We have seen some pretty zany projects being put up on crowdfunding ideas in the past, where among them include the Potato Salad project which also saw a fair number of knockoffs after its unprecedented success. Apparently, this could very well have been the catalyst for a certain 23-year old lady known as Bailey, where she set up a page on GoFundMe to request for $2,500 in order to finance her abortion. The reason? She claimed to have a “rough, unplanned and unexpected pregnancy”.
Needless to say, there were some complaints from GoFundMe users that had led to the website taking a stand, touting that it does not want to have anything to do with this particular crowdfunding campaign. Apart from that, it will definitely raise a fair number of questions concerning the use of crowdfunding websites down the road, especially when it boils down to the different reasons why folks out there are seeking extra dough.
GoFundMe mentioned, “In the event that a campaign contains questionable content, GoFundMe will conduct an internal content review to determine the most appropriate course of action. Given the sheer volume of campaigns, each review is handled on a case-by-case basis. In this particular case, GoFundMe determined that the fundraising campaign titled “Bailey’s Abortion Fund” would be removed from the site.”
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