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Omaha Steve

(99,628 posts) Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:01 AM Oct 2015

California governor signs crisis pregnancy centers bill

Source: AP

By JULIET WILLIAMS

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Crisis pregnancy centers that discourage women from getting abortions in California will be required to provide information about abortions and other services under legislation Gov. Jerry Brown has approved.

The measure imposes the first such statewide rule, after local communities around the country have tried similar efforts.

Pregnancy crisis centers often are operated by abortion opponents, and critics say workers imply the facilities provide a range of medical care and have credentials they do not possess.

Under the new law, the centers will be required to offer information about affordable contraception, abortion and prenatal care. Those that are unlicensed also must inform clients of their status.

FULL story at link.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/f0687e19c51a40b88fd8623cbe4b3b80/california-governor-signs-crisis-pregnancy-centers-bill

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California governor signs crisis pregnancy centers bill (Original Post) Omaha Steve Oct 2015 OP

k/r Dawson Leery Oct 2015 #1

Very good. SheilaT Oct 2015 #2

Truth in advertising -- good for Brown tomm2thumbs Oct 2015 #3

Voted for the man in the 92 Primary rpannier Oct 2015 #4

Good. Aristus Oct 2015 #5

very good! KT2000 Oct 2015 #6

Man, I wish they would do that everywhere. n/t murielm99 Oct 2015 #7

Excellent Lunabell Oct 2015 #8

NOT ENOUGH! Vogon_Glory Oct 2015 #9

excellent--I just wish we could shut these liars down completely niyad Oct 2015 #10

I can't stand so-called "crisis pregnancy centers". But I can't imagine this will survive challenge. eggplant Oct 2015 #11

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

1. k/r

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:04 AM

Oct 2015

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

2. Very good.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:06 AM

Oct 2015

Those so called crisis pregnancy centers are about the most dishonest things out there.

tomm2thumbs

(13,297 posts)

3. Truth in advertising -- good for Brown

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:09 AM

Oct 2015

'Unlicensed' is probably the norm as I'm sure most of the bad ones are, and no doubt are going to be found-out, and pushed out

Big K & R

rpannier

(24,329 posts)

4. Voted for the man in the 92 Primary

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:16 AM

Oct 2015

I still wish to this day that he had been the nominee and president instead

Aristus

(66,349 posts)

5. Good.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:18 AM

Oct 2015

Those 'crisis pregnancy centers' drive me crazy with their mere existence...

KT2000

(20,577 posts)

6. very good!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:29 AM

Oct 2015

these places are dishonest.

murielm99

(30,739 posts)

7. Man, I wish they would do that everywhere. n/t

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 03:20 AM

Oct 2015

Lunabell

(6,080 posts)

8. Excellent

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 03:43 AM

Oct 2015

These places are despicable with their lies and propaganda.

Vogon_Glory

(9,117 posts)

9. NOT ENOUGH!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 08:42 AM

Oct 2015

Crisis pregnancy centers should be required to required to maintain at least two board-certified physicians on premises as well as at least two nurses. Furthermore, their facilities should be required to meet those of minor surgical centers.

Not only that, their so-called "counselors" should be made liable for civil lawsuits if their "advice" should endanger the health of their clients.

niyad

(113,302 posts)

10. excellent--I just wish we could shut these liars down completely

Reply to Vogon_Glory (Reply #9)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 01:39 PM

Oct 2015

eggplant

(3,911 posts)

11. I can't stand so-called "crisis pregnancy centers". But I can't imagine this will survive challenge.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 04:18 PM

Oct 2015

Crisis centers are an abomination. We have one across the street from our local PP office. They are pretty representative of their ilk. Every time I drive past, I want to stop and offer to distribute as many of their flyers as they will give me, so I can stick them in a dumpster.

But here's the problem with this law.

Unlicensed folk are free to spread all the lies they want. Look at Westboro Baptist.

Even licensed folk may be able to duck the rule if what they are saying is accurate (if far from complete).

If the First Amendment only protected speech we agreed with, thee wouldn't be a need for it. We all get to speak precisely because these assholes have the right to speak.

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