A federal judge ruled that Montgomery County can force signs pregnancy centers in their waiting rooms tell the patients have no medical personal license - at least temporarily.
The law, adopted by the Council of Montgomery County in February 2010, requires pregnancy centers to send a signal in their waiting rooms, saying that the Center does not have a professional license medical staff and that "the Montgomery County Health Officer encourages women who are or may be pregnant to" "call a doctor licensed".
Federal judge Deborah Chasanow temporarily dismissed the law, in its view that the plaintiff in Centro Tepeyac v. Montgomery County "demonstrated a likelihood of success in a first request for an amendment".
He wrote that the requirement of the County which signals of encouraging women to consult with your health care provider seems to be unconstitutional.
"The first amendment prevents the Government from forcing people to talk about the Government's message," said Matt Bowman, an attorney for the conservative Alliance Defense Fund, that it filed the lawsuit. "This message was an attempt to force pregnancy centers to say to women to go to another place."
The Alliance Defense Fund attorneys challenged the law on behalf of Centro Tepeyac, a clinic of pregnancy of Silver Spring, which does not provide control of the birth or abortion.
Bowman said the law targets pro-life organizations and violates their first amendment rights.
Clifford Royalty, head of the Division County Zoning, use of land and economic development that represented Montgomery County in the case, said the County had a partial victory, in which the first half of the sign considered constitutional.
Also said that the law does not target pro-life centres.
"If you look at the wording of the Act, is clearly not [for pro-life centres]," copyright said. "The law that enacted was not addressed to anyone based on their views of abortion, clearly."
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