Bills would force CPCs to advise on abortion option
Two bills, HB663 and SB501, are going through the Legislature right now and if passed they would force Hawaii Crisis Pregnancy Centers to provide information regarding an abortion option. What’s interesting is these bills do not require abortion clinics to provide CPC information.
These donation-based CPCs, who serve women selflessly with love and respect at no cost, would be forced to promote state-assisted abortion or pay exorbitant fines if they don’t submit. What’s more, these bills go against their religious freedoms that the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution clearly support.
If the pro-abortion crowd is truly “pro-choice,” why not support pregnancy care centers that give women other options? One venue should not be forced to support the other. Women are more than capable of making their own choice.
Barbara J. Ferraro
State Director
Concerned Women for America of Hawaii