A Federal Court Just Ruled That a Crisis Pregnancy Center Can Help Women Reverse Abortions

The mission of crisis pregnancy centers is to provide care for mother and baby, including ultrasounds and sexually transmitted disease testing, for free or at a low cost.

These centers also seek to save “unwanted” unborn babies by giving mothers the information and support they need to carry their babies to term.

Pregnancy centers also tell women about Abortion Pill Reversal (APR), which some centers administer. They explain to women that if they’ve ingested the abortion drug mifepristone, progesterone could reverse the abortion if taken within 72 hours. That is not misinformation. But leftist state attorneys general and lawmakers portray information about APR as misinformation.

Colorado lawmakers call APR “Deceptive Trade Practice Pregnancy-related Service.” The state barred pregnancy centers from providing any information about APR.

Bella Health and Wellness, a Catholic organization, filed a lawsuit against the state. Becket Law announced that a court just permanently blocked Colorado from enforcing the law against its client.

“Colorado tried to deprive pregnant women of the life-affirming care that is best for them and their babies,” said Dede Chism and Abby Sinnett, co-founders of Bella Health and Wellness. “We are overjoyed that the court has recognized our constitutional right to continue offering this support to the many women who come to our clinic seeking help.”

The court contended (PDF) that the evidence each party produced “largely confirms that provided at the preliminary injunction stage: while the
clinical efficacy of abortion pill reversal remains debatable, nobody has
been injured by the treatment and a number of women have successfully
given birth after receiving it.”

The state failed to show that it had a compelling interest in regulating APR. Becket said that Colorado has 30 days to appeal the ruling.

Chelsea Mynyk, a nurse practitioner and certified nurse midwife, intervened in the case. She’s represented by Alliance Defending Freedom. Watch her in the video below.