Baptist Press - Judge Blocks NYC Pregnancy Center Law

By Tom Strode, BPNews.net

Pro-life pregnancy help centers in New York City gained a victory July 13 when a federal judge blocked enforcement of an ordinance that requires them to post signs saying they do not perform abortions or refer women to abortion providers.

On the day before the law was to go into effect, Judge William Pauley issued a preliminary injunction, meaning the ordinance will not be enforced while the case proceeds in court.

The decision is the latest in a series of victories for pregnancy help centers against laws requiring the disclosure of services they do not provide. . . .

"What's encouraging is that the court clearly understood that this measure is not only wrong, but violates the First Amendment rights of our clients," said Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, which represents some pregnancy centers in the case.

The law "singled out and targeted pro-life advocates -- crisis pregnancy centers -- in New York City," Sekulow said in a written statement. "The requirements were burdensome and, quite frankly, unconstitutional." . . .

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