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ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – 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.
The woman's friends say she had a miscarriage, not an abortion, according to a report in the Albuquerque Journal.
Holmes disputes that, saying his case is based on the accuracy of his client's statement.
"My argument is: What Fultz said is the truth," Holmes said.
The woman's lawyer said she had not discussed the pregnancy with her client. But for Ellen Jessen, whether her client had a miscarriage or an abortion is not the point. The central issue is her client's privacy and the fact that the billboard has caused severe emotional distress, Jessen said.
"Her private life is not a matter of public interest," she told the Alamogordo Daily News.
Jessen says her client's ex-boyfriend has crossed the line.
"Nobody is stopping him from talking about father's rights. ... but a person can't invade someone's private life."
For his part, Holmes invoked the U.S. Supreme Court decision from earlier this year concerning the Westboro Baptist Church, which is known for its anti-gay protests at military funerals and other high-profile events. He believes the high court's decision to allow the protests, as hurtful as they are, is grounds for his client to put up the abortion billboard.
"Very unpopular offensive speech," he told the Alamogordo Daily News. "The Supreme Court, in an 8 to 1 decision, said that is protected speech."
Holmes says he is going to fight the order to remove the billboard through a District Court appeal.
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if this is the same story I think it is, the guy looked like a total CREEP.
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Me and my bf are expecting, and we're excied but it took me coaxing. At first, I was concerned about how I would be able to take care of my child. Let me explain....when I was 7, I went into a coma, and it left me with many 'issues'. I lose my balance easily, I am paralyzed on the left side of the face, and it is hard to understanernd me sometimes. But the most concerning thing of all, I have severe tremors. I will have surgery to try to correct this when I'm 21, but by the time I give birth I'll only be 20. Not to mention the fact that I have been hurt so many times due to my weight that the idea of extra is unbearable. My bf is 15 years older than me and has been told he could never have children. So, of course he always wanted to keep it. It was so unplanned and I'm so unprepared(and I'm against abortion unless you've been raped) that the first thing I thought was 'I'll give it up for adoption.' But his want for a kid compelled him to talk me into it. But after talking to my parents, I've gone back to my initial concerns. If you knew me, you'd know it kills me to do anything that might PO or hurt someone's feelings. How do I bring it up? Also my mom was saying that I could give it up and let him adopt it. Would that make a completely horrible person
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Found the billboard
Reading through the comments to that article, the woman this dreg has targeted might not be protected because of free speech, but the turd may well face violation of HIPAA laws. I hope she finds some way to tack his ugly puss to the wall
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Found the billboard
Reading through the comments to that article, the woman this dreg has targeted might not be protected because of free speech, but the turd may well face violation of HIPAA laws. I hope she finds some way to tack his ugly puss to the wall
i'm pro-life and i'd fucking have an abortion if i got knocked up by that guy. no way i'd pass on both ugly and stupid...
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lets pretend that didn't happen ok, i'm gonna pretend that you didn't just threaten me with our child because i don't take kindly to threats now i love you and i know you love me but i can only tolerate so much of a episode like that i can handle alot but DON'T EVER EVER THREATEN ME WITH OUR CHILD AGAIN!! i know you are scared terrifiied even but that is normal and i forgive you but i am sorry adoption is NOT AN OPTION abortion IS NOT AN OPTION i'm sorry things happened the way they did i didn't want this like this either BUT IT HAPPENED! now WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT LIKE IT OR NOT! i will be there with you EVERY step of the way OUR FAMILY will survive we will be FINE! we have got a large support network and alot of resources to tap WE WILL MAKE IT the only thing that can mess this up IS YOU i am not ready for this either!!! BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE!! I HAVE TO BE READY! and SO DO YOU and we WILL do it together Tomarrow we will talk and there will be no more of this killing or giving away talk with the most precious gift the gods could give we will figure out how to manage I Love you More then anything in this world don't take this away from me...
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Greg if you reeeeally want it this much you can have sole custody, but I can't.... I love you so yes i will help you with some things but i cant dedicate my whole life to this kid..
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Found the billboard
Reading through the comments to that article, the woman this dreg has targeted might not be protected because of free speech, but the turd may well face violation of HIPAA laws. I hope she finds some way to tack his ugly puss to the wall
i'm pro-life and i'd fucking have an abortion if i got knocked up by that guy. no way i'd pass on both ugly and stupid...
Seriously, you need to shut the fuck up.
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