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Despite obvious infringement on free speech, the protests of pro-lifers, and government intrusion on private matters, the California bill aimed at forcing pro-life pregnancy centers to promote abortion<\/a>\u00a0has cleared yet another hurdle.<\/p>\n

AB 775 is gaining traction in its race to become law. On Tuesday, the Assembly Judiciary Committee passed the bill 7\u00a0to\u00a03, edging the measure closer to a full vote.<\/p>\n

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Pregnancy Help News reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“The bill, euphemistically named ‘The Reproductive FACT Act’ by co-authors David Chiu (D) and Autumn R. Burke (D) is likely to pass with the committee\u2019s approval, placing it before the 80-member\u00a0Assembly body\u00a0at a to-be-announced date.<\/p>\n

“Nicknamed the ‘Bully Bill’ by pregnancy help organization leaders in the Stop AB 775 State Committee<\/a><\/strong>, the proposed legislation was met with opposition from 117 Californians\u2014representing 26 non-profit pregnancy help organizations.<\/p>\n

“Meanwhile, 15 citizens represented their support of the bill.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, the bill has some well-known supporters, including NARAL Pro-Choice California, Planned Parenthood, and even the state Attorney General and the Los Angeles mayor. At issue is <\/a>the statement that pro-life pregnancy centers would be forced to promote, as well as the implications of the statement:<\/p>\n

“California 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.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sheldon Hadley, a pro-lifer who sits on the boards of California pregnancy care centers, said:<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThis bill forces all California pregnancy centers to refer for abortions,\u201d Hadley said. \u201cThe bill targets pregnancy centers, and pregnancy centers alone\u2026 The authors of AB 775 know the Hyde\/Weldon Amendment prohibits abortion referrals and discrimination or forced abortion referrals, and therefore were careful to avoid using the word \u2018referral\u2019 in the bill. But a rose is still a rose under any other name.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Assemblyman James Gallagher (R) posed important questions <\/a>to the authors of AB775, David Chiu (D) and Autumn R. Burke (D):<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy doesn\u2019t your notice say, \u2018adoption\u2019 in it? \u2018Free or low-cost access to comprehensive family planning services, prenatal care, adoption, counseling.\u2019 I don\u2019t see any of those services listed in your notice.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re saying that these private (entities) who receive no funding\u2014no government funding whatsoever\u2014they\u2019re completely private, they have to tell about the government-funded programs that are out there, but the same is not true of the government programs. They don\u2019t have to say, \u2018There\u2019s these groups out there who have qualified, licensed people.\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But the bill has no equal access to pro-lifers; it does not compel abortion facilities to refer for adoption or sell prenatal services as they do abortion services. The bill, as opponents have noted from the start, would force speech on pro-lifers that promote the very thing their religious and moral values oppose.<\/p>\n

All Californians are encouraged to contact their legislators, and may find that information here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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