In a Win for Free Speech, Supreme Court Says California Can’t Force Pro-Life Centers to Promote Abortion

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of free speech in NIFLA v. Becerra, a case regarding California’s attempt to force pro-life pregnancy centers to advertise the state’s free or low-cost abortion program.

The court rightly held that the California law in question, the Reproductive FACT Act, “likely violates the First Amendment” and “unduly burdens protected speech.”

In other words, California is entitled to take a position on abortion, but it cannot force others to agree with and speak its message…

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