ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) -- A New Mexico man's decision to lash out with a billboard ad saying his ex-girlfriend had an abortion against his wishes has touched off a legal debate over free speech and privacy rights. The sign on Alamogordo's main thoroughfare shows 35-year-old Greg Fultz holding the outline of an infant. The text reads, "This Would Have Been A Picture Of My 2-Month Old Baby If The Mother Had Decided To Not KILL Our Child!" Fultz's ex-girlfriend has taken him to court for harassment and violation of privacy. A domestic court official has recommended the billboard be removed. But Fultz's attorney argues the order violates his client's free speech rights. "As distasteful and offensive as the sign may be to some, for over 200 years in this country the First Amendment protects distasteful and offensive speech," Todd Holmes said.
Anti-Abortion Zealots 1, Pro-Choicers 0. Well played sir.
To be fair here, it doesn't say the girls name on the billboard, is it his fault if he's just a popular guy and everyone in town knew exactly who he was referring to?
Is it hysterically distasteful? Absolutely. Should it be protected by the courts? Yep. If you're allowing those Westborough Church rejects to go around protesting at the funerals of our soldiers under free speech laws then you have to allow this dad to vent about his aborted fetus. It's just logical.
