Heartbeat International Inc. and California anti-abortion pregnancy centers can force a doctor’s group to turn over records relating to its stance on abortion “reversal.”
An Illinois trial court on Wednesday ordered the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to produce documents related to its statements regarding the procedure, communications with two researchers, and communications with the California attorney general’s office, which is investigating the anti-abortion groups for false advertising. Subpoenas served by Heartbeat and the others sought information that was both discoverable and relevant in their California litigation opposing Attorney General Rob Bonta’s (D) actions, Judge Jack D. Davis II ...