Advertisements offering advice on pregnancy — including abortion — could be allowed on British television and radio for the first time under proposed rule changes.
As the rates of teenage pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases continue to rise in the United Kingdom, the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practices is considering rewriting the TV rules regarding advertising as a way of tackling the problem.
Condom ads would also be permitted to air anytime. Currently, they can’t be shown before the 9 p.m. “watershed” hour currently imposed on most British channels.
Ann Furedi, chief executive of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, told ABCNews.com she welcomed the proposal.
