National Institute of Family and Life Advocates et al., Petitioners
David A. Cortman, Counsel of Record
Crisis pregnancy centers, often run by religious-affiliated groups, provide free advice, supplies, and — if they are licensed — medical services for expectant mothers in part to discourage them from seeking abortions. There are more then 3,000 such facilities across the United States. Abortion-rights advocacy groups contend that the centers often provide incomplete or erroneous information and are designed to confuse clients into believing they are visiting full-service women’s health clinics. In 2015, the State of California passed the Reproductive Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care, and Transparency (FACT) Act, which required unlicensed pregnancy centers to display signage identifying them as such…
