SCOTUS Determines That NY Crisis Pregnancy Centers Can't Lie to Women
LatestFollowing legal pressure from pro-life clinics such as the Evergreen Association, Inc. and the Life Center of New York, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear an appeal that challenges a 2011 ruling that requires New York crisis pregnancy centers to inform women as to whether or not they staff licensed medical providers.
Often located near hospitals or legitimate abortion providers like Planned Parenthood, crisis pregnancy centers work by luring in women by appearing like a fully operational medical facilities. Staff wear nurse scrubs and many of the clinics provide ultrasounds, but, beyond that, they rarely provide any actual prenatal or women’s healthcare. Their main (and covert) purpose is to talk women out of getting abortions and, if that doesn’t work, put up as many roadblocks as possible to prevent a woman from terminating a pregnancy.