The Supreme Court Hands a Win to the Pro-Life Movement

The Supreme Court handed a big win to the pro-life movement on Tuesday. In a 5–4 decision in NIFLA v. Becerra, the justices ruled that California can’t force crisis-pregnancy centers to post signs about state-sponsored abortion services, regardless of whether those facilities are licensed medical providers or not. The decision vindicated pro-life advocates who have long argued that states and cities unfairly target these centers, which exist to provide alternative pregnancy services to women who don’t want abortions. Even more importantly, the decision vindicated pro-life voters, who look to the Supreme Court to limit abortion rights in America.

, which was passed after legislators and activists became concerned about the rise of crisis-pregnancy at face value, passing a law that required licensed facilities to post information about the state’s services. It also required unlicensed facilities to post a notice stating that that they are not medical providers.