The latest front in the debate over religious freedom is all about an 8 1/2-by-11-inch piece of paper.This particular piece of paper is a notice — one the state of California will soon require to be posted in places known as crisis pregnancy centers. These resource centers, often linked to religious organizations, provide low-cost or free services to pregnant women, while encouraging these women to not have abortions.The new notice is mandated by the Reproductive FACT Act, and would make it clear that abortion is legally available in California.But several pregnancy centers are suing the state, asking for the law to be struck down.One of the clinics engaged in the lawsuit is the East County Pregnancy Care Clinic in El Cajon, Calif., just outside San Diego. The center describes itself as "a religious, nonprofit, pro-life, free medical clinic licensed by the State of California." It sits on the corner of a busy intersection, surrounded by strip malls.A big sign out front says "free
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