Counseling Ban/Gag Rule

A project that receives funds to provide support services to women seeking alternatives to abortion, through a women's service programs grant to a nonprofit agency whose primary function is to assist pregnant women seeking alternatives to abortion, may not:  (1) refer for abortion; (2) engage in any counseling that is inconsistent with the appropriation; or (3) be physically or financially connected to another entity engaging in such activities.  72 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 1729-B (Enacted 2006).