Judge rules pregnancy center ordinance unconstitutional - Baltimore Sun: 'Whether a provider of pregnancy-related services is 'pro-life' or 'pro-choice,' it is for the provider — not the government — to decide when and how to discuss abortion and birth-control method,' US District Judge Marvin J. Garbis wrote. 'The Government cannot, consistent with the First Amendment, require a 'pro-life' pregnancy-related service center to post a sign.'
A spokesman for Rawlings-Blake, who sponsored the legislation at the behest of Planned Parenthood of Maryland, said she would not comment. An official with the Center for Reproductive Rights said in an e-mail Saturday that the group and the City of Baltimore would appeal the ruling.
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