Justices Back Pregnancy Centers That Oppose Abortion, in Free Speech Case

The New York Times’ Adam Liptak reports that the Supreme Court ruled in favor of crisis pregnancy centers on Tuesday. In National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra, the court found that the state of California was in violation of the First Amendment by requiring anti-abortion pregnancy center, many of which are faith-based, to post notices of information on abortion options. Liptak writes, “The law’s defenders said the notices combat incomplete or misleading information provided by the clinics.”

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