Appeals court upholds California’s abortion education law: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld California’s FACT Act which requires licensed pregnancy counseling clinics to disseminate a notice on the existence of publicly-funded family planning services, including contraception and abortion. The court affirmed denial of a preliminary injunction to three religiously-affiliated non-profits, rejecting free speech and free exercise objections, concluding that the required notice by licensed facilities is professional speech subject to intermediate scrutiny.
