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BumRushDaShow

(156,529 posts)
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 10:09 AM Jun 16

Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center

Source: AP

Updated 9:55 AM EDT, June 16, 2025


WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear from a faith-based pregnancy center in New Jersey challenging a state investigation alleging it misled people into thinking its services included referrals for abortion.

The justices agreed to consider an appeal from First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, which wants to block a 2023 subpoena from New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin seeking information about donors, advertisements and medical personnel. It has not yet been served.

Attorneys for First Choice Women’s Resource Centers describe the organization as a “faith-based, pro-life pregnancy center.” The organization generally seek to women facing an unwanted pregnancy away from choosing an abortion. The group challenged the subpoena in federal court, but a judge found that the case wasn’t yet far enough along to weigh in. An appeals court agreed.

First Choice Women’s Resource Centers appealed to the Supreme Court, saying the push for donor information had chilled its First Amendment rights. “State attorneys general on both sides of the political aisle have been accused of misusing this authority to issue demands against their ideological and political opponents,” its lawyers wrote. “Even if these accusations turn out to be false, it is important that a federal forum exists for suits challenging those investigative demands.”.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/abortion-supreme-court-pregnancy-center-7a848f4e66db0270b3cabe60007d2afc

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Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jun 16 OP
Grrr ananda Jun 16 #1
Because promoting one religion is the most important thing the SCOTUS can do. No need to reign in a fascist. Nor sinkingfeeling Jun 16 #2
To the Dominionists who have slightlv Jun 16 #3
faith-based, pro-life pregnancy center ---- azureblue Jun 16 #4
Here it comes: It's OK to lie if......... wolfie001 Jun 16 #5
"...the push for donor information had chilled its First Amendment rights." Grins Jun 17 #6
May every single pro-forced childbirth drmeow Jun 17 #7

sinkingfeeling

(55,883 posts)
2. Because promoting one religion is the most important thing the SCOTUS can do. No need to reign in a fascist. Nor
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 10:13 AM
Jun 16

attempt to save democracy or the Constitution.

slightlv

(6,094 posts)
3. To the Dominionists who have
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 10:24 AM
Jun 16

Been actively working towards this day for decades, it's the ONLY thing that matters... they've even had to make nice with those heretical Catholics to do it! /snark

azureblue

(2,487 posts)
4. faith-based, pro-life pregnancy center ----
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 11:04 AM
Jun 16

note how a faith-based, pro-life pregnancy center will dodge when a woman asks them to provide financial support for the child..

Grins

(8,587 posts)
6. "...the push for donor information had chilled its First Amendment rights."
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 01:03 PM
Jun 17
"...the push for donor information had chilled its First Amendment rights."

Republicans have always balked at revealing who funds their shittery. The fraud that is "Citizens United,'" immediately comes to mind. The Reich have argued - and won - in courts that funding elections/politics is free speech, and then turn around and deny their funders that free speech.

Writing A BIG FAT CHECK is not just speech - it is screaming speech! Begging to be heard; PROUD to be heard. Not releasing donor information is what has "chilled First Amendment rights."

* I have always wondered: "What do those donors fear?"

drmeow

(5,687 posts)
7. May every single pro-forced childbirth
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 05:22 PM
Jun 17

individual in this country develop untreatable impotence/vaginismus, sterility (if of childbearing age), and incontinence immediately for the rest of their lives (or until they become pro-women's health care).

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