AG Tong Praises Signing Of "Crisis Pregnancy Center" Bill - Across Connecticut, CT - The new law bars limited services pregnancy centers from using false, misleading or deceptive language about the services provided.
Connecticut Seeks to Stifle the Voice of Pregnancy Resource Centers
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Mary Szoch is director of the Center for Human Dignity at the Washington-based Family Research Council, where she researches, writes, and coordinates efforts with other pro-life advocates on policies elated to life and human dignity.
Last week, the Connecticut State Senate considered SB 835, “An Act Concerning Deceptive Advertising Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers.”
Contrary to its title, this bill is not about deceptive advertising. In fact, there is no substantial evidence that clients seeking services at Connecticut pregnancy resource centers have been or currently are being deceived. No, this bill is about silencing pregnancy resource centers.
8 Feb 2021
Connecticut Democrats are intent on attempting to regulate faith-based pregnancy centers with another bill that essentially accuses the pro-life centers of trying to deceive women about the services they provide.
The legislature’s public health committee is holding a public hearing Wednesday on SB 835, An Act Concerning Deceptive Advertising Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers, a measure that pro-life leaders in the state defeated for the last three years.
According to a report at the
Hartford Courant, state Sen. Heather Somers (R) a ranking member on the public health committee, said the legislation “is a bill that is providing a solution for a problem that we just don’t have.”
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