California Bill Creating Information Campaign for Pregnancy Clinics Moves Forward
The California State Assembly Health Committee approved a bill 11–4 on April 25 that would create a public awareness campaign about the services provided by pregnancy centers.
According to the bill’s author Pilar Schiavo (D-Santa Clarita), it intends to expose “fake” crisis pregnancy centers by informing the public about the services they provide.
Schiavo claims such pregnancy clinics spread disinformation to pregnant women wanting an abortion who are instead met with attempts to shame them and are intentionally misled about their reproductive rights and options.
“Those seeking an abortion in California are often derailed in their search for access as crisis pregnancy centers outnumber abortion clinics by 20 percent,” Schiavo wrote in an explanation of the bill….