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Pregnancy Resource Centers Sue Vermont Over Law That ‘Censors’ Pro-life Services

Anti-Abortion advocates are suing the state of Vermont over a new law that prohibits false and misleading advertising by limited services pregnancy centers.
The law, known as the Shield Law, is being challenged on the grounds that it restricts the centers' speech and provision of services, which is believed to be unconstitutional.
Vermont's Attorney General, Charity Clark, says she is familiar with the law and is prepared to defend it in court.

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KWCH12 Wichita News

Anti-abortion advocates sue Vermont over 'Shield Law'

Anti-abortion advocates are suing the state of Vermont over the so-called Shield Law signed by the governor earlier this year.

2 years ago

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WCAX-TV

Anti-abortion advocates sue Vermont over ‘Shield Law’

Anti-abortion advocates are suing the state of Vermont over the so-called Shield Law signed by the governor earlier this year.

2 years ago·Burlington, United States

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Tennessee Star

National Pro-Life Group Sues Vermont for 'Unconstitutional Attack' Against Pregnancy Care Centers - Tennessee Star

The National Institute for Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA), in conjunction with two Vermont pregnancy centers and their attorneys at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), have filed a complaint against the state of Vermont “for the unconstitutional attack launched against pregnancy centers in the state” resulting from a law that “suppresses the free-speech rights of faith-based pregnancy centers,” ADF said in a press release.

2 years ago

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The Messenger

Crisis Pregnancy Centers File Lawsuit Against Vermont Shield Law

The anti-abortion organization the National Institute of Family and Life (NIFLA) and two crisis pregnancy centers in Vermont filed a lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court to attempt to block the state’s Act 15, which the lawsuit argues unconstitutionality “impedes” the ability of these centers to support Vermont women and their families.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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