CPCs In the News

Pregnant? Need Help? They Have An Agenda, New York Times, May 12, 2022

Undercover Investigations

CPC in VA: Undercover Investigation Video

Repro Rising VA, 2018

Two students at the University of Mary Washington make an appointment at Choices Women's Center, a fake health clinic close to campus in Fredericksburg, Virginia. They expose a number of misinformation and shaming techniques used by the staff at the fake clinic.

Going Undercover at a Crisis Pregnancy Center

Olivia Rasner, Ms. Magazine, 2022

“I’m pregnant,” I lied, sitting across from a staffer at a Crisis Pregnancy Center.

“We’ll do everything we can to help,” she lied back.

I’m lying because I’m not actually pregnant. She’s lying because as a Crisis Pregnancy Center employee, her mission is to dissuade me from getting an abortion with false and dangerous information.

Watch undercover video here

CPCs in Texas

NBC Nightly News, 2022

NBC News’ Cynthia McFadden investigated centers in Texas, which are often affiliated with groups who support abortion alternatives. Crisis pregnancy centers say they provide free services and abortion information to pregnant women, however they do not offer the procedure itself. The centers are facing backlash by some Texas lawmakers who say they are not always medically accurate and are costly to taxpayers.

Documentaries

Preconceived, 2024

Where does someone turn when facing an unplanned pregnancy? "Preconceived" is a raw and insightful look into the rise of the enigmatic crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) pervading America. Shedding light on how many of these centers are a part of a movement striving to make abortion unthinkable and illegal, the documentary explores the complex role of deception, finances, faith, and privacy.

"Preconceived" follows the stories of two women, Maleeha in Texas and Maria in Colorado, whose searches to terminate their unplanned pregnancies misled them to anti-abortion centers. The film also features testimonies from individuals on both sides of the issue including leaders of the CPC industry as well as experts who caution why many CPC practices are problematic. Amid a shifting legal landscape, "Preconceived" underscores the importance of understanding the resources available to pregnant people.

preconceivedfilm.com

12th & Delaware, 2010

The abortion battle continues to rage in unexpected ways on one corner in an American city. On either side of 12th & Delaware, soldiers stand locked in passionate battle. On one side of the street is an abortion clinic. On the other, a pro-life outfit often mistaken for the clinic it seeks to shut down. Using skillful cinéma vérité observation that allows us to draw our own conclusions, Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing shine a light on one of America’s most intractable conflicts. See film website here.

Jackson, 2016

Jackson is an intimate, unprecedented look at the lives of three women caught up in the complex issues surrounding abortion access. Set against the backdrop of the fight to close the last abortion clinic in Mississippi, Jackson captures the essential and hard truth of the lives at the center of the debate over reproductive healthcare in America. See film website here.

Jon Oliver Exposé