Where There Is No Vision...

There's no doubt that New York City is an influential city, but if Bill 371 is passed on Wednesday March 2, it will be challenged and found unconstitutional. For those who don't know, NYC Council's Bill 371 would require pregnancy resource centers, which provide free abortion alternatives, to state that they do not provide or refer for abortions or abortifacients, both on signs and over the phone. The logic supporting Bill 371 could be used to pass laws forcing optometrists to state that they do not perform lasik surgery, every time they pick up the phone, and on every sign. Whether New York City needs eyeglasses, contact lenses, or lasik surgery, I know not. However, "Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he." -Proverbs 29:18

Bill 371 is not an attempt to uphold the constitution. Bill 371 is an attempt to silence Expectant Mother Care and other pregnancy centers in New York City. Bill 371 will only result in more people perishing in New York City.