{"id":36145,"date":"2026-06-24T18:55:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/?p=36145"},"modified":"2026-06-24T18:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:55:02","slug":"abortion-pill-advertisement-at-us-open-leaves-golf-fans-appalled-gross-and-divisive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/abortion-pill-advertisement-at-us-open-leaves-golf-fans-appalled-gross-and-divisive\/","title":{"rendered":"Abortion pill advertisement at US Open leaves golf fans appalled:  &#8216;Gross and divisive&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><em>By:  Ryan King, originally published <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/22\/us-news\/abortion-pill-advertisement-at-us-open-leaves-golf-fans-appalled-gross-and-divisive\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;sr_share=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=nypost_sports&amp;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June 22, 2026, The New York Post<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Golf fans attending the third round of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/20\/sports\/the-five-us-open-amatuers-shining-at-shinnecock-give-glimpse-into-golfs-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Open at Shinnecock Hills<\/a>&nbsp;Saturday were left stunned when an airplane buzzed the course towing an advertisement promoting obtaining&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/04\/us-news\/supreme-court-restores-access-to-abortion-pill-mifepristone-after-appeals-court-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">abortion pills<\/a>&nbsp;by mail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The ad was paid for by Mayday Health, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit dedicated to highlighting the availability of abortion medication and birth control pills across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cIt just felt gross and divisive. I\u2019m sure that\u2019s exactly what this group intended, which is a real shame,\u201d one fan told The Post about the stunt.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mayday-Health-image-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mayday-Health-image-4.jpg 540w, https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mayday-Health-image-4-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cThese kids kept pointing at the banner asking their parents \u2018What does that say?\u2019 And it was clear they had no clue how to respond. I mean, what do you even say?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201cEspecially when there are so many golfers and spectators who are strong in their faith \u2014 this felt like an intentional distraction by outside agitators to undermine the tournament,\u201d the fan added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The banner flew over the Southampton property for about 90 minutes, witnesses said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The choice of venue was likely no accident, as the US Open famously concludes on Father\u2019s Day weekend each year.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mayday-Health-image-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mayday-Health-image-3.jpg 595w, https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mayday-Health-image-3-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Mayday Health was founded in 2022 after the Supreme Court\u2019s&nbsp;Dobbs v. Jackson&nbsp;Women\u2019s Health Organization decision, which struck down its 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling and allowed each state to set its own abortion policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Mayday\u2019s advertising ploys have caused controversy across America. In 2022,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mississippifreepress.org\/with-pink-house-gone-group-promotes-self-managed-abortion-with-caution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mississippi clashed<\/a>&nbsp;with the group over its billboards touting ways women can terminate their pregnancies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In March, the group reached a settlement with South Dakota in which it agreed to \u201cremove any signs with deceptive and unlawful advertisements,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/atg.sd.gov\/OurOffice\/Media\/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?id=3023#gsc.tab=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to the state attorney general\u2019s office<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mayday-Health-image-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mayday-Health-image-2.jpg 440w, https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mayday-Health-image-2-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mayday-Health-image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mayday-Health-image-1.jpg 565w, https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mayday-Health-image-1-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The United States Golf Association and Mayday Health did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Wyndham Clark secured his second US Open win on Sunday, shooting a four-under-par 276 to hold off Sam Burns by one shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><em>Ryan King is a politics reporter at the New York Post.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><em>Images:  Obtained by The New York Post.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Ryan King, originally published June 22, 2026, The New York Post Golf fans attending the third round of the&nbsp;US Open at Shinnecock Hills&nbsp;Saturday were left stunned when an airplane buzzed the course towing an advertisement promoting obtaining&nbsp;abortion pills&nbsp;by mail. 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