Posted on 10/27/2025 4:04:52 PM PDT by Morgana
The Fifteenth Court of Appeals in Texas has ruled against Yelp, Inc., allowing a lawsuit by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to proceed in which he is accusing the company of misleading consumers about pro-life pregnancy centers.
The decision, hailed as a victory by pro-life advocates, reverses a lower court’s dismissal and holds Yelp accountable for allegedly targeting Texas users with deceptive disclaimers.
The Texas Attorney General’s Office initiated the lawsuit, claiming Yelp placed false and misleading disclaimers on listings for pro-life pregnancy centers, which provide free counseling, medical services, and support for women seeking alternatives to abortion.
According to a statement from Paxton’s office, Yelp’s actions were an attempt to “push a pro-abortion agenda” by discrediting these centers.
A leading pro-life group applauded the ruling.
“Attorney General Paxton’s victory is a win for truth,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “For too long, pro-life pregnancy centers have been targeted by powerful corporations that want to silence their work and smear their reputation. These centers offer free, life-affirming care to women and families—services that deserve respect, not censorship.”
The appellate court’s ruling affirmed that businesses, including online platforms like Yelp, can be held accountable under Texas law for targeting Texas consumers.
“This case sends a clear message,” Tobias said. “Attempts to mislead the public or discredit pro-life help centers will not go unanswered. National Right to Life stands with Attorney General Paxton and every official who works to ensure that women receive accurate information and compassionate care.”
Paxton’s office emphasized that Yelp’s disclaimers misrepresented the services offered by pro-life centers, which provide compassionate care and practical assistance to women and families.
“We thank AG Paxton for his diligence in holding Yelp accountable,” Tobias added. “Online platforms have a responsibility to present accurate information, not manipulate it to promote an abortion agenda. This ruling affirms that no company is above the law, no matter where they are based.”
The decision clears the path for the lawsuit to move forward, potentially setting a precedent for how online platforms handle information about pro-life organizations.
A pregnancy center? No, you don’t want to go there! They will try to convince you to have that baby. We can recommend Planned Parenthood. They can relieve you of the burden!
(And there are lots of black and brown babies we want to kill. It’s for the improvement of the human stock, you know!)
Yelp has been untrustworthy for many years now.
I’ve noticed this.
More than that there is money at stake in these procedures for both PP and some greedy private physicians, and nothing must be allowed to interfere with that.
Planned Parenthood was set up to reduce the number of blacks.
Centers were placed in black neighborhoods on purpose.
Margaret Sanger was extremely bigoted, may she rot in Hell.
Love it!
The cult of planed parenthood (The cult of Baal) and the woke left took another hit. Who would have thought that a liberal, woke supposed unbiased business made to rate other business unbiasedly would stoop to writing fake lies in a manner to bias people in their choose of using a pro life center or to “push a pro-abortion agenda”. Yelp choose to break the law by defaming the pro life business.
The left lying to further their agendas....who would have though.................
This is how the Left controls the algorithms in order to advance abortion.
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