AG Paxton Praises U.S. Supreme Court Ruling that Protects the Unborn and Upholds Free Speech Rights 

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton praised todays 5-4 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down a California law requiring pro-life crisis pregnancy centers to post signs about taxpayer-funded abortions. The Reproductive FACT Act forced pregnancy centers to convey a message that directly contradicts their deeply held religious beliefs and mission which is to provide care for expectant mothers.

As todays Supreme Court decision recognizes that the state of California could compel nonprofit crisis pregnancy centers to assist their patients in obtaining an abortion is an obvious infringement on free speech and conscience" Attorney General Paxton said. Californias scheme aggressively targeted the pro-life medical community by forcing them to relay a state-sponsored message about abortions against their will. I commend the Supreme Court for striking down this offensive law."

In January Attorney General Paxton leading a 22-state coalition filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court asking it to overturn a ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld the California law. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a city of Baltimore law similar to Californias this year. Attorney General Paxton joined a 10-state coalition in a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns in its challenge of the ordinance.