Expectant Mother Care (EMC) is one of the most successful crisis pregnancy organizations in the entire country. Now in its 27th year of operation, EMC has served over 100,000 clients, saved more than 32,000 preborn children and continues to grow daily.
EMC is led by its founder, Chris Slattery. It is Slattery's dedication and personal sacrifice that has always made the difference — not to mention the cohesive network of volunteers and supporters that EMC has attracted over the years. So is it any wonder that New York City's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, is poised to sign a City Council bill, passed this past Thursday, which would impose unnecessary regulations on EMC and potentially threaten its existence? And Bloomberg is going to do so without hearing one word of comment from the citizens.
Fortunately EMC's legal team, led by American Center for Law and Justice's (ACLJ) senior attorney, James Henderson, is on top of this. In a letter written to the mayor, Henderson points out that, by ignoring the public, the mayor is actually breaking the law. Furthermore, ACLJ has made it clear that the law violates EMC's freedom of speech rights, noting that full service abortion clinics will not have to abide by the same regulation that would be imposed on crisis pregnancy centers.
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