Posted on 03/16/2011 12:59:02 PM PDT by wagglebee
NEW YORK, March 16, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The mayor of New York City has signed a controversial gag rule against pro-life pregnancy resource centers that local advocates have vowed to challenge in court.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed Initiative 371-A Wednesday afternoon, according to Chris Slattery, founder of Expectant Mother Care and a top New York City pro-life advocate. It had been passed by the city council last month in a 39-9-1 vote.
The law, similar to one in Maryland recently deemed unconstitutional by a federal judge, forces pro-life pregnancy centers to prominently display whether they perform abortions in both English and Spanish at their entrances, as well as on all promotional material.
Any pregnancy center in violation of the rule would be liable for up to a $1000 fine for a first offense, and up to $2,500 for subsequent offenses, as well as up to six months imprisonment.
Slattery accused the law of what local abortion advocates have praised it for: providing a leg-up to the already booming abortion industry by drawing vulnerable women away from pro-life resources. Recently it was revealed that the abortion rate in the city is 41%, soaring far above the national average.
“Abortion businesses are furious with us, we hurt their business,” Slattery told LifeSiteNews.com (LSN).
There are estimated to be about 45 licensed abortion clinics in the city, versus about 24 pro-life pregnancy resource centers. Slattery operates a pro-life center across the street from the largest Planned Parenthood, in Brooklyn, where it is stationed in the same building as two abortion centers.
Slattery, who plans to challenge the law in court, told LSN that the bill is also problematic because it forbids pregnancy centers from reporting sex abuse without a child’s consent. The only exceptions are in cases of children 12 or younger who are victims of incest.
Slattery said his group has been operating 26 years without one state department of health complaint, has served over 110,000 young girls and women, two thirds of whom were pregnant. Of those abortion minded, he said, 40,000 are believed to have chosen life.
The new law is set to go into effect in 120 days.
Bloomberg obviously wants it to be much higher.
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Bloomberg was born in the wrong body.
He really should have been born in Napoleon’s or Stalin’s.
He would have been MUCH happier.
From Wikipedia:
"Social issues
Bloomberg supports abortion rights, stating: "Reproductive choice is a fundamental human right and we can never take it for granted. On this issue, you're either with us or against us." He has criticized pro-choice politicians who support pro-life candidates.[74]
Bloomberg supports governmental funding for embryonic stem cell research, calling the Republican position on the issue "insanity."[75] He also supports same-sex marriage with the rationale that “I think anybody should be allowed to marry anybody".[76]"
That jackass’ approval numbers have plummeted into the 30s.
I was just thinking about that, and I agree.
CRIME, FRONTPAGE, EXTENDED, and NEW YORK.
Seems like Bloomberg wants to throw FREE SPEECH out the window...
Seems like Bloomberg wants to throw FREE SPEECH out the window...
Actually, I think Bloomberg wants to destroy a once-great city.
Bloomberg is giddy at the thought of more abortions in New York City! He is absolutely delighted at the prospect. And so is the ugly lesbo, Christine Quinn and her doofus pal, Jessica Lappin.
Bloomberg wants to abort Free Speech.
For that reason, it deserves higher visibility.
If this goes to SCOTUS, I think SCOTUS will throw this gag order out...
Since when can a child give “consent”? This sickens me.
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