CPCs
When the State Mandates Anti-Choice Advocacy
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
August 18, 2011 - 12:25pm (Print)
An absolutely fascinating look at how Pennsylvania developed the first set of state-funded "crisis pregnancy centers."
Surprise! Crisis Pregnancy Centers Don’t Separate Education, Religion
July 26, 2011 - 11:31am (Print)
The Texas Independent reports today on violations ranging from fire safety to client privacy in Texas’ many “alternatives to abortion” contractors.
Maloney and Menendez Introduce Bill to End Deceptive Practices by Crisis Pregnancy Centers
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor-in-Chief, RH Reality Check
July 15, 2011 - 10:09am (Print)
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) have introduced a bill entitled the “Stop Deceptive Advertising in Women’s Services Act” (SDAWS), which would crack down on clinics (so-called crisis pregnancy centers) which falsely advertise themselves as a honest providers of information and services for women facing unintended and untenable pregnancies.
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Court to Hear Arguments on South Dakota Abortion Restrictions on Monday
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
June 26, 2011 - 2:55pm (Print)
A judge will decide whether the nation's longest waiting period will be put on hold until its constitutionality is ruled on.
Morning Roundup: CPC Signage Law in Maryland County Partially Struck Down
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
March 18, 2011 - 10:02am (Print)
Judge rules that Montgomery County, MD, overstepped on signage requirement at crisis pregnancy centers, fetal pain bill struck down in Arkansas, North Dakota bishops make list of charities Catholics shouldn't support, IRS set to become abortion police if H.R. 3 passes.
New York City Reins In 'Crisis Pregnancy Centers'
by Amie Newman
March 16, 2011 - 8:36am (Print)
Earlier this month, the New York City Council passed a bill which requires limited service pregnancy centers, also known as crisis pregnancy centers, to disclose the services they do and don't provide. These centers which are not health care facilities, have a history of lying to women and disseminating misinformation in service to their anti-abortion agenda.
Testify: Washington Crisis Pregnancy Center Bill Receives Hearing
by Amie Newman
February 2, 2011 - 5:37pm (Print)
Today Washington State advocates for and against a bill mandating limited service pregnancy centers provide accurate, clear, honest and timely information about their services turned out by the hundreds. If the legislation passes, Washington State will become the first in the nation to legislate crisis pregnancy centers statewide.
Morning Roundup: Baltimore CPC Law Struck Down
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
January 31, 2011 - 11:39am (Print)
Oral sex and head and neck cancer, Baltimore CPC law is struck down, parental notification in New Mexico, making judicial bypass harder on teens, and a cosponsor of the "it's not rape unless you're forced" bill says they didn't mean it that way.
"Honest Reproductive Care" At Center of New York City Crisis Pregnancy Center Debate
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
November 16, 2010 - 2:12pm (Print)
New York's city council debates regulating so called "Crisis Pregnancy Centers," requiring them to post signs stating they do not offer abortion services or referrals.
Weekly Pulse: Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Christine O'Donnell, Condoms and Concussions
by Lindsay Beyerstein, RH Reality Check
October 20, 2010 - 9:23pm (Print)
Crisis pregnancy centers, Christine O'Donnell, condoms and concussions. This week's Weekly Pulse is brought to you by the letter C.
