Billboards depicting President Obama alongside an anti-abortion message have been erected on Chicago's South Side.
Three billboards line the side of a building near a vacant lot at 5812 S. State St. and feature an image of Obama with the words, "Every 21 minutes, our next possible leader is aborted."
The anti-abortion group behind the controversial "Dangerous Place" billboard in New York City launched the Chicago campaign.
Life Always plans to unveil on Tuesday the first of 30-plus billboards in South Side neighborhoods. The group said in a statement the ads are targeted at the "disproportionate number of abortions among African Americans."
"Our future leaders are being aborted at an alarming rate," said Life Always Board Member Reverend Derek McCoy in a statement. "These are babies who could grow to be the future Presidents of the United States, or the next Oprah Winfrey, Denzel Washington or Maya Angelou."
The billboard in New York eventually was removed after complaints mounted. It read, "The most dangerous place for an African-American is in the womb."
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