Crisis pregnancy centers, or CPC’s, are religious-based fake clinics that attempt to persuade people out of obtaining abortion care. They use a variety of tactics to do this including but not limited to: guilt, fear, lying, posing as medical professionals, and trying to physically stop patients driving into an abortion clinic.

Because most, if not all, of CPC employees are not medical providers they are not legally required to keep your personal identifiable information confidential. Your name, address, pregnancy status, and more can be shared with other religious/anti-choice organizations.

The best way to find out if an organization is an anti-choice fake clinic is by asking directly if they provide referrals/resources for abortion care. Most CPC’s will avoid answering this question directly, however, so the language on their website can be used to determine their true motivation.