California Asks Court to Shut Down Anti-Abortion Center Dispute

December 11, 2024, 5:47 PM UTC

An anti-abortion medical center can’t sue California in federal court to stop the state from prosecuting it for allegedly violating false advertising laws related to the center’s statements about a procedure known as “abortion reversal,” the state’s top attorney said Tuesday.

The federal lawsuit is a thinly disguised attack on state-court proceedings brought by California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) against other anti-abortion groups that also tout the procedure, he said Tuesday. A legal doctrine precludes federal courts from entertaining actions that duplicate state-court proceedings, Bonta said. Plaintiff Culture of Life Family Services, moreover, failed to state a claim that ...

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