up from left to right, a Volkswagen bug, a lava lamp, a platform sandal—and a coat hanger.

Quote: ad shows a group of middle-aged men in business suits, frowning. Beneath them, the text informs us that “77 percent of anti-abortion leaders are men. 100 percent of them will never be pregnant.”

Quote: ad shows, a young woman sporting a tattoo and a nose ring sullenly stares out at the viewer, and the copy reads: “Think you can do whatever you want with your body? Think again.”

Quote: PEP produced "Old Guys"--two commercials targeted toward 16- to 25-year-olds. In the spots, a phalanx of grim, graying, suited white men trail a young, biracial urban woman throughout her day, monitoring and correcting her every move. Lilith Fair-style background vocals provide a soundtrack for the woman's troubled travels: When she drops her change into a street-corner soda machine and reaches for a can, they grab her finger and guide it to their favorite cola. As she enjoys a TV program they barge in, seize the remote, change the channel. She can't even duck them in a hip clothing store, where they follow her through the racks until she finds a fashionable blouse that suits her tastes, only to have them shake their heads, ever somber, and hand her what appears to be a maternity dress. A powerful voiceover drives the point home: "You wouldn't want some old guys in Washington making choices for you--then why are you letting them make the most important choice of all? Fight for your right to a safe and legal abortion--while you still have it. It's pro-choice or no choice."

Quote: The Seattle Times reported that abortionist Ronald C. Margolis was accused by the State of Washington Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery of using outdated medications, using nonsterile supplies and equipment, not following basic sanitation procedures, recording medical tests that were not performed and having a deficient emergency supply kit.

The Times also stated that Margolis was later was accused of misleading advertising in the Yellow Pages. In an agreement with the state, Margolis agreed to stop advertising in the Yellow Pages under "physicians and surgeons." He said he had advertised that way because he had a medical doctor working for him. But the board said the ad for Margolis' clinic, Gynecological Associates, was misleading because he is an osteopathic physician.

He also agreed to use only sterile supplies, using disposable items only once, and to follow written procedures regarding medications, sanitation, charting medical information and machine maintenance.

Quote: In '91, Planned Parenthood of Lancaster Co. organized a "widely publicized" consumer advisory "warning women that Brigham's ads were misleading." Planned Parenthood exec. dir. Nancy Osgood: "He was advertising an all-female staff, low fees and sonograms. But he didn't have sonograms. The fees were low for a first- trimester abortion, but way, way high for later ones. And he had no hospital agreement for back-up." In 4/92, Brigham signed a sealed agreement with PA officials, which retired his medical license and he agreed "never to practice in the state again."

Quote: " When clinics in remote areas such as Jackson, Mississippi, and Ft. Wayne, Indiana, see patient referrals from the internet, we know that it's working. On a per patient cost, we are spending about 1/8 the amount on Abortion Clinics On-Line (ACOL) that we do on the Yellow Pages, and currently at least 10% of our business is coming from ACOL. The Internet is definitely the most effective and inexpensive method of obtaining patient referrals."

Quote: The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that,

Tom Tvedten, who also has a listing in many phone books across the state and in Memphis, said because legal abortions are available at a price most people can afford, he never saw or heard of any cases of complications because of an unprofessionally performed abortion during his three decades of working in emergency rooms and clinics. He does, however, suspect a few such secret procedures still are performed.

Quote: "Women need access to accurate medical information and this bill is a major step forward in protecting women from the misleading, deceptive advertising practices of Crisis Pregnancy Centers."

Quote: The St. Petersburg Times reported that the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation gave NARAL $75,000 for advertising and promoting abortion rights.

Quote: Without the money to advertise the pill, the companies began urging its use at college health clinics and family planning clinics. Women's Capital did not offer Plan B to retail pharmacies until two years after it was approved. ''We did it upside down,'' said Sharon Camp, the company's chief executive. ''Usually you start with the high-profit prescribers, then it trickles down to the public health sector. We did it just the reverse.''