WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin. First Choice is a faith-based nonprofit in New Jersey that argues it was unconstitutionally targeted in an investigation led by New Jersey’s pro-abortion Attorney General Matthew Platkin.

National Right to Life’s New Jersey affiliate, New Jersey Right to Life, along with several other pro-life groups, will join the case as amici.

“This case will have repercussions for pregnancy centers across the United States,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “Many pro-abortion governors and attorneys general have shown a willingness to engage in lawfare against pro-life pregnancy centers simply because the centers save lives.”

Continued Tobias, “Every life saved is money lost by the abortion industry.”

The subpoena served by Attorney General Platkin demanded a number of documents—including but not limited to:

• “A copy of every solicitation and advertisement, including those appearing on any First Choice website, social media, print media, including newspapers and magazines, Amazon or other e-commerce platform, sponsored content, digital advertising, video advertising, other websites, Pinterest, radio, podcasts, and pamphlets.”
• “Documents sufficient to Identify Personnel that You use or have used to provide any kind of ultrasound service.”
• “Documents sufficient to identify the identity of First Choice’s owners, officers, directors (including medical directors), partners, shareholders, and board members.”

The Supreme Court is expected to hear oral argument before the end of the year.

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of affiliates in each of the 50 states, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. National Right to Life works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide and euthanasia.