Kelowna Right to Life protests abortions, while pro-choice group begins ad campaign
The group said the display represents the 100,000 abortions it estimates happen in Canada each year.
- On Thursday, June 25, the Kelowna Right to Life Society planted 10,000 blue and pink flags along Highway 97 near Banks Road, with fewer than 10 individuals participating in the display.
- Pro-Choice OKGN launched a transit advertising campaign just two days prior, raising funds through fundraising efforts for bus and transit signs supporting reproductive rights education throughout the Okanagan.
- Marlon Bartham, executive director of the Kelowna Right to Life Society, stated the flags represent 100,000 abortions annually, claiming "Abortion kills an innocent human being."
- Commuters reported mixed reactions to the display, with positive feedback alongside negative yelling, while Sophie Harms, co-founder of the District Pro-Choice Action Society, called it harmful.
- Abortion remains a legal and regulated medical procedure in Canada since 1988, with the Canadian Institute for Health Information reporting 102,705 abortions in 2024, of which 90 per cent occurred in the first trimester.
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Kelowna Right to Life protests abortions, while pro-choice group begins ad campaign - Creston Valley Advance
Just two days after pro-choice advertisements started to appear on buses around Kelowna, a local group against abortion planted flags and held a protest along Highway 97. Pro-Choice OKGN, an organization that encompasses local reproductive rights movements and educational efforts throughout the Okanagan, announced on social media earlier this week that it had received enough funding through fundraising efforts to place ads on buses and transit s…
Kelowna Right to Life protests abortions, while pro-choice group begins ad campaign - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
Just two days after pro-choice advertisements started to appear on buses around Kelowna, a local group against abortion planted flags and held a protest along Highway 97. Pro-Choice OKGN, an organization that encompasses local reproductive rights movements and educational efforts throughout the Okanagan, announced on social media earlier this week that it had received enough funding through fundraising efforts to place ads on buses and transit s…
Kelowna Right to Life protests abortions, while pro-choice group begins ad campaign - Grand Forks Gazette
Just two days after pro-choice advertisements started to appear on buses around Kelowna, a local group against abortion planted flags and held a protest along Highway 97. Pro-Choice OKGN, an organization that encompasses local reproductive rights movements and educational efforts throughout the Okanagan, announced on social media earlier this week that it had received enough funding through fundraising efforts to place ads on buses and transit s…
Kelowna Right to Life protests abortions, while pro-choice group begins ad campaign - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
Just two days after pro-choice advertisements started to appear on buses around Kelowna, a local group against abortion planted flags and held a protest along Highway 97. Pro-Choice OKGN, an organization that encompasses local reproductive rights movements and educational efforts throughout the Okanagan, announced on social media earlier this week that it had received enough funding through fundraising efforts to place ads on buses and transit s…
Kelowna Right to Life protests abortions, while pro-choice group begins ad campaign - Northern Sentinel
Just two days after pro-choice advertisements started to appear on buses around Kelowna, a local group against abortion planted flags and held a protest along Highway 97. Pro-Choice OKGN, an organization that encompasses local reproductive rights movements and educational efforts throughout the Okanagan, announced on social media earlier this week that it had received enough funding through fundraising efforts to place ads on buses and transit s…
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Kelowna Right to Life protests abortions, while pro-choice group begins ad campaign
Just two days after pro-choice advertisements started to appear on buses around Kelowna, a local group against abortion planted flags and held a protest along Highway 97. Pro-Choice OKGN, an organization that encompasses local reproductive rights movements and educational efforts throughout the Okanagan, announced on social media earlier this week that it had received enough funding through fundraising efforts to place ads on buses and transit s…
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