Two weeks ago, the NY Legislature passed bill S.470 to investigate pro-life pregnancy centers—Governor Hochul signed this bill into law today, June 13, 2022. The reason why they are investigating pro-life pregnancy centers is to determine whether these pregnancy centers are a barrier to provide unmet health and resource needs of women facing unplanned pregnancy. One such medical center, ComapassCare, was firebombed early the following week.
Q&A:
- Why is Hochul and the NY Legislature bent on investigating pro-life pregnancy centers?
Answer: The only reason they are investigating pro-life pregnancy centers is because we don’t agree with them on abortion. Pro-life pregnancy centers do not provide nor refer for abortion.
- What do pro-life pregnancy centers actually do?
Answer: Pro-life pregnancy centers provide for the unmet health and resource needs of women facing unplanned pregnancy.
- Does this bill have any teeth?
Answer: No. It is a PR stunt designed to demonize the noble work of pro-life pregnancy centers instead of applauding it.
- What has been Kathy Hochul’s response to the firebombing of CompassCare’s medical office in Buffalo?
Answer: Silence. She has refused to denounce violence against pro-life pregnancy centers, which serves only to embolden the crime wave against pro-life pregnancy centers.
About Jim Harden
Rev. James R. Harden, M.Div. is the CEO of CompassCare Pregnancy Services and lives outside of Rochester, NY with his wife and ten children. Jim pioneered the first measurable and repeatable medical model in the pregnancy center movement, helping hundreds of centers nationwide become more effective at reaching more women and saving more babies from abortion. He has written extensively on medical ethics, executive leadership, and pro-life strategy.
CONTACT: Jerry McGlothlin 919-437-0001 jerry@specialguests.com
