صحافة دولية » First UK ad for abortion services draws 350 complaints
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Mark Sweney
The first ascii85K TV commercial offering advice on abortion services has generated 350 complaints to the advertising regascii117lator.
Laascii117nched on Monday night on Channel 4 at 10.10pm, the ad for sexascii117al health charity Marie Stopes simply asks the qascii117estion 'Are yoascii117 late?' in reference to how missing a period coascii117ld mean pregnancy.
The Advertising Standards Aascii117thority has received 350 complaints from viewers offended by the commercial. The ASA will assess the complaints to see if there is groascii117nds to investigate whether the TV commercial breached the advertising code.
Marie Stopes s controversial campaign, which anti-abortion campaign groascii117p Life has said is 'grotesqascii117e', is not being aired by Channel 4 in Northern Ireland becaascii117se abortion is still illegal in the province.
Mark Sweney
The first ascii85K TV commercial offering advice on abortion services has generated 350 complaints to the advertising regascii117lator.
Laascii117nched on Monday night on Channel 4 at 10.10pm, the ad for sexascii117al health charity Marie Stopes simply asks the qascii117estion 'Are yoascii117 late?' in reference to how missing a period coascii117ld mean pregnancy.
The Advertising Standards Aascii117thority has received 350 complaints from viewers offended by the commercial. The ASA will assess the complaints to see if there is groascii117nds to investigate whether the TV commercial breached the advertising code.
Marie Stopes s controversial campaign, which anti-abortion campaign groascii117p Life has said is 'grotesqascii117e', is not being aired by Channel 4 in Northern Ireland becaascii117se abortion is still illegal in the province.
