Widely Used Fertility App Run By Anti-Abortion Group (FEMM App)

[TheBlackAdder]

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Revealed: women's fertility app is funded by anti-abortion campaigners

A popular women’s health and fertility app sows doubt about birth control, features claims from medical advisers who are not licensed to practice in the US, and is funded and led by anti-abortion, anti-gay Catholic campaigners, a Guardian investigation has found.

The Femm app, which collects personal information about sex and menstruation from users, has been downloaded more than 400,000 times since its launch in 2015, according to developers. It has users in the US, the EU, Africa and Latin America, its operating company claims.
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The Chiaroscuro Foundation, with Fieler as its chairman and main backer, provided $1.79m to the developers of the Femm app over the last three years, according to IRS statements. Fieler also sits on the board of directors for the Femm Foundation, a not-for-profit which operates the app.

The Femm app does not readily disclose the philosophy of its funders or leaders, and markets itself as a way to “avoid or achieve pregnancy”.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/30/revealed-womens-fertility-app-is-funded-by-anti-abortion-campaigners

Don't trust anyone or anything, especially apps!

Read the article. A part of the app promotes the 'Rhythm Method" over hormonal birth controls -and- it tells people to go to its own network of providers!

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1. You know what people using that BC method are call, right?

PARENTS.

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2. I believe its full name is "Rhythm and Blues"...

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3. Good one!

Whe I was in H.S., I babysat for a very Catholic lady, 4 kids in five years. OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! And, of course, she used the rhythm method!