Abortion Drugs & Practices

Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, its largest affiliate, has started selling Botox and other beauty treatments at at least four California centers to address revenue shortfalls while continuing to provide abortions and other services. The affiliate reported budget difficulties leading to cutbacks in primary care and prenatal services, and its 2024-2025 annual report showed a record 434,450 abortions performed and $832 million in taxpayer funding received.

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Abortion Drugs & Practices

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is seeking over $25 million in fines and a permanent gag order against pro-life organizations Heartbeat International and RealOptions for their speech about Abortion Pill Reversal (APR). After a six-week trial, the Attorney General could not name any women harmed by the APR information provided by these groups, which they offer free of charge as part of their faith-based mission, and a decision is expected within 90 days.

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Abortion Drugs & Practices

California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued Heartbeat International and RealOptions pregnancy centers for promoting abortion pill reversal, seeking over $20 million in penalties and a court order to ban claims that the treatment is safe and effective. During the six-week trial, the state's lead expert witness could not definitively say that abortion pill reversal is ineffective or unsafe, and no evidence of harm from the treatment was presented, while defense witnesses testified to successful outcomes and thousands of lives saved.

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Abortion Drugs & Practices

California dropped all charges against anti-abortion activist Anastasia Rogers related to a 14-second Instagram video criticizing Planned Parenthood, and the protective order restricting her sidewalk outreach was terminated. The charges were initially based on claims that her video violated California's Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, but after a diversion program and a deadlocked jury, the court dismissed the case in San Francisco County.

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Abortion Drugs & Practices

White explains the remaining briefing, closing-argument, and decision stages after testimony ended in California's case against Heartbeat International and RealOptions. She argues that the outcome could affect pregnancy centers' ability to discuss abortion-pill reversal nationwide and asks supporters to remain engaged and prayerful.

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On Monday, March 16, more than 1,000 pro-life Californians gathered at the State Capitol in Sacramento for the 6th annual California March for Life, hosted by California Family Council with support from the March for Life Education and Defense Fund. The event served not only as a public witness for the dignity of unborn life, […] The post From Abortion to Redemption: Stories of Life Take Center Stage at California March for Life first appeared on California Family Council .

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The state of California does not collect or publish abortion data through its Department of Public Health. The Centers for Disease Control’s 1996 abortion surveillance report was the last to include California data. In response to an inquiry from the Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) in October 2019, the Department informed CLI that “California does not […] The post Abortion Reporting: California (2024) appeared first on Lozier Institute .

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