Anti-Abortion Clinic Opposes False Ad Law Claims in California

July 17, 2025, 7:13 PM UTC

An anti-abortion health clinic said it’s likely to win its free-speech claim against California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) because his targeted enforcement of false advertising laws against similar medical centers is content- and viewpoint-based.

Culture of Life Family Services, which supports and promotes abortion pill “reversal,” asked the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to overturn a lower court order denying the clinic a preliminary injunction to prevent Bonta from civilly enforcing the laws against it before trial.

Bonta has threatened parties that engage in speech advocating the procedure but allows speech criticizing it, thereby demonstrating his ...

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