Last year Mayor Mike Bloomberg signed into law legislation that was sponsored by Councilmember Jessica Lappin and passed by the City Council: it requires pregnancy service centers to be transparent in what they do and do not offer. The responsible ones already are. Unfortunately, a coalition of pro-life forces and center operators sued the city, claiming this new law would violate their First Amendment rights. In July, a federal court blocked the measure on the grounds of free speech. This law has nothing to do with the First Amendment and everything to do with truth in advertising. The city is fighting the injunction and hopes to prevail.
Please let the Council know where you stand on important issues of reproductive freedom.
