Crisis Pregnancy Centers Target Of Abortion Advocates’ Billboard Campaign
The Abortion Care Network says the centers are spreading misinformation about the “abortion pill reversal” procedure. “It’s important to us to push back against deception, shame and stigma,” the organization said.
Sacramento Bee:
Abortion Providers Launch Bay Area Ad Campaign
A national network of abortion providers launched a billboard campaign Monday in the San Francisco Bay Area that targets what it calls the deceptive tactics of “crisis pregnancy centers” and the decision by the state nursing board to allow training on an abortion reversal procedure. The Abortion Care Network’s campaign, which comes as state lawmakers consider expanding access to pill-induced abortion on college campuses, will last for one month and feature six billboards posted near crisis pregnancy centers in San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Redwood City and San Lorenzo. (Kobin, 2/5)
In other news from across the state —
KPCC:
Judge To Hear Arguments In Clearing Of OC Homeless Encampments
The fate of Orange County’s largest homeless encampment is still murky two weeks into the county’s effort to clear it out. A federal judge over the weekend declined to immediately grant a temporary restraining order that sought to delay the eviction but called for a hearing to discuss the matter next week. (Replogle, 2/5)
The Bakersfield Californian:
Globetrotter Spins Tales And Basketballs At Hospital's Pediatric Center
It all seemed effortless and fun, and it should for El Gato Melendez, the first and only Puerto Rican-born baller to play for the Harlem Globetrotters. El Gato (The Cat) was in Bakersfield on Monday at Dignity Health Memorial Hospital's pediatric center visiting kids in their hospital beds. It didn't seem to matter that some of the young patients had never heard of the Trotters. Having a tall, talented athlete at their bedside seemed to perk them up, even if they weren't feeling on top of their game. (Mayer, 2/5)