Standing Up for Life in NYC

By 

Jay Sekulow

June 9, 2011

2 min read

Pro-Life

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It's a disturbing strategy.  The pro-abortion lobby - including Planned Parenthood and NARAL - are mobilizing.  They're engaged in a nationwide campaign.  Their target: pro-life pregnancy centers.  Their goal: put them out of business.
 
Pro-abortion groups are going from city to city across America doing everything they can to shut down pro-life pregnancy centers.  They pressure local lawmakers to force costly and burdensome requirements on pro-life centers - requirements that don't apply to pro-abortion centers.
 
That's exactly what's happening now in New York City where city council members are being pressured to enact local laws that penalize pro-life pregnancy centers.  We have a legal team in place - preparing to present vital testimony Tuesday before a key committee of the New York City Council.
 
The fact is - the regulation under consideration in New York violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.  The new requirements specifically target pro-life centers. This one-sided, pro-abortion effort is not only wrong, it's unconstitutional as well.  If necessary, we will take a legal action to stop this blatantly biased measure.
 
Don't let the pro-abortion lobby succeed.  Stand with us - Stand for life - Sign on to our Petition to Stop the Shut-Down of Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers.
 
This is a critical time.  We need to hear from you now - so we can send a powerful message to NYC as this hearing takes place on Tuesday. 
 
This challenge surfaces as we're battling Planned Parenthood (PP) in a massive multi-million dollar fraud lawsuit in California.  As you recall, we are representing a former employee of the PP Parenthood affiliate in Los Angeles, who is now a federal whistleblower.  We are in court now on this case where the allegation is very serious:  PP affiliates in California illegally marked up the supposed cost of various birth control drugs when seeking government reimbursement, resulting in tens of millions of dollars of overbilling at taxpayer expense.
 
We'll keep you posted on that case as it unfolds.
 
And, as this new fight against PP and other abortion providers unfolds in NYC - we want you to stand with us.  Add your name to our petition now.