WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) Dec. 13, 2020 – At least one pro-life center is gearing up for a shift in abortion-related policies if and when former Vice President Joe Biden becomes president.

Stanton Healthcare, which states as its mission to “offer life-affirming solutions and resources to abortion-vulnerable women; provide hope to those struggling from the pain of past abortion,” says if abortion mandates are required by a new pro-abortion Health and Human Services secretary, “Stanton Healthcare will not comply,” said CEO Brandi Swindell.

“We will risk arrest, jail time, and fines to defend our right to provide quality compassionate, medically-accurate care to the women we serve,” Swindell said.

Stanton Healthcare is urging the Senate to reject Xavier Becerra’s nomination and calling on presumed President-Elect Biden to nominate a person “who is committed to providing true health care services to the nation rather than promoting a radical extremist political agenda.”

Stanton is also urging the more than 3,000 pregnancy resource centers and life-affirming clinics to reject and refuse to comply with any HHS regulations under a Biden Administration which would call for abortion referrals or counseling.

Stanton Public Policy Center is a Woman’s advocacy and educational group that works on issues of human rights and justice which empower and inspire women.  It is affiliated with Stanton Healthcare which has life-affirming women’s health clinics in America and internationally.

“Attorney General Becerra has a track record of targeting pregnancy medical clinics like Stanton Healthcare in California,” said Danielle Versluys, director of Stanton Healthcare of Southern California. “As was made clear by the Supreme Court’s ruling in NIFLA v. Becerra, pregnancy centers and clinics should not be forced to refer for abortions against their will, contrary to AG Becerra’s efforts.”

Versluys continued: “As a lifelong resident of California and the director of a fully licensed pregnancy medical clinic in this state, I emphatically urge the U.S. Senate to reject the appointment of AG Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Becerra has demonstrated that he is unqualified for the HHS position and is radically biased in support of abortion – to the point of defending unconstitutional laws targeting legal clinics which provide charitable services at no cost to underserved, often minority, populations. The policies which AG Becerra has defended go against the principle of ‘do no harm,’ and attempted to force us to participate in actions which are by nature anti-woman.”

Versluys said her clinic “would not adhere to a state mandate requiring our clinic to promote and refer for abortions, and we will not comply with any future HHS mandate which would require similar moral compromise.”

Swindell said Becerra’s nomination is “deeply troubling on many levels.”

“It would undo the great strides made in the past four years to protect women’s health and human life in the womb,” she said. “AG Becerra has a track record of working against life-affirming women’s medical clinics like Stanton. How do we judge future behavior? By past behavior. If he is confirmed, it will be a nightmare for women’s health. We strongly urge the Senate to oppose the confirmation of AG Becerra and to do everything within their power to protect pregnancy centers and clinics.”

She reiterated her pledge that “Stanton Healthcare clinics will never refer for abortions regardless of any mandates set forth by HHS. We will not comply. We would risk arrest, jail time, and fines to defend our right to provide quality compassionate, medically-accurate care to the clientele we serve. And we encourage pregnancy centers and clinics across the nation to refuse to be intimidated into compliance with abortion referrals. Now is the time for us to fight and stand like never before.”