Not law yet but definitely a straw in the wind. You combine this with ongoing efforts to force people to accept and support the homosexual lifestyle, you can see the dawn of the totalitarianism always present in Leftism.
ZitatOn Wednesday, the Hawaii Senate passed a bill forcing pro-life pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) to refer women to state-provided medical assistance programs which include abortion. This law is particularly troubling because one PRC in Hawaii is actually housed inside a church, so the law would mandate that a church post a notice referring women to a service which includes abortion.
"The Hawaii State Senate has tragically joined with California and Illinois to force pro-life pregnancy resource centers to become abortion referral agencies," Tom Glessner, president and CEO of the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA), said in a statement. But the repercussions of this law go beyond free speech and squarely into violations of religious freedom, not just in general but against a church specifically.
"The Hawaii effort to suppress free speech is especially concerning because one of the state's pro-life centers is housed in a church — which means the church itself would be forced to refer for abortions," Glessner explained. "This is an egregious violation of religious freedom."
The Democrat-controlled Hawaii Senate passed the bill by a remarkable margin of 22-3 on Wednesday. It was then sent to the house of representatives, where it is expected to pass.