Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg has recently donated $1 million to Planned Parenthood Action Fund. In an interview with HuffPost, Sandberg said she was motivated by the “draconian laws” protecting unborn children recently passed in red states like Alabama, Missouri, and Georgia.
“If you are a wealthy woman, you can just fly to New York,” Sandberg said. “I want to make sure that the women with the fewest resources still have access to these services, and I think that is slipping away every day in our country.”
Although Sandberg specified that her donation was a personal one, and not associated with Facebook, it is worth noting that in the last year the social media giant Sandberg leads has been caught censoring pro-life political ads.
Last fall, Facebook blocked and removed ads posted by the pro-life organization Susan B. Anthony List, saying they do not allow ads “that feature sensational or graphic content.” It’s unclear how SBA List’s ads featuring ultrasounds and newborn infants were either “sensational” or “graphic.” Facebook also blocked a pro-life ad supporting Tennessee Republican Senate candidate Marsha Blackburn before the 2018 mid-term election.
“All the information presented in our ads has been factual, if surprising, to those unwilling to face the reality of pro-abortion extremism. Facebook is censoring the truth,” said SBA List president Marjorie Dannenfelser.
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05.10.2025