State Attorneys General Attacking Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers with Lawfare

Legislative Efforts to Protect Pregnancy Centers

• 🏛️ The Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act of 2025 aims to protect pro-life pregnancy centers and their employees from government discrimination and retaliation.
• 🚫 The proposed legislation would prohibit federal, state, and local governments from penalizing centers that offer life-affirming support or alternatives to abortion.
• 📣 Republican House members, including Representative Chris Smith, have introduced this bill, citing an increase in attacks on these centers following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Attacks and Legal Challenges Against Centers

• 💥 Over 100 attacks, including firebombings and vandalism, were reported in 2022, with no arrests made.
• ⚖️ Certain states are accused of weaponizing laws to interfere with the mission of these centers.
• 🔍 In New Jersey, Alliance Defending Freedom is challenging Attorney General Matthew Plkey's investigation into First Choice Women's Resource Centers, demanding donor information and confidential documents.
• 🗣️ Plkey has publicly labeled these centers as