What Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) Are:
CPCs are "fake" abortion clinics run by extreme anti-abortion groups that imitate actual abortion clinics, despite the fact that they do not provide abortion or contraceptive services and the majority are not medical clinics at all. CPCs typically use deceptive advertising tactics to mask their true anti-abortion agenda and to bring women into their facilities. Using misinformation, shame and scare tactics, these centers seek to dissuade women who face unintended pregnancies from choosing abortion.
CPCs originated as a grass-roots anti-abortion response to the legalization of abortion following Roe v. Wade. With recent dramatic increases in government funding, these centers are now highly organized and outnumber actual abortion clinics.