Illinois abortion law: Federal judge halts law targeting crisis pregnancy centers; Pritzker responds

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Illinois abortion law: Federal judge halts law targeting crisis pregnancy centers; Pritzker responds
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'Remember what they're doing? They're putting their crisis pregnancy centers next-door to abortion rights centers, and they're directing people to go in their front door, or telling them things that aren't true often, and when that's the case, they ought to be held liable,' Pritzker said on CNN.

Gov. JB Pritzker is firing back Friday morning after a federal judge halted a new state law that bans crisis pregnancy centers from using misinformation.Gov. JB Pritzker is firing back Friday morning after a federal judge halted a new state law that bans crisis pregnancy centers from using misinformation, or deceptive practices, to interfere with abortion services.

"Remember what they're doing? They're putting their crisis pregnancy centers next-door to abortion rights centers, and they're directing people to go in their front door, or telling them things that aren't true often, and when that's the case, they ought to be held liable," Pritzker said on CNN.Its executive vice president said "free speech won in the land of Lincoln" and "pro-life advocates across Illinois can breathe a sigh of relief.

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