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Beware of Anti-abortion Crisis Pregnancy Centers
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In small and large towns throughout the United States (and all over the Internet), anti-abortion groups have set up “crisis pregnancy centers” or “pregnancy counseling centers” or “pregnancy help centers.” They are often located near high schools. These centers follow a format suggested by the Pearson Foundation that is deliberately designed to misinform and mislead young women.
Going by the names, Crisis Pregnancy Center, Pregnancy Aid, Birth Right, Open Door, or Pregnancy Counseling Center, these groups want to be the first contact a woman makes when she thinks she might be pregnant, so they can talk her out of considering abortion.
Anti-abortion pregnancy centers are listed in the yellow pages under “abortion alternatives.” They do NOT provide abortion. Many offer free pregnancy tests or pregnancy counseling as a means to lure you in. On the Internet they also use deceptive names like prochoice.com, and pregnancycenters.org.
Nearly all of these centers are operated by churches or religious organizations. They refer to themselves as a “ministry” to save women’s souls.
Most anti-abortion centers will not give out information by phone, they insist you come into their office. Women have reported waiting up to an hour for the results of a pregnancy test and being forced to watch anti-abortion videos while they wait surrounded by anti-abortion propaganda. Some women have then been denied the results of their pregnancy test when they say they want an abortion or that they need the test result to apply for medical assistance.
Women describe being harassed, intimidated, and given blatantly false information, or being forced to pray with the crisis pregnancy center’s staff. They complain that their confidential information was used against them. In some cases, they were followed home, and mail and phone calls intruded into their homes.
How to Recognize Anti-abortion Counseling Centers
The Pearson Foundation manual, How to Start and Operate Your Own ProLife Outreach Crisis Pregnancy Center, urges anti-abortion counselors to give deceptive answers. The Pearson Foundation manual explicitly instructs counselors “never to counsel or refer for artificial contraceptives or sterilization.” They advise unmarried women to abstain from sex, presenting abstinence as the only way to avoid pregnancy.
Some of these centers offer ultrasound (also known as sonograms). IF you discover you are seeking help from an anti-abortion facility, protect yourself from further harassment.
How to Locate a Professional Reliable Honest clinic
- Select clinics that provide the full range of contraceptive alternatives.
- Ask on the phone if they provide or refer for abortion services. Avoid centers that refuse to give a straightforward answer.
- Do not use the ones listed in yellow pages under Abortion Alternatives.
- Be cautious when surfing the web . Often you will find anti-abortion religious-based websites disguised as pro-choice information. Keep searching for reliable information.
- Select clinics that have clearly established reputations. Avoid centers with ambiguous descriptions. Avoid clinics whose staff do not provide full, clear answers regarding their services.
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