tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021181.post114556847638183376..comments2007-02-17T19:20:06.531-05:00stAllio!http://www.blogger.com/profile/15712626121566349866noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021181.post-1145813975517585442006-04-23T13:39:00.000-04:002006-04-23T13:39:00.000-04:00what kind of counseling is this clinic doing? and why wouldn't it offer referrals? if the idea of the counseling is truly to help the woman make the best decision, then i would think that the clinic would want to be prepared with information and referrals for both adoption centers and abortion clinics.<BR/><BR/>the only reason i can see why a clinic would not offer referrals is if it is a clinic devoted to <I>preventing</I> abortions. <BR/><BR/>if you check the actual sbc yellow pages, you'll see there is no entry for "abortion". there are two entries: one for "abortion alternatives" and one for "abortion services". if you check the <A HREF="http://yellowbook.com/" REL="nofollow">yellow book</A>, you'll again find two entries: "abortion alternatives" and "abortion providers".<BR/><BR/>obviously i don't have a problem with a counseling clinic advertising under "abortion alternatives": that's accurate. if they tried to advertise in the "abortion providers" or "abortion services" section, that would be fraud.stAllio!http://www.blogger.com/profile/15712626121566349866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021181.post-1145727899108511482006-04-22T13:44:00.000-04:002006-04-22T13:44:00.000-04:00So, could an abortion counseling clinic that only counsels, and that does not provide referrals, advertise under the heading "clinic" or "abortion" in a phone directory? I don't find it misleading for an abortion counseling clinic to advertise under these headings; the concern seems to be that the bill would unnecessarily prevent them from doing so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com