From the Live Action Website:
Planned Parenthood falsely says abortion pictures are "not real"On June 24th, Live Action uploaded a video to YouTube which was removed by YouTube shortly thereafter for "violation of the YouTube Community Guidelines". No detailed explanation was provided and YouTube also give our account a "warning strike".
OUR CASE WHY YOUTUBE UNFAIRLY REMOVED THE VIDEOWe do not believe that our video violates YouTube's guidelines for the following reasons:
- Our video did not disclose the identity or full name of the Planned Parenthood staffer involved.
- The four pictures of an abortion that we provided in our video were with rational context and warning. The images were not shock content and were less graphic than other videos on YouTube. Many graphic medical procedures are found on YouTube.
Warning, some of these are very graphic.
YouTube does not permit "shock" videos. Our video is clearly not a shock video as the graphic content is providing with a warning and a reasonable context for display. It is clear that our video passes the standard provided by the following YouTube Policy.
"The world is a dangerous place. Sometimes people do get hurt and it’s inevitable that these events may be documented on YouTube. However, it’s not okay to post violent or gory content that’s primarily intended to be shocking, sensational or disrespectful. If a video is particularly graphic or disturbing, it should be balanced with additional context and information. For instance, including a clip from a slaughter house in a video on factory farming may be appropriate. However, stringing together unrelated and gruesome clips of animals being slaughtered in a video may be considered gratuitous if its purpose is to shock rather than illustrate." (source)
ACTION ITEM:
Contact YouTube and ask them why the LiveActionFilms video was removed on June 24th.
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Here is the video followed by Live Action's background:
Planned Parenthood Falsely Says Abortion Pictures Are "not Real" - Free videos are just a click awayTHE STORY BEHIND VIDEOA Planned Parenthood staffer in Tucson, Arizona tells undercover Live Action actors Lila Rose and Jackie Stollar that abortion pictures are "not real". This complete fabrication by Planned Parenthood appears to reveal their manipulation of the counseling situation so that the alleged 15-year-old girl would agree to submit to an abortion.
Authentication of abortion images:
Additional abortion images:
Courtesy of Center for Bio-Ethical ReformVideo of an actual abortion:
Labels: Planned Parenthood
2 Comments:
At 26/6/09 10:42 PM , TH2 said...
"YouTube Community Guidelines"... that's what it's called? You gotta be kidding me. Sounds like some United Nations crap. Pathetic that all kinds of porno is permitted on the internet (there is "soft" porn on You Tube), but they won't permit the truths of abortion to be viewed. No freedom of speech here. Keep fighting, Al...
At 26/6/09 10:46 PM , Al said...
I'd say some of it goes past soft porn.
this isn't the 1st time YouTube has done this either. The outcry was so loud they had to reinstate. You'd thuink they would learn.
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