Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) in North Carolina

CPCs often advertise themselves in the yellow pages and online as providing “pregnancy counseling” or “abortion information.” These anti-choice organizations, which outnumber abortion providers in our states nationwide by a 2-1 margin, misrepresent themselves as a source of neutral information and advice. Worse yet, President Bush is funneling millions of our tax dollars into these organizations.

A report from Rep. Waxman (D-CA-30), “Federal Funded Pregnancy Resource Centers Mislead Teens About Abortion Risks,” shows virtually all of the funding for CPCs is funneled through the federal “abstinence-only-until-marriage” program. Between 2001 and 2005, 50 of these centers received more than $30 million in tax dollars.

Women are entitled to accurate, comprehensive and unbiased medical information, which they can use to make their own personal medical decisions. Further, the government, both federal and state, should support legitimate, comprehensive reproductive-health clinics, rather than centers that refuse to discuss birth control and engage in aggressive tactics to keep women from exercising their constitutionally protected right to choose.

So how can we spread the word and make sure that pregnant women are treated with the respect they deserve by receiving all the facts they need? Luckily, this article provides us with a great start.

Help us build on this amazing publicity and spread the word by writing a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. Our online tool makes this easy to do.

To read more about NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina’s investigation of CPCs – see our report, "Choosing Lies and Deception: Crisis Pregnancy Centers in North Carolina” (pdf). For more information, email Amy Woodell at awoodell@ProChoiceNorthCarolina.org.