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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 [6], which do not offer abortion services. When an IPhone user named Kristen asked Siri why she is anti-abortion, the phone responded [7], "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 [8] and plastic surgeons who do breast implants. Siri will even recommend a good place to dump a body.
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[1] http://dev.prwatch.org/users/5684/anne-landman
[2] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/activism
[3] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/media/internet
[4] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/ethics
[5] http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fdev.prwatch.org%2Fspin%2F2011%2F11%2F11160%2Fapples-new-iphone-4s-opposes-abortion&linkname=Apple%27s%20New%20IPhone%204S%20Opposes%20Abortion
[6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_pregnancy_center
[7] http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/11/29/10-things-the-iphone-siri-will-help-you-get-instead-of-an-abortion/
[8] http://twitter.com/#!/WentRogue/status/140966603788529664