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Are You Comfortable With the Message this Ad Sends?
NY DAILY NEWS REPORTS The Bloomberg administration launched the ads Monday on subways and bus shelters. They feature grumpy-looking babies spouting dire messages about the consequences of teen pregnancy, such as “Dad, you’ll be paying to support me for the next 20 years,” and “Honestly mom … chances are he won’t stay with you. What happens to me?” “The latest NYC ad campaign creates stigma, hostility and negative public opinions about teen pregnancy and parenthood rather than offering alternative aspirations for young people,” said Haydee Morales, vice president of Planned Parenthood of New York City. “The city’s money would be better spent helping teens access health care, birth control and…