BBC Bitesize gave platform to ‘extreme’ anti-abortion group
by Shanti Das from World news | The Guardian on (#617WY)
Health experts slam use of the term pro-life' and inclusion of US organisation with a history of promoting misinformation
A lesson on the BBC's website promoting the views of an anti-abortion group has been removed by the broadcaster this weekend, following a backlash from health experts.
The religious studies revision guide, on BBC Bitesize, the broadcaster's educational resource, listed powerful arguments" against abortion, used the term pro-life" rather than anti-abortion" and featured a page devoted to a vocal campaign group that wants abortion in Britain to be banned.
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