What’s at Stake in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on Forced Abortion Speech

Roe v. Wade may have locked the “right” to abortion in American caselaw for the present future, but the courts have generally been respectful to medical professionals who wish to abstain from any affiliation with abortion. If doctors, nurses, or any other medical professional had moral objections to abortion, the state could not force them to participate. That is until the Ninth Circuit upheld the California FACT Act, a law which requires pro-life pregnancy centers to post disclosures encouraging women to seek abortion services elsewhere.

In November, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to rule on the constitutionality of the FACT Act in NIFLA v. Becarra. The court will be faced with weighing the free speech rights of pro-life pregnancy centers with the state’s “interest” in promoting abortion access. Here is what you need to know.