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Over the past few decades, pro-life pregnancy centers have come to vastly outnumber<\/a> abortion facilities in the United States. Their daily provision of high-quality services to women in need\u00a0chips away at the grand deception<\/a> that Planned Parenthood and NARAL rely on most:\u00a0 that abortion advocates care more about women and their health.\u00a0Yet the success of pro-life pregnancy centers has led pro-abortion state and city governments around the country to try to pass laws to put them out of business. These attacks, rooted in misinformation and deception<\/a> about the nature of pro-life pregnancy centers, have grown in frequency and intensity in recent years.<\/p>\n

READ: Busted: NARAL\u2019s deceptive claims about \u2018deceptive\u2019 crisis pregnancy center ads<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are some of the most egregious examples in states and cities around the country:<\/p>\n

California<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2016, California\u2019s Reproductive FACT Act tried to make pro-life pregnancy centers effectively advertise for the state\u2019s abortion industry. The law, which was successfully challenged<\/a> by the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), would have required pro-life centers to \u201cdisseminate\u201d the following notice<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cCalifornia has public programs that provide immediate free or low-cost access to comprehensive family planning services (including all FDA-approved methods of contraception), prenatal care, and abortion for eligible women. To determine whether you qualify, contact the county social services office at [insert the telephone number].\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In June 2018, the Supreme Court ruled against the law in its NIFLA v. Becerra<\/em> decision<\/a>, sending the case back to the district court. In November 2018, the district court blocked enforcement of the law<\/a> \u201cunder the free speech clause of the First Amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maryland<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to NARAL<\/a>, the City of Baltimore was the first state or local government to enact restrictions targeting pro-life pregnancy centers and served as a model for subsequent legislative initiatives around the country. Baltimore\u2019s ordinance, enacted in 2009, required pro-life pregnancy help centers to post signs stating that they do not offer or refer for abortions, with fines of $150 daily for a failure to comply.<\/p>\n

The ordinance was struck down by the Fourth Circuit in January 2018 after almost a decade of legal battles, and the City of Baltimore finally agreed to settle <\/a>for $1.1 million only after the NIFLA v. Becerra<\/em> decision in June 2018. In a sign of how central the anti-pregnancy center initiatives are to the abortion agenda, Baltimore\u2019s former health commissioner — who was responsible for overseeing the implementation the law — is Planned Parenthood\u2019s new president, Leana Wen.<\/p>\n

READ: Analysis: Abortion facilities have history of deceptive counseling<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Illinois<\/strong><\/p>\n

SB 1564<\/a> required pro-life pregnancy centers to \u201cinform patients about all available medical options, including abortion and contraception,\u201d and to refer for abortions if requested. The law went into effect on January 1, 2017, and a\u00a0preliminary injunction granted in July 2017<\/a> afforded broad protections until a final decision is reached, temporarily enabling the vital work of pro-life pregnancy centers in Illinois to continue. Nevertheless, the fate of pro-life pregnancy centers remains in jeopardy.<\/p>\n

In the aftermath of the NIFLA v. Becerra<\/em> ruling, Illinois\u2019 Attorney General argued that SB 1564 could remain constitutionally viable. The law is \u201cdifferent in a significant way,\u201d the attorney general\u2019s spokeswoman, Maura Possley, told the Chicago Tribune. \u201cAs a result, it\u2019s speculation to declare how the courts will ultimately rule on the Illinois law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Connecticut<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2018 elections in Connecticut swept in an even more abortion-friendly state legislature, and state lawmakers — spurred on by NARAL — are engaging in preliminary discussions<\/a>\u00a0about enacting restrictions on pro-life pregnancy centers. Any such legislation likely will draw inspiration from the City of Hartford\u2019s precedent. On October 1, 2018, after its review of the legal implications of NIFLA v. Becerra<\/em> decision, Hartford enacted an ordinance<\/a> requiring pro-life pregnancy centers to post a sign stating, \u201cThis facility does not have a licensed medical provider on site to provide or supervise all services.\u201d<\/p>\n

Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n

As of July 2017, pro-life pregnancy help centers in King County, Washington, are required to post a sign<\/a> stating, \u201cThis facility is not a healthcare facility\u201d in 10 languages. King County officials have stated they are confident that the NIFLA v. Becerra<\/em> decision does not restrict their ability to enforce the law.<\/p>\n

Michigan<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2018 elections in Michigan resulted in setbacks for the pro-life cause<\/a>. Not only did Michiganders elect a pro-abortion governor, they also elected as attorney general NARAL-endorsed Dana Nessel, who campaigned<\/a> on not enforcing pro-life laws and \u201cshutting down scam pregnancy crisis centers.\u201d The election came on the heels of a legislative proposal<\/a>\u00a0in 2018 by formerly pro-life Democrat Rep. Brian Elder to compel pro-life pregnancy centers to post large, conspicuous notices in ads, at the entrance, and in each room indicating that they are an \u201cunlicensed facility.\u201d<\/p>\n

New Jersey<\/strong><\/p>\n

In November 2018, A4399<\/a> and S2983<\/a> were introduced in the General Assembly and Senate, respectively. The bills would effectively prohibit many pro-life pregnancy help centers from offering ultrasounds by requiring a licensed healthcare professional, rather than the certified sonographers that most use<\/a>. Making it even more apparent that the aim is to directly cripple the work of pregnancy centers, abortion facilities would be excluded<\/strong> from this mandate.<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Planned Parenthood gave woman seeking abortion a deceptive ultrasound<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

As pro-life pregnancy help centers continue to expose the lies about abortion, abortion activists will undoubtedly keep mounting fresh attacks in states and localities where they have abortion-friendly majorities. Although\u00a0NIFLA v. Becerra<\/em>\u00a0marked a major victory for pregnancy centers, abortion activists are not ready to concede. NARAL has already indicated<\/a> that it plans to seek \u201cnew and creative approaches to addressing\u201d pregnancy centers, to include \u201cpublic education, eliminating state public funding of fake health centers, and addressing unethical behavior of licensed healthcare professionals who work in them.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over the past few decades, pro-life pregnancy centers have come to vastly outnumber abortion facilities in the United States. Their daily provision of high-quality services to women in need\u00a0chips away at the grand deception that Planned Parenthood and NARAL rely on most:\u00a0 that abortion advocates care more about women and their health.\u00a0Yet the success of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":606,"featured_media":192285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[15,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDespite Supreme Court ruling, states continue assault on pregnancy centers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As pregnancy centers continue to expose the truth about abortion, abortion activists will keep mounting fresh attacks in abortion-friendly states.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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