Victory for Life: ACLJ Obtains Judges "Stay" in Crisis Pregnancy Center—Pro-life Centers Can Continue to Advertise Their Services

CeCe Hall : Apr 16, 2014
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"This is a significant win because the law violates our clients' constitutional rights…"

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) represents two non-profit organizations that operate numerous pro-life crisis pregnancy centers in New York City in a lawsuit challenging a City law that imposes burdensome disclaimer and confidentiality requirements upon crisis pregnancy centers. Today we received a stay from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that will protect our clients' First Amendment rights while the case moves forward. (Photo via ACLJ.org)

The law, enacted in March 2011, was designed by pro-abortion legislators to severely limit the ability of pro-life centers to advertise their services, and to divert the course of conversations that these centers have with women who are interested in their services, by requiring three lengthy disclaimers to be included, in English and Spanish, in any advertisements, in conversations in which a woman asks about abortion, contraception, or pre-natal care, and on signs posted at the center's entrance and waiting area. Non-compliance with the law is punishable by thousands of dollars of penalties…

…[Earlier this month] the Second Circuit granted our motion, which means that our clients will not need to comply with the law while the appeal moves to the Supreme Court in the coming months. This is a significant win because the law violates our clients' constitutional rights for the reasons set forth by the trial court and Judge Wesley.

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