New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's subpoena for records of a group that runs anti-abortion medical centers infringes on the group's constitutional rights, a Brooklyn appeals court has ruled.

The Evergreen Association, which goes under the name Expectant Mother Care/EMC Frontline, operates 12 pregnancy centers in New York that aim to provide support for expectant mothers and encourage them to keep their babies.

The New York City Council began inquiring into the practices of such centers in 2010 and 2011. It determined that Evergreen's actions, such as evaluating fetal health, could be construed as the unauthorized practice of medicine.