Leftists do not want pro-life pregnancy centers talking women out of abortions or attempting to reverse abortions. Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, tried to suppress their speech.
She failed more than once.
Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) represents the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA).
James sued pro-life pregnancy centers in 2024 to stop them from telling women who had taken an abortion pill that taking progesterone could save their babies’ lives. She also argued that the nonprofits’ statements amounted to commercial speech, which receives less First Amendment protection.
Last December, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld an order protecting three faith-based nonprofits from enforcement over certain statements while their First Amendment case proceeded.
Last Friday, a federal judge expanded the order (PDF) to cover NIFLA’s unnamed New York members that aren’t subject to the ongoing state enforcement action, don’t provide abortion-pill reversal themselves, and receive no payment for referrals.
“The New York attorney general has desperately tried to censor and keep women in the dark about abortion-pill reversal, but they have every right to be empowered with information about this potentially life-saving option,” said Gabriella McIntyre, ADF legal counsel.
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