Bangalore: Siri has generated heated debates among people because it refuses to show results pertaining to pregnancy, abortion, abortion clinics and contraceptives in most of the searches. What seems to have triggered this reaction is that Siri displays results on vastly diverse topics, including many not-so-polite ones, but leaves the users hanging in mid air when it comes to the politically charged topic of abortion.

According to ABC News, Siri provides ample information when asked about Planned Parenthood but says, "I'm really sorry about this, but I can't take any requests right now. Please try again in a little while" and “Sorry, [name], I can’t look for places in [location]. I don’t see any abortion clinics. Sorry about that”, when asked about a place for getting an abortion. Siri users have also said that even when Siri displays information pertaining to abortion clinics, the searches are very few and pertain to abortion clinics that are miles away from their homes.  According to Abortioneers Blog and Gizmodo, Siri sometimes suggests a pro-life Crisis Pregnancy Center, when asked about abortion clinics.

NARAL Pro-Choice President, Nancy Keenan, sent a letter to Apple registering the organization’s disappointment that “a tool like Siri is missing the mark when it comes to providing information about such personal health issues” and re-directing women to deceptive crisis pregnancy centers.