Georgia lawmakers poised to pour $2m into 'fake abortion clinics'

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Guardian

Georgia lawmakers poised to pour $2m into 'fake abortion clinics'

Bill, which specifies abortion care should not be mentioned when discussing healthcare options for pregnant women, is now awaiting governor’s approval

Jennifer Gerson Uffalussy in Atlanta
@jennyalyse
Saturday 12 March 2016 09.53 EST

Georgia lawmakers have approved state funding of up to $2m for unlicensed crisis pregnancy centers, dubbed “fake abortion clinics” by some advocates.

The bill, which specifies that abortion care should not be mentioned when discussing healthcare options for pregnant women, will now go before Governor Nathan Deal for his signature.

Crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) are non-medical facilities that seek to counsel women out of having abortions. Many of these clinics have confusing names and advertising that suggest they provide abortion services, and others provide misleading medical information to discourage women from having abortions.

Often counselors will tell women that condoms are ineffective, that they will be unable to get pregnant again if they have an abortion, and that abortion and birth control cause cancer. There are more than 4,000 CPCs in the US and at least 12 states fund CPCs directly.


Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/12/georgia-bill-pregnant-women-fake-abortion-clinics

[sakabatou]

1. UGH!

[atreides1]

2. Christians lying

What a surprise!!!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Mind boggling -- War on Women . . nt

[duhneece]

4. Just the opposite of what CA did

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/california-pregnancy-centers_us_568b05c4e4b06fa688835b04

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - The Ninth Circuit on Thursday refused to block a new California law that requires pregnancy care centers to notify patients about state-funded contraception and abortion services.

Three faith-based pregnancy care centers sued the state in October, claiming the Reproductive FACT (Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care and Transparency) Act violates their freedoms of speech and religion.

Livingwell Medical Clinic, Pregnancy Care Center of the North Coast and Confidence Pregnancy Center appealed a federal judge's ruling from earlier this month finding the new law, which takes effect on Friday, does not impede their First Amendment rights.

"The disclosures do not include language endorsing or recommending such services," U.S. District Judge Jeffery Write wrote in his Dec. 18 ruling. "Rather, the mandated notice only notifies consumers of the existence of state-funded options."

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I just filed as a candidate in NM and would love to be able to make this happen here.

[muriel_volestrangler]

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[duhneece]

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[JohnnyRingo]

5. Legal abortion was one of my mothers causes.

It was in the mid-60s, I was in grade school, and the national shame of the coat hanger abortion was my birds & bees talk.

[Bradical79]

8. This just sounds highly illegal and unconstitutional

State funded fake medical centers set up to lie to women and promote a purely religiously motivated value. Disgusting. The GOP war on women is not just rhetorical.