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Second Circuit Upholds Injunction Protecting Speech About "Abortion Pill Reversal"
The Second Circuit ruled pregnancy centers' abortion pill reversal speech is likely noncommercial and protected under the First Amendment, blocking New York's enforcement efforts.
- A federal appeals panel on Monday held that New York cannot, at least for now, regulate faith-based pregnancy centers' statements about abortion pill reversal, affirming a preliminary injunction against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
- The court found that the centers' APR statements are religiously motivated and the NIFLA plaintiffs do not charge for information or provide APR, deeming the speech likely noncommercial and subject to strict scrutiny.
- Medically, the protocol attempts to overwhelm mifepristone's effect by raising progesterone levels, but the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says safety and efficacy are disputed and a 2019 study ended after 12 enrollments.
- Judge Joseph Bianco wrote that the injunction secures the NIFLA plaintiffs' First Amendment rights, but the court stressed it does not resolve New York's enforcement constitutionality.
- Amid post‑Dobbs litigation, the court cautioned that treating such speech as commercial could regulate nonprofits like reproductive rights groups and LGBT advocacy groups providing care information.
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Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Pick Up Big Win Against New York AG Letitia James
A coalition of pro-life crisis pregnancy centers won a big victory on Monday against New York Attorney General Letitia James over her targeting of organizations that promote a protocol that can help a mother save her child if she regrets taking an abortion pill.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit affirmed that the coalition has a First Amendment right to speak about the abortion pill reversal protocol, a process that is meant for women…
·Nashville, United States
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Court allows New York pregnancy centers to promote abortion reversal
A federal appeals court sided with a group of pregnancy centers that sued New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) over her attempts to regulate claims about abortion pill reversal, allowing the groups to continue to promote the treatment.
·Washington, United States
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