@amanbatheja 1/6》No, they didn't. @TIME's accusation that Prestonwood PCC told a woman she could carry an ectopic pregnancy to term if she was 'careful' is almost certainly false.
A careful reader should have noticed several problems with the article, which raise bright red flags:
@amanbatheja @TIME 2/6》𝗔. There's no mention in the article of having sought a response to the accusation from Prestonwood Pregnancy Care Center.
No responsible journalist would print an accusation without giving the accused party an opportunity to respond. But that's apparently what TIME did.
@amanbatheja @TIME 3/6》𝗕. The accusation is anonymous hearsay. TIME identified the accuser only by her first name, and coyly couched the accusation with, "Ashley says…" That way, when accused of lying, they can offer the defense, "WE didn't accuse them, we just reported what someone ELSE said."
@amanbatheja @TIME 4/6》𝗖. Part of the accusation is obviously false: TIME said Ashley's pregnancy might've been ectopic & implied Prestonwood's counselor tried to get her to delay a decision, at risk to her life, until it would be illegal to abort.
But aborting ectopic pregnancy is never illegal.
@amanbatheja @TIME 5/6》When someone (like @TIME!) is obviously seeking to mislead you about one thing, if you're wise then you'll know that you cannot trust anything else they have to say — the more so when the other thing they're saying is a completely unsupported accusation against a 3rd party.
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