Worcester Officials Applying Screws To Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Two Weeks After Attack

Worcester city councilors are looking to pass an ordinance that would ban what it calls "deceptive advertising" by crisis pregnancy centers and would force such centers to offer referrals for abortion. The resolution, discussed at a city council meeting Tuesday, directs the city solicitor and city manager to examine comparable measures passed by other Massachusetts municipalities, specifically Somerville, Easthampton, and Cambridge.

Worcester city councilors are looking to pass an ordinance that would ban what it calls "deceptive advertising" by crisis pregnancy centers and would force such centers to offer referrals for abortion. The resolution, discussed at a city council meeting Tuesday, directs the city solicitor and city manager to examine comparable measures passed by other Massachusetts municipalities, specifically Somerville, Easthampton, and Cambridge.…