Liberals ask pregnancy charities to disclose abortion help [Video]

The Liberal government is introducing legislation to require charities that offer pregnancy counselling to disclose whether they also offer abortion and birth control or referral to those services.

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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made the announcement Tuesday during her weekly news conference with other cabinet ministers, including Health Minister Mark Holland.

The government says it wants to crack down on anti-choice groups masquerading as organizations that offer full-service pregnancy supports, when in reality they push women away from accessing some services such as abortion.

If the legislation passes, organizations that don’t clearly disclose their services could lose their charitable status.

“We’re introducing this legislation to ensure that women who are seeking information about their health care options are not misled, and we’re doing this to ensure that those who mislead Canadian women are not rewarded with …