Popular crowdfunding website GoFundMe shut down the campaign of one Illinois woman trying to raise money online for an abortion last week, The Blaze reported on Monday.
GoFundMe told Bailey - whose last name has not been revealed - that her fundraiser, titled, "Stop Bailey From Breeding Fund," contained information the company would "rather not be associated with," according to an email obtained by The Daily Dot.
Bailey said she has been seeking an abortion because she is unemployed and unable to find a job due to the symptoms of a "rough, unplanned and unexpected pregnancy," according to The Daily Dot.
"Sometimes the pain is so bad that I can't get out of bed, and I can't go to the bathroom," she said on her page. "When I cough, it feels like my organs being shredded inside of me."
GoFundMe cancelled Bailey's fundraiser shortly after the interview went live on Vice's website. She received an email from the company, in which a customer representative inferred that a high number of complaints had been received about her campaign.
"In this particular case, your campaign contains subject matter that GoFundMe would rather not be associated with," the email said.
Bailey was notified hours later by a separate email that the money from her fundraiser would be processed and forwarded to her. Her page, however, remains inactive.
GoFundMe reserves the right to put an end to any fundraiser they choose, for any reason, and they notified Bailey of that in an email. According to their website, they weren't legally obligated to refund or deliver any of Bailey's funds, but the company had received at least one press inquiry and various complaints from various pro-choice activists before offering to deposit the funds.
The GoFundMe fundraiser, along with external support, allowed her to meet her $2,500 goal. According to a friend of Bailey's, who asked not to be named, her procedure is being carried out this week.
