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New York City Council OKs Bill Attacking Pregnancy Centers
Despite massive opposition from pro-life advocates and supporters of centers helping pregnant women, the New York City council passed a bill today attacking pregnancy centers.
On a 39-9-1 vote, council members approved an ordinance that would place stringent limits on the advertising pregnancy centers use and require them to post signs designed to dissuade women from seeking their abortion alternatives services.
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Queens Councilman Dan Halloran opposed the measure, according to a NY1 report.
“It is time for the left to realize that if you want true choice, it means two sides to an equation,” he said. “That’s what we’re here for and that’s what my colleagues and I will stand up against. And believe me, this will not end here today. I have no delusion that the speaker has lined up sufficient votes to make this happen. But the courts will speak tomorrow, and the courts will say, this is not constitutional. This is an abridgement of our First Amendment rights, and we’re not going to stand for it.”
Responding to the vote, Melinda Delahoyde, the vice president of CareNet, a network of more than 1,100 pregnancy centers nationwide, told LifeNews.com that it “sends an alarming signal that abortion rates in New York City could skyrocket even further.”
“According to recent CDC reports, 41 percent of pregnancies in New York City end in abortion, with the highest impact on African American and Hispanic communities,” she noted. “Somewhere along the way members of the City Council lost sight of the beauty of human life and the importance of welcoming and supporting each new member of this city into life with open arms.”
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