Justices Appear Skeptical Of Calif. Law Challenged By Anti-Abortion Centers

Anti-abortion activists converge in front of the Supreme Court last year during the annual “March for Life.”

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Supreme Court justices on both sides of the ideological spectrum expressed skepticism Tuesday about California’s “truth-in-advertising” law requiring anti-abortion clinics to more fully disclose what they are.

The anti-abortion “crisis pregnancy centers” objected to the law on free-speech grounds.

While some more liberal justices appeared receptive to the state’s case initially, doubt about the law seemed to increase as the argument progressed.