Under attack...again

Roe v. Wade | Crisis pregnancy centers are facing a new campaign to smear and silence them | Marvin Olasky

Associated Press photo by Bebeto Matthews

This year will bring many new battles in the abortion war, and one skirmish is imminent: On Feb. 3 Austin LifeCare, a pregnancy resource center that opened its doors in 1984, is scheduled to fight in court the Austin City Council's attempt to dictate the signs it must put on those doors (see WORLD, Nov. 19, 2011).

Cities dominated by the left, including New York City and San Francisco, have passed ordinances aimed at pro-life pregnancy centers and exempting any group that offers abortions or refers women to abortion providers. The politicians say they must act because some women wanting abortions are wandering into offices that oppose their desires.