The Remnant, Michael Matt: The spin all over the news right now is hilarious: “Supreme Court rulesagainst crisis pregnancy center law”; “Supports Anti-Abortion pregnancy centers”; “Blow to California’s free-choice” in favor of “faith-based pregnancy centers” which are often “not certified”.
Okay, okay… what that means is: The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that California’s pregnancy resource centers do not have to post notices or talk to patients about abortion “options”. In the 5-4 decision, the conservative majority said the previous law which required such communication violates free speech rights. It also, quite obviously, goes against the very nature of pro-life pregnancy resource centers.
The Supreme Court opinion, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, concluded that the earlier law violates the First Amendment because it is antithetical to these centers’ mission to preserve pregnancies. More here.
