Fort Pierce News from Fort Pierce, Florida • 3

The News Friday June 18 1999 A3" BAKMEDIATT" billboards offer addicts cash if they agree to be sterilized IF Y6UARE DRUGS Billboards with the offer of money for birth control are in Fort Pierce Los Angeles Minneapolis Chicago and San Fernando Calif Vo 1-888-30-mACKi CRACK4 Children Requblng A Caring Kommunity la a remain among citizens such as herself She started CRACK after adopting four children from the same woman who was a drug addict That woman went on to have four more children Harris said Harris see her cause as liberal or conservative concerns both very simple These women should not get pregnant 10 or 12 or 14 times" she siud about child abuse The comparison I use is drunk FORT PIERCE A new and drivers These women (addicts) conspicuous attempt at dealing have victims too But nobody with' drug addiction which makes excuses for the drunk dn-mcludes offers of cash for people she said MAKE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TODAY started earlier this year have had some impact Harris said with S3 women taking the money for birth control Harris said those S3 women had been pregnant 394 times of which ISO pregnancies ended in abortion 244 in births 16 in stillbirths and 21in death from complications at birth Harris said 163 of the children ended up in foster care Of the S3 women who took the money 40 received tubal ligations and 13 went on birth control The have been up in Fort Pierce since May and Harris said received only two calls from this area CRACK will keep the billboards for three more months After that CRACK will decide whether to continue the campaign here The offer is also valid for i men who are addicts Harris i But CRACK received calls from men interested in for birth control or sterilization Although the CRACK campaign offers money for sterilization Harris made it clear the group supports any kind of birth control can get a Norplant or whatever They have to be sterilized We want to tell them what kind of birth control they she said The campaigns in other cities A billboard on Oleander Boulevard in Fort Pierce offers cash to people with a drug addiction who agree to birth control or sterilization The billboard was posted by a children's advocacy group based In Anaheim Calif SPECIAL PURCHASE WHIRLPOOL 18 CU FT FROST FREE REFRIGERATOR Adjustable Glass Shelves See Thru Crisper Gallon Door Storage Freezer Shelves Reversible Doors 97 CLOSE OUT HOTPOUfTBYO 25CUFT REFRIGERATOR Crafted WKar thru the door AdjuataMeGtasShilvei Galon Door Storage Chapa Humidity Control $79997 zenith AM SUM IS17 COLOR 1RTABLE REMOTE Auto Color Ful Function Romota COLORS REMOTE Auto Color Ful Function Remote OnlOffecnan Graphics Effective June 17th thru June 18th PRE SEASON AIR CONDITIONERS AMANA 5000 BTU 149" AMANA 10000 BTU AIRTEMP 14000 BTU-115V HUB EMERSON 18000 BTU FEDDERS 18000 BTU HeatCoS" fit BY RCAZ5Tr') COLOR REMOTE FUS Function Remote Skip Time Auto Color $1 9997 25GT511 I FI VCR zenith RCA 8 HR VCR Fan Function Remote Control 1 Button Expiate Record -WS 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Fernando Calif The message on the billboards states to call a toll-free number to contact the CRACK organization in California CRACK officials then mail back a survey that asks for personal information and a verification form for the doctor who performs the sterilization or issues the birth control Harris said the money is then sent to the woman or man The group targeted Fort Pierce because a local couple whom Harris would not name told her drug-addicted babies bong bom in Fort Pierce was an issue Sieg Christman president of I the Treasure Coast chapter of the American Gvil Liberties Union said he has received some calls about the billboards mostly from the media But he said its not an ACLU issue surprised about (the calls) because it is not a constitutional Christman said is one lady making a contractual offer with another individual We would not criticize that only criticize it if it involved a government Christman said opinion about how appalling that might be is irrelevant I won't 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