Firebombed NY Pregnancy Center Facing Investigation — for Not Offering Abortion Services

Catholic News Agency ^ | 6/20/22 | Joe Bukuras

[marshmallow]

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 20, 2022 / 17:08 pm While Jim Harden waits for those responsible for firebombing the pro-life CompassCare pregnancy center he runs in upstate New York to be brought to justice, he's facing another, unexpected investigation — of the clinic itself.

One of several pro-abortion measures New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law on June 13 authorizes the state’s commissioner of health, currently Dr. Mary T. Bassett, to conduct an in-depth study of pro-life pregnancy centers like CompassCare that don't provide abortion services.

The probe will assess the impact that so-called "limited service pregnancy centers" have on women's access to "accurate, non-coercive health care information" and "a comprehensive range of reproductive and sexual health care services," the legislation states. A final report is due in December 2023.

Harden, CompassCare's CEO, told CNA that the state wants him to turn over information on CompassCare's donors, patients, service processes, affiliates, and more. Meanwhile, no arrests have been made in the June 7 firebombing and vandalism of the clinic, located in the Buffalo suburb of Amherst, New York.

“They want to know anything and everything. They want an open book," said Harden, who does not intend to comply. “It's absolutely ironic and crazy."

[coloradan]

It’s not terrorism when they do it.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Catholic info. Sobering.
YES, we are being persecuted now for trying to save lives of the innocent.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Oh, they are just figuring out that Pro-life pregnancy centers don’t provide abortions?

Yes, this is persecution.

[cuz1961]

Firebombing of pregnancy center,,

it didn’t happen,
if it did its not serious,
if it’s seriouse,
it was deserved
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It’s noble when progs firebomb ....../severe sarcasm....

[JoJo354]

Women who demand abortion on demand are evil period!

[Guenevere]

Years ago, when I first became active in Prolife we often repeated the phrase..

‘They can’t do that!…..can they?’

Back then, RICO was first enacted upon Prolifers…….
Non violent Prolife folks were jailed, etc

The ‘slippery slope’ has, as expected, become much worse.
We are in dangerous times!

[Guenevere]

Years ago, when I first became active in Prolife we often repeated the phrase..

‘They can’t do that!…..can they?’

Back then, RICO was first enacted upon Prolifers…….
Non violent Prolife folks were jailed, etc

The ‘slippery slope’ has, as expected, become much worse.
We are in dangerous times!

[metmom]

Amherst is no slouch neighborhood.

Good for them for standing up for the unborn.

Abortion is murder, not healthcare.

[agere_contra]

+1

[Chicory]

Which just goes to show that these people are not pro-*choice* but pro-abortion.

[Steve_Seattle]

"The probe will assess the impact that so-called "limited service pregnancy centers" have on women's access to "accurate, non-coercive health care information" and "a comprehensive range of reproductive and sexual health care services," the legislation states. A final report is due in December 2023."

It sounds like they might try to force these centers to subvert their own mission by requiring them to supply pro-abortion messages, or impose some sort of censorship over what they are allowed to say to their clients. I think they also tried this in California, but I don't remember the outcome.

[Steve_Seattle]

"accurate, non-coercive health care information"

So, now they will decide whether information is "coercive"? Will they do the same with the "information" that Planned Parenthood provides, to make sure that it isn't "coercive"?