By Valerie Streff Special to the Herald Are you acquainted with the Pearson Place Pregnancy Resource Center? If you find yourself in an unwanted pregnancy situation, Pearson Pregnancy Center can help take the fear out of your possible pregnancy. Allow the center to help you with your many life-giving options. When you walk through the […]
Court strikes down law that forced pregnancy centers to post abortion information
By Patrick DownesHawaii Catholic Herald A federal district court on Sept. 20 struck down a Hawaii law that would have forced pro-life crisis pregnancy centers to publicize abortion and contraceptive services. Judge Derrick K. Watson made the ruling in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 26 NIFLA v. Becerra decision affirming free speech. The […]
Photo: Donation for life
The Knights of Columbus Council #13227 in Kona, with support from Supreme Headquarters, a private trust fund and local donors, on Aug. 28 donated $25,600 for the purchase of a second ultrasound machine for the Pregnancy Center in Kailua-Kona. The machine will enable the medical team at the center to peer into the miracle of […]
Pregnancy center free speech ruling seen as good news for Hawaii case
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 ruling June 26 that a California law that placed requirements on crisis pregnancy centers that oppose abortion violated the First Amendment has pleased a Hawaii lawyer fighting a similar Hawaii law. “Everybody in the country ought to be celebrating” the court’s decision, attorney James […]
Lawsuit seeks to block law requiring pregnancy centers to advertise abortion
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald An Oahu pro-life pregnancy resource center and a national network of pregnancy resource centers filed a federal lawsuit July 12 to halt the enforcement of a new Hawaii law that requires such centers to advertise contraception and abortion “services.” Attorneys for Alliance Defending Freedom, a non-profit legal group supporting […]
Church opposes bill requiring pregnancy centers to post abortion info
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Hawaii Catholic Conference has come out against proposed state legislation that would require Hawaii’s faith-based pregnancy counseling centers to post or hand out information that refers clients to contraception and abortion services. The conference is the public policy voice for the Diocese of Honolulu. In testimony submitted Feb. […]