Baltimore CPC Bill Moves on to Final Vote
NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland—one of our Urban Initiative grant recipients—has been tirelessly advocating to pass a bill that that would require Baltimore’s crisis pregnancy centers to post disclaimers saying they don’t provide birth control or abortion referrals or face fines.
In a statement, NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland applauded this landmark legislation:
Our research shows that CPCs often use false and misleading information to dissuade women from considering their full range of reproductive health options, including birth control and abortion. This legislation simply requires CPCs to post a sign informing potential clients that they do not refer or provide for birth control or abortion - a statement that CPCs do not deny.
On Monday, the bill passed the second reading in the Baltimore City Council by a vote of 12 to 3. It now moves on to a third and final vote. If passed, it would be the first law in the nation of its kind.
By Maya Dusenbery
November 25th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
[…] We’ve written before about the legislation making its way through the Baltimore City Council that would require crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) to post disclaimers saying they don’t provide birth control or abortion referrals. On Monday, the bill finally passed. Once the mayor signs the measure, it will be the first law of its kind in the U.S. […]