Maryland Pregnancy Centers Face Restrictive "Disclaimer" Mandates

In Maryland, the Montgomery County Council is moving forward with legislation that will require the county's four pregnancy care centers tell patients that they do not provide medical advice, intend to establish a doctor-patient relationship, and that the patient should consult a "full service" health care provider about their pregnancy before deciding a course of action. Gail Tierney, Executive Director of the Rockville Pregnancy Center, says that this measure would essentially gag them, even though they are a licensed medical clinic staffed by physicians, nurses, and sonographers. She adds that this is a tactic is being implemented nationwide and that currently eight other states are facing similar efforts to gag and discredit pregnancy care centers. Click the links to find contact information for the legislation's sponsor Dutchy Trachtenburg, or the CareNet Pregnancy Center network. Listen | Download

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