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On Tuesday, the Thomas More Society filed suit against New York over a bill, passed with the sweeping and extreme pro-abortion legislation last fall, that could require pro-life pregnancy centers to hire pro-abortion employees. The Thomas More Society is representing Evergreen Association, Inc., which operates pro-life pregnancy centers in New York. In November, three other pro-life organizations<\/a> filed suit over the same bill. The most recent suit, The Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief<\/em>,\u00a0was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.<\/p>\n

The legislation at issue, SB 660<\/a>, called the \u201cBoss Bill<\/a>,\u201d prohibits \u201cdiscrimination based on an individual’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making.\u201d Pro-life organizations believe that this vague law means that they could not decline from hiring someone who does not share their pro-life stance or share in their mission and values. The law could force pro-life pregnancy centers to hire pro-abortion applicants.<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Organizations sue New York over law that could force pro-life orgs to hire abortion supporters<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Chris Slattery, Director of EMC Frontline one of the pregnancy centers run by Evergreen, explained in a press release, \u201cWe are all about saving the unborn lives threatened by abortion. Thus, we are all about offering alternatives to abortion. New York\u2019s discriminatory laws undermine our charitable mission. How could we in good conscience hire someone who advocates abortion to encourage expectant mothers not to pursue that deadly route?\u201d<\/p>\n

Thomas More Society Special Counsel Timothy Belz stated, \u201cThis is especially egregious when you consider that the law was packaged with other bills specifically designed to strip away any regulation of abortion. New York\u2019s \u2018Boss Bill\u2019 was passed in tandem with the state\u2019s Reproductive Health Act which legalizes abortion until the birth of the child and the Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act which requires health insurers to provide no-cost birth control, including abortifacient drugs, in their health plans.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Thomas More Society argues that the \u201cBoss Bill\u201d is unconstitutional because it violates the right to association (First Amendment), due process (Fourteenth Amendment), and free speech (First Amendment). The complete Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief <\/em>can be read here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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On Tuesday, the Thomas More Society filed suit against New York over a bill, passed with the sweeping and extreme pro-abortion legislation last fall, that could require pro-life pregnancy centers to hire pro-abortion employees. The Thomas More Society is representing Evergreen Association, Inc., which operates pro-life pregnancy centers in New York. 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