crisis pregnancy centers
CPCs Should Be Included in South Dakota Lawsuit Because They Would "Lose Business"
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
January 17, 2012 - 1:37pm (Print)
Crisis pregnancy centers say they're all about helping women and children, but their legal justification says otherwise.
What Siri's Blind Spot on Women's Health Really Means
by Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
and Eli Pariser
December 2, 2011 - 11:53am (Print)
This week, blogs erupted with news that Siri had a "blind spot" when it comes to women's health. Apple should fix this immediately.
"A Lecture About The Joys of Adoption and a Pamphlet on Eternal Salvation"
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
October 6, 2011 - 2:23pm (Print)
A fantastic editorial in the New York Times about crisis pregnancy centers.
What It's Like To Enter A CPC Thinking You Are At A Reproductive Health Clinic
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
September 22, 2011 - 1:07pm (Print)
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A heart-wrenching, first hand account of being deceived by a crisis pregnancy center.
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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Judge Blocks New York City Law Requiring Crisis Pregnancy Centers to Divulge Bias
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
July 13, 2011 - 1:08pm (Print)
The Associated Press reports that a federal judge has blocked New York City from enforcing a new law designed to force pregnancy centers to disclose what services they offer.
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Court Blocks Anti-Choice Legislation in South Dakota
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
June 30, 2011 - 8:00pm (Print)
A federal court this evening blocked implementation of South Dakota H.B. 1217, the law passed earlier this year that would require a woman seeking an abortion to wait at least 72 hours after first meeting her doctor before having the procedure, and to visit a "crisis pregnancy center" for a lecture based on ideology, not medical or scientific evidence.
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Planned Parenthood, ACLU Sue South Dakota Over New Abortion Restrictions
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
May 27, 2011 - 9:36am (Print)
Planned Parenthood and the ACLU today filed suit against the state of South Dakota over new requirements that would force women to wait at least three days before obtaining an abortion, and seek approval from religious pregnancy centers.
South Dakota Banning Abortion Without Banning Abortion?
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
May 9, 2011 - 7:08am (Print)
Will the new abortion restrictions in South Dakota constitute a de facto ban of abortion in a state where the voters rejected a direct ban in 2006? It seems that legislators may have given the power to ban abortions to anti-choice groups in the state.
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What If You Proposed A Mandatory Counseling Bill And No One Agreed To Counsel?
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
May 5, 2011 - 4:53pm (Print)
After pushing for a 72 hour wait in South Dakota for women to be forced to go to crisis pregnancy centers before an abortion, no centers have registered to do the counseling.
