What are crisis pregnancy centers?
These centers attract women faced with unintended pregnancies who are “at risk” for abortion. They advertise themselves under various aliases of neutral-sounding themes, including but not limited to “Crisis Pregnancy Center,” “Pregnancy Counseling Center,” “Pregnancy Care Center,” “Pregnancy Aid,” and others of similar theme. Although some centers do provide an open and honest setting to ensure that women facing an unintended pregnancy receive the support and information they need, many of these pro-life centers only bombard women with anti-abortion propaganda. Women are lured into these centers under the false impression that they will receive balanced information and the full range of reproductive options, which may include pregnancy tests, sonograms, birth control, and in extreme cases, abortion. While most centers do provide free, commercially-available pregnancy tests (similar to a product you can find in any drug store), this is often the limit of their services that can be provi
These centers attract women faced with unintended pregnancies who are “at risk” for abortion. They advertise themselves under various aliases of neutral-sounding themes, including but not limited to “Crisis Pregnancy Center,” “Pregnancy Counseling Center,” “Pregnancy Care Center,” “Pregnancy Aid,” and others of similar theme. Although some centers do provide an open and honest setting to ensure that women facing an unintended pregnancy receive the support and information they need, many of these pro-life centers only bombard women with anti-abortion propaganda. Women are lured into these centers under the false impression that they will receive balanced information and the full range of reproductive options, which may include pregnancy tests, sonograms, birth control, and in extreme cases, abortion. While most centers do provide free, commercially-available pregnancy tests (similar to a product you can find in any drug store), this is often the limit of their services that can be provi
