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It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. bg news An independent student press serving the campus and surrounding community, ESTABLISHED 1920 Bowling Green State University Monday, April 22, 2019 Volume 98, Issue 51 Gish task force recommends renaming theater, president to review findings PAGE 11 PHOTO BY REGHAN WINKLER University Village & University Courts OFFICE HOURS: NOW LEASING Mon - Thurs: 9am - 4:30pm | Friday: 9am - 3pm For the 2019-2020 School Year Sat: 9am - 1pm or by appointment 419-352-0164 Visit a Model email: [email protected] 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments www.universityapartments.us Apartment THE CORNER OF CLOUGH AND MERCER • ONE BLOCK FROM CAMPUS BE SMART. STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES BE SAFE. BE COVERED. 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Despite this, al-Drees participated in class even when it had no early April. The charges against him are still women’s rights. respected al-Shehri’s personal autonomy relation to his major. Even though his major undisclosed to the public. The two met after al-Shehri was arrested in and feminist ideals. was business, he was interested enough to He returned to Saudi Arabia following his 2016 for posting a photo on Twitter of her in “He always tried to understand feminism, study another language, his German professor father’s death, after spending multiple years public without her abaya or hijab. from my position as a woman,” al-Shehri said. 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Visit our model STOP IN TO SEE PICTURES | SCHEDULE A SHOWING 419-352-0164 CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOK OR YOUTUBE FORUM April 22, 2019 | PAGE 3 HerChoice offers advice, not health clinic services PEOPLEON Morgan Gale Guest Columnist THESTREET If you could have any Last Thursday, an article about the Heartbeat Bill referred to HerChoice as a “women’s superpower, what would health clinic” available to answer student it be and why? questions about pregnancy. It also cited a HerChoice representative stating they do “I would not comment on political issues. However, probably want HerChoice is not a medical clinic. Their the power of website states they only provide peer super speed, counseling, not medical advice. Additionally, because I just despite their public statements, HerChoice is always thought an anti-abortion organization. it was the best HerChoice is what’s known as a crisis power.” pregnancy center, or CPC. According to Joann NICHOLAS BROWN D. Rosen in “The Public Health Risks of Crisis Computer Science Pregnancy Centers,” a 2012 article published in “Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health,” a CPC is an organization that “If I had a superpower, provides “counseling and other prenatal PHOTO BY services from an anti-abortion (prolife) VIKTORIIA YUSHKOVA it would be perspective.” Pro-life organizations estimate Man pours water over chalk messages written by protesters against crisis pregnancy centers. teleportation, that between 2,500 and 4,000 CPCs exist because I am across America, and many belong to national fetuses to BGSU’s campus every fall. A changing their name from “BG Pregnancy always running late evangelical Christian networks. Facebook post by Created Equal in November Center” to “HerChoice” was designed to draw to everything.” A 2006 government study found that 87 2018 shows a photo of the training session, in students considering abortion. She wrote: ARMANDO HERNANDEZ percent of CPCs contacted provided false or stating that “it is critical that all arms of the “Our mission is to reach abortion minded Photochemical Science misleading medical information. pro-life movement are working together.” The (AM) clients to equip them to choose life. HerChoice specifically is affiliated with Care presentation slide shown in the photo reads, After doing some research of AM clients, we Net and the National Institute of Family and “Frame the Debate: Would you kill a born discovered that women seeking abortions “Telekinesis, Life Advocates (NIFLA), two national pro-life person because of their circumstances?” This are less likely to visit a center with the word because honestly networks with the goal of ending abortion. is a reference to Created Equal’s belief that ‘pregnancy’ in its title. With this finding, we that’s just the Care Net states in their vision that they abortion is never permissible, even in cases of have chosen to change up our marketing coolest power wish to create “a culture where women and rape or the mother’s life being in danger. strategy. While we will remain The Bowling — just move men faced with pregnancy decisions are In a 2016 opinion piece for BG Independent Green Pregnancy Center, our ‘tagline’ will be anything with transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ Media, Executive Director Shelly Burkhart HerChoice. We are reclaiming the word choice, your mind.” and empowered to choose life for their states that HerChoice provides “ongoing because it’s God’s word to begin with! This is JOSHUA CLEVELAND unborn children.” Similarly, NIFLA states support, regardless of a client’s decision.” what we will use when dealing with clients. I Biology on their official website that they strive Additionally, when asked by the BG News assure you, our Christ centered focus remains.” for “an abortion-free America.” To partner in 2017 whether the name “HerChoice” might It is vitally important to give pregnant with and receive support from two anti- give students the wrong impression, Burkhart individuals comprehensive and unbiased “Immortality, so abortion organizations while using the name replied, “I certainly hope not. It clearly states information about every option and to I could see how “HerChoice” is extremely deceptive. on our entrance form and website that we advertise reproductive services honestly. far humanity HerChoice has also received training don’t provide abortion.” Presenting HerChoice as a neutral “women’s progresses.” from Created Equal, a group that brings a However, in a 2016 newsletter written for health clinic” is intentionally misleading to Jumbotron and graphic images of aborted HerChoice supporters, Burkhart explains that BGSU students seeking healthcare. 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