Supreme Court Hostile to California Law Forcing Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers to Advertise Abortion
t oral arguments Tuesday for the case NIFLA v. Becerra, a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed skeptical about the constitutionality of a California law that requires pro-life crisis pregnancy centers to advertise for "free or low-cost" government-funded abortions.
A key moment came when Justice Anthony Kennedy, frequently the swing vote on the court, asked how the disclosure requirement would affect a facility affected by the law that took out a two-word advertisement ("CHOOSE LIFE"). California deputy solicitor general Joshua Klein admitted that, yes, the ad would have to include the following disclosure in the same-sized font: “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. TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOU QUALIFY, CONTACT...
