Crisis pregnancy center
Organization that persuades pregnant women against having abortions / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A crisis pregnancy center (CPC), sometimes called a pregnancy resource center (PRC)[2] or a pro-life pregnancy center,[3][4] is a type of nonprofit organization established by anti-abortion groups primarily to persuade pregnant women not to have an abortion.[5][6][7]: 1
In the United States, there are an estimated 2,500 to 4,000 CPCs[8] that qualify as medical clinics that may also provide pregnancy testing, sonograms, and other services;[9] many others operate without medical licensing under varying degrees of regulation.[10] For comparison, there were 807 abortion clinics in the United States as of 2020.[8][11] Hundreds more CPCs operate outside of the U.S., including in Canada, Latin America, Africa, and Europe.[12][13][14]
CPCs have frequently been found to disseminate false medical information about the supposed physical and mental health risks of abortion,[15][16][17]; they sometimes promulgate misinformation about the effectiveness of condoms and prevention of sexually transmitted infections.[18] CPCs are sometimes called fake abortion clinics by scholars, the media, and supporters of abortion rights, due to deceptive advertising that obscures the centers' anti-abortion agenda.[19][20]
Many CPCs are run by Christian groups that adhere to a socially conservative and anti-abortion viewpoint,[21] and they often operate in affiliation with one of three non-profit organizations: Care Net, Heartbeat International, and Birthright International. In 1993, the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) was formed to provide legal advice to CPCs in the U.S.[6][22][23] During the presidency of George W. Bush (2001–2009), U.S. CPCs received tens of millions of dollars in federal grants.[24] As of 2015[update], more than half of U.S. state governments helped to fund CPCs directly or through the sale of Choose Life license plates.[25]
Legal and legislative action regarding CPCs has generally attempted to curb deceptive advertising,[26] targeting those that imply that they offer abortion services by requiring centers to disclose that they do not offer certain services or possess certain qualifications.[27]