Yelp asks court to block Texas lawsuit over crisis pregnancy center notices

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Yelp Inc is asking a federal court to stop Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from suing it over notices telling its users that crisis pregnancy centers do not provide abortions or referrals for abortions.In a complaint filed on Wednesday in federal court in San Francisco, the online business review site o

Yelp Inc is asking a federal court to stop Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from suing it over notices telling its users that crisis pregnancy centers do not provide abortions or referrals for abortions.

In August 2022, Yelp began posting a notice on crisis pregnancy centers' pages stating that they"typically provide limited medical services and may not have licensed medical professionals onsite." In February, in response to a complaint by Paxton, the company changed the notices to state that crisis pregnancy centers"do not offer abortions or referrals to abortion providers." Paxton's office said in a press release at the time that the new language was accurate.

 

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