WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place a portion of a New York City law aimed at regulating crisis pregnancy centers that are run by anti-abortion organizations.
The court rejected a free-speech appeal Monday in which the centers argued that the law’s requirement that they disclose whether a licensed medical provider works at the facilities is unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
City officials said the 2011 law protects consumers and demands truth in advertising.
Courts have blocked other parts of the law, including a requirement that centers disclose whether they provide referrals for abortion, emergency contraception or prenatal care.
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