Open AccessTruth and Transparency in Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Author(s) -
Carly Polcyn,
Sarah Swiezy,
Leah Genn,
Pavithra Wickramage,
Neha Siddiqui,
Candise Johnson,
Pooja Nair,
Caitlin Bernard,
Velvet Miller
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
women's health reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2688-4844
DOI - 10.1089/whr.2020.0057
Subject(s) - misinformation , transparency (behavior) , pregnancy , harm , medicine , health care , psychology , family medicine , nursing , psychiatry , political science , social psychology , law , genetics , biology
The prevalence of crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), their false claims, and the real harm they cause necessitate public education about their unethical practices. Also called "pregnancy resource centers" and "pregnancy support centers," CPCs are nonmedical institutions designed to deceive women seeking comprehensive pregnancy care, as their volunteers are instructed to pedal misinformation about reproductive health care.