Google has removed a restriction on “abortion and religion-related content” in AdWords as part of an out-of-court settlement of a lawsuit according to an ABC News article. The British Christian group The Christian Institute filed the suit after Google refused to run that reads:
UK Abortion law
Key views and news on abortion law from The Christian Institute
www.christian.org.uk
The Christian Institutes suit claim that Google violated the U.K. Equality Act 2006 by refusing to run the ad. In a statement to ABC News, Google said that “over the last few months we have been reviewing our abortion ads policy” and that “following the review we have decided to amend our policy, creating a level playing field and enabling religious associations to place ads on abortion in a factual way.” The removal of restrictions is applicable worldwide.