Open AccessNational institute of family and life advocates (NIFLA) : V. Becerra, or the right to be informed about your own reproductive rights.
Author(s) -
Vitulia Ivone
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
soft power, revista euro-americana de teoría e historia de la política/soft power
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2539-2239
pISSN - 2389-8232
DOI - 10.14718/softpower.2019.6.2.18
Subject(s) - abortion , notice , law , supreme court , reproductive rights , legislation , state (computer science) , conscience , victory , political science , right to life , abortion law , fundamental rights , human rights , pregnancy , medicine , family planning , environmental health , population , genetics , algorithm , politics , computer science , research methodology , biology
The Supreme Court has issued its decision in NIFLA v. Becerra, a 5–4 vote holding that the state of California cannot compel pregnancy-resource centers to advertise for the state’s abortion services. This decision represents a considerable victory for both the right to free speech and the conscience rights of pro-life Americans. The case concerned California’s Reproductive FACT Act, which mandated that both licensed and unlicensed women’s-health clinics (crisis-pregnancy or pregnancy-resource centers) not performing abortions had to provide a pre-written notice to clients. Though the law related specifically to abortion, free speech was the fundamental issue at stake. This paper analyzes the history of abortion in US legislation and the perspective of one of its fundamental civil rights.