San Francisco Moves To Require More Disclosure By Crisis Pregnancy Centers

In a press release last week, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrara and Board of Supervisors member Malia Cohen announced joint legal and legislative steps against misleading advertising by crisis pregnancy centers.  On Aug. 2, Cohen introduced the “Pregnancy Information Disclosure and Protection Ordinance", the full text of which is included in the press release.  The proposed law bars dissemination of untrue or misleading statements concerning services offered at such centers.  At the same time, Herrara sent a letter to First Resort, Inc. demanding that it change its website to eliminate language that falsely suggests that it offers, or make referrals for, abortion services. The organization has purchased a paid Google search link, that causes its website to appear near the top of the search results for "abortion in San Francisco." The full text of the demand letter is also included with the press release. Catholic News Service reports on these developments. [Thanks to Isaiah Sage for the lead.]