X, formerly known as Twitter, suspended the account of a conservative writer last weekend for publishing photos of pre-born babies who were aborted.
Victor Joecks, a syndicated columnist, had his account locked Saturday. X claimed the posts violate the company’s guidelines against “gratuitous gore.” Joecks had posted images of pre-born children killed in late-term abortions in response to Nevada lawmakers using euphemisms to describe the deadly procedures.
In May, abortion activists celebrated the submission of twice as many signatures needed to place a measure on the November ballot to enshrine full access to late-term abortion in the state constitution. Abortion advocates cheered the effort to legalize abortion on demand as “health care” although an overwhelming majority of Americans support an abortion ban after the first 15 weeks of pregnancy. Just roughly 1 in 3 Americans believe abortion should be legal under any circumstances, according to a Gallup survey last year.
“This is what they mean by ‘abortion rights,’” Joecks wrote in one tweet censored by X. Joecks linked to the images here (warning: link is graphic).
“The left hides behind euphemisms when they talk about abortion,” Joecks told The Federalist. “You want to talk about abortion, let’s talk about abortion… You can’t defend it, which is why they want to silence it.”
Joecks appealed the company’s censorship Saturday, but his request was denied. He appealed again Monday morning. When reached for comment, the platform’s contact email for media inquiries automatically responded Monday with “Busy now, please check back
