Irish government seek help from U.S. authorities to trace anti-abortion robocalls
Hundreds of thousands of illegal robocalls traced to Denver anti-abortion group
The calls, made in November, defended Ireland’s strict ban on abortion.
Gary T. Davis, deputy data protection commissioner in Ireland, said: “Calling people in this way is counterproductive, but it’s also contrary to the law. If they were pro-abortion calls, we’d be treating them the same way.”
The government has confirmed that the Irish Data Protection Authority formally requested help from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
But FTC spokesman Peter Kaplan said the agency could not confirm the existence of the Irish request. He added: “It is unlikely the commission would assist in a matter that involves non-commercial calls, which are outside the FTC’s jurisdiction.”
The Personhood group has led efforts to declare every fetus a ‘person’ from the moment of conception.
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