Pregnancy Clinics Fight for Their Right to Deny Abortion Information

In January a law was passed in the state of California that said pregnancy clinics had to put up a sign saying that abortion is an option even fir those with low incomes with a phone number to call. However, most pregnancy clinics are refusing to comply with this law as they claim it violates their First Amendment rights.

The claim that the pregnancy clinics are making that putting up this sign is speech that they do not want to say. This is an example of speech-action dichotomy. Now the court is going have to decide if it is speech protected by the First Amendment or action that is not.

Personally, I understand the point the Pregnancy Clinics are making. I do believe it is unconstitutional to make them "say" and give information about a topic that they do not. No one should be forced to say something they do not believe in or just simply do not want to say. This is exactly what the First Amendment protects, our freedom of speech . What we want to say is our decision and no one else's. I also find this law extremely unfair to those running the pregnancy clinics because abortion is against their religion. Not only are these people being forced to say something they do not want want to but they are being forced to say something that violates their morality . This is unconstitutional and I think soon the courts will adjust this law to make it fair for everyone especially because the pregnancy clinics are refusing to comply to it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/us/pregnancy-clinics-fight-for-right-to-deny-abortion-information.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FFirst%20Amendment%20(US%20Constitution)&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=6&pgtype=collection