PLI Bulletin

ICE Block, Sex Ed, False Ads and More

Posted on November 26, 2025

False Advertising in Health Care Act: Some state efforts to stop false advertising by unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs, also called crisis pregnancy centers) have failed because of the way they defined UPCs. The False Advertising in Health Care Act, based on a Vermont law, solves that problem.

Stop UPC false advertising: The main objective of unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs) is to prevent clients, either by persuasion or delay, from having an abortion. In furtherance of this mission, UPCs present themselves falsely as conventional “free clinics” to lure in people who believe they need medical care for a pregnancy. For more, see the latest IdeaLog, our blog intended to raise eyebrows and engage minds.

The Administration is losing in court: The Comey and James indictments were dismissed, the National Guard in DC was enjoined, an Administration appeal on the Enemy Aliens Act was denied, California’s university system obtained an injunction, and so much more. A podcast called Lawfare Daily provides the details.

The Sex Ed You Get Depends on Your Zip Code: In some states, students learn about consent and healthy relationships. In others, they get “Baby Olivia” and abstinence-only instruction, explains a story in The 19th.

ICE Courthouse Arrests Meet Resistance: Connecticut recently passed a law restricting ICE arrests in state courthouses, Illinois passed such a law in October, and a similar New York law, enacted in 2020, was recently upheld in federal court, Stateline explains.

Sixteen model bills in our UPC Playbook: PLI published Unregulated Pregnancy Clinics: The Policy Playbook to serve as a practical resource for policymakers, advocates and community leaders. UPCs, also known as crisis pregnancy centers, operate in every state and most violate basic rules of medical supervision, fail to keep clients’ health records private, and knowingly deceive their clients.