Apple's New IPhone 4S Opposes Abortion [1]
Submitted by Anne Landman [2] on
Apple is being accused of using its new IPhone 4S to promote an anti-abortion agenda. IPhone 4S users in big cities have found that when they ask their IPhone to locate abortion clinics, the phone's new voice-assistant, Siri, says she can't find any. Instead, she directs users to "crisis pregnancy" centers [3], which do not offer abortion services. When an IPhone user named Kristen asked Siri why she is anti-abortion, the phone responded [4], "I just am, Kristen." Users who ask the phone to locate places where they can get emergency contraception are shown a Google results page containing definitions. Siri may not help IPhone owners find abortion services or even emergency contraception, but she will help users locate strip clubs, escort services, Viagra [5] and plastic surgeons who do breast implants. Siri will even recommend a good place to dump a body.