New Jersey Congressman Calls for Closure of Pregnancy Resource Centers

‘We need to do everything we can do to shut down these brainwashing, cult clinics,’ said U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Democrat.

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) speaks to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 30, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) stood in front of Lighthouse Pregnancy Resource Center in Hackensack, New Jersey, on Oct. 6 and claimed the center is “brainwashing” pregnant women because it provides options other than abortion.

“We need to do everything we can do to shut down these brainwashing, cult clinics,” he told reporters. “We need to stop the fake programming they are pushing.”