Baltimore City Council targets pro-life pregnancy centers

Baltimore City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and 10 members of the council are sponsoring a bill that harasses pro-life pregnancy support centers. City Council Bill 09-0406, “Limited-Service Pregnancy Centers – Disclaimers,” would require pregnancy support centers to post a disclaimer noting that they do not provide abortion or contraceptive services. Centers that do not comply would be fined $500 per day. The Baltimore bill is similar to one that was promoted by Planned Parenthood in the 2008 session of the Maryland General Assembly. That bill, which never made it out of committee, would have required crisis pregnancy centers to state that they are not required to give “factual information.” Catholic Review