[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 69 (Thursday, May 16, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E683]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  INTRODUCTION OF STOP DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING FOR WOMEN'S SERVICES ACT

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 16, 2013

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, today, I am 
introducing important legislation that will protect the rights of women 
seeking information on family planning services.
  This week is National Women's Health Week, a weeklong effort to 
empower women to live happier, healthier lives. We want to encourage 
women to prioritize their health, but not deceive them about what 
medical options are available. Unfortunately, there are some centers 
that deliberately misinform or mislead women seeking information on 
family planning services. Called Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs), they 
pose as sources of unbiased pregnancy counseling, using deceptive 
propaganda to dissuade women from considering comprehensive birth-
control options or legal abortion. Fake reproductive health clinics 
entice women with unintended pregnancies through their doors under the 
pretense of providing the full range of reproductive options and 
services.
  The Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act directs the 
Federal Trade Commission to promulgate rules under the Federal Trade 
Commission Act, declaring it an unfair or deceptive act for an entity, 
such as a crisis pregnancy center, to advertise as a provider of 
abortion services if the entity does not provide abortion services.
  Deception has no place when a woman is seeking information about her 
pregnancy. Working together we can help stop the fraud and confusion 
these Crisis Pregnancy Centers are perpetrating on the women of 
America.

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