This amendment expands the bill's protections for pregnancy centers by allowing them to affirmatively support abortion referrals and by broadening prohibitions against state interference to include both mandatory requirements and prohibitions based on the center's stance.
- Expands the scope of protected stances from 'against' abortion to include actions 'for' abortion, broadening the protection to centers with any abortion-related position. (Page 1, line 5)
- Modifies the definition of 'pregnancy center' to explicitly allow centers that support wanted pregnancies and provide abortion referrals if requested, in addition to those that promote childbirth and alternatives to abortion. (Page 6, lines 23-26)
- Changes five separate prohibitions (lines 6, 9, 13, 17, and 21 on Page 8) from restricting only what states can 'Require' to restricting what states can both 'Require or forbid', protecting centers from mandates to perform actions or bans on performing actions. (Page 8, lines 6, 9, 13, 17, 21)
- Expands language on Page 8, line 18 to protect against requirements to counsel 'in favor of or against' abortion-related topics, rather than only 'in favor of'. (Page 8, line 18)
- Modifies three prohibitions (lines 7, 14, and 20 on Page 9) to protect centers from interference based on whether the center 'does or' fails to perform certain abortion-related actions. (Page 9, lines 7, 14, 20)
- Expands language on Page 9, lines 8, 15, and 21 to protect against prohibitions based on the center's stance 'in favor of or against' abortion-related topics. (Page 9, lines 8, 15, 21)
- Changes the reference from 'pro-life ethic' to 'stance on abortion' in the hiring and staffing decisions protection, broadening the scope to encompass any position on abortion rather than specifically pro-life positions. (Page 10, line 10)
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