Lawmakers put pressure on Google over misleading search results for abortion services

The pressure is on for the tech giant to fix abortion searches that direct users to “fake clinics.”

Google abortion search results
A woman walks below a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2019. Associated Press
Google abortion search results
A woman walks below a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2019. Associated Press

Lawmakers put pressure on Google over misleading search results for abortion services

The pressure is on for the tech giant to fix abortion searches that direct users to “fake clinics.”

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More than a dozen lawmakers signed a letter Friday urging Google to add disclaimers to abortion search results that led users to so-called “pregnancy resource centers” that don’t offer the procedure.

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