‘Reproductive Fact Act’ becomes law in California
October 14, 2015
Gov. Jerry Brown of California has signed into law the “Reproductive Fact Act,” which compels pro-life crisis pregnancy centers to provide those seeking assistance with information about contraception and abortion.
Crisis pregnancy centers will be compelled to post or distribute the following notice:
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 the county social services office at [insert the telephone number].
In an op-ed piece opposing the measure, Bishop Jaime Soto of California decried the “the politically correct narrative” in which the bill’s “advocates were considered principled, clever crusaders,” while “the staff at the centers was considered just wacky and wrong.”
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Further information:
- Crisis pregnancy centers face an underhanded assault (Sacramento Bee)
- Health clinics run by anti-abortion groups sue attorney general over AB 775 (Sacramento Bee)
- AB 775 (State of California)
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Posted by: Jerz -
Oct. 21, 2015 10:43 AM ET USA
No side should be compelled to say anything.
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Posted by: LCRich -
Oct. 14, 2015 8:54 PM ET USA
Very disturbing but not shocking news from California. Why would pro-life crisis pregnancy centers be forced to inform pregnant women about contraceptives and abortion? Seriously? Do abortion mills have to inform pregnant women about adoption services and crisis pregnancy centers and the fact that a small human being is alive in their womb? As I said, not shocking from a state which just made assisted suicide legal this past week.
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Posted by: TheJournalist64 -
Oct. 14, 2015 6:15 PM ET USA
This is insanity, sponsored by the madmen and women who run the CA legislature and endorsed by the aging Gov. Moonbeam. I'm so glad I moved back to Texas from that hotbed of stupidity and self-annihilation.
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Posted by: geoffreysmith1 -
Oct. 14, 2015 5:52 PM ET USA
AB 775 is blatant discrimination. The abortion centers should also be compelled by law to post notices advertising the nearest pro-life crisis pregnancy centers. Without this equality, this law should be ignored.
