Somerville Squeezes Crisis Pregnancy Centers

City officials in Somerville are trying to discourage crisis pregnancy centers from opening there. The Somerville City Council recently approved a ban on what the city government calls "deceptive" advertising by "limited service pregnancy centers." Those are pregnancy centers that don't provide abortions and emergency contraception.

City officials in Somerville are trying to discourage crisis pregnancy centers from opening there. The Somerville City Council recently approved a ban on what the city government calls "deceptive" advertising by "limited service pregnancy centers." Those are pregnancy centers that don't provide abortions and emergency contraception.…