Every person seeking abortion care deserves full and accurate information and resources. Crisis pregnancy centers are not the place to get abortion related services and information. Pregnancy centers, pregnancy resource centers, options for women, family care centers are all aliases for the same thing: crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs). CPCs are organizations set up to look like medical clinics whose primary intent is to pressure people out of getting an abortion using scare tactics, shame, and lies. CPCs do not provide or refer for abortion care and contraception. CPCs may share their client’s personal data without recourse.
A recent article in Time Magazine about the data collected by CPCs states, “Because most centers are not licensed medical clinics and offer services for free, privacy lawyers tell Time that they are not legally bound by federal health data privacy laws.” Websites like exposefakeclinics.com and crisispregnancycentermap.com can help you figure out which clinics in your area are crisis pregnancy centers.
In this post-Roe v. Wade environment, it is in all our best interests to have complete and accurate information. If you or someone you love is looking for complete, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care in New Hampshire, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England health centers as well as Equality Health Center in Concord and Lovering Health Center on the Seacoast are all trusted providers that deliver truthful, nonjudgmental care and support. And, if you are looking for a dependable abortion provider in your area, visit abortionfinder.org.
Diane Siegart
Thornton