Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes lawsuits against crisis pregnancy centers if they engage in deceptive practices.

Highlights:

• Establishes a state interest in protecting against fraudulent, deceptive, and misleading practices that interfere with an individual’s ability to make well-informed decisions (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits limited services pregnancy centers from engaging in deception, false pretenses, false promise, misrepresentation or concealment or omission of fact for the following (Sec. 2BBBB):

• To interfere with an individual’s ability to access abortion care or emergency contraceptives;

• To attempt to influence an individual to enter a limited services pregnancy center; and

• In advertising, soliciting, or offering pregnancy-related services; and

• In providing pregnancy-related services.

• Establishes a violation of the above is in violation of the act (Sec. 2BBBB).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes lawsuits against crisis pregnancy centers if they engage in deceptive practices.

Highlights:

• Establishes a state interest in protecting against fraudulent, deceptive, and misleading practices that interfere with an individual’s ability to make well-informed decisions (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits limited services pregnancy centers from engaging in deception, false pretenses, false promise, misrepresentation or concealment or omission of fact for the following (Sec. 2BBBB):

• To interfere with an individual’s ability to access abortion care or emergency contraceptives;

• To attempt to influence an individual to enter a limited services pregnancy center; and

• In advertising, soliciting, or offering pregnancy-related services; and

• In providing pregnancy-related services.

• Establishes a violation of the above is in violation of the act (Sec. 2BBBB).

Full Bill Text