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O ver the last year, NARAL Pro-Choice California conducted a comprehensive undercover investigation of crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) in California. Our investigators made 49 in-person visits to more than 25% of all CPCs in the state. Of those visited, an estimated 19 were licensed as community or free clinics by the California Department of Public Health and the rest are unlicensed centers. Although our investigators presented different scenarios and life circumstances – from wanting an abortion to not sure about what to do; from having a supportive family to living in an abusive situation; from wanting to stay in school to not having the resources to raise a family – the response was frightening in its consistency: You Should Have A Baby No with suggestions to see a doctor in order to have a healthy pregnancy. The so-called counseling was completely biased in one direction and did not allow for women to weigh all of their options based on her circumstances. These centers fraudulently present themselves as medical o�dft wiimf uifis usvf ioufou it uo mif uo boe tibnf wonfo bcovu uifis sfpsoevduivf ifbmui opuioot. DPDt vtf b wief bssby of efdfpuivf ubduidt uo pvti wonfo uo doouiovf uifis psfhobodift uif tibnioh ubduidt vtfe uo eitdovsbhf wonfo fson dootiefsioh Pro-Choice America, Crisis Pregnancy Centers Lie: The Insidious Threat to Reproductive Health , doo�snt uibu DPDt bsf b uisfbu uo wonfo’t sfpsoevduivf ifbmui oou oomy io Dbmifosoib, cvu bdsott the country. CPCs Lie. DPD woskfst bsf wfmm-usbiofe uo mif uo wonfo bcovu piytidbm boe nfoubm ifbmui ittvft uify dmbin bsf bttodibufe wiui bcosuioo. Au fvfsy vitiu, ovs iovftuihbuos sfposufe uibu DPD woskfst sfpfbufe b tinimbs tfu of mift boe nyuit, oouioh, “iu wbt tdbsy Io 91 pfsdfou of uif dfoufst vitiufe, uiit tdsipu iodmvefe ufmmioh iodsfbtfe sitk of csfbtu dbodfs, ioffsuimiuy, nitdbssibhf, boe/os uif nbef-vp “potu-bcosuioo efpsfttioo” uibu sftvmut io tvidief. Tiftf bsf cmbubou mift uibu ibvf cffo eitpsovfe boe sfkfdufe cy the medical community. Incidents of CPC Medical Lies Oof donnoo tdbsf ubduid fodvtfe oo uif bcimiuy of b wonbo uo dbsf. “Sif uome nf uibu fos tonf wonfo, uify eimbuf uifn uoo fbtu wby. So I nihiu ibvf b mou of nitdbssibhft if I bcosufe uif cbcy.” Tinioh it dsiuidbm wifo nbkioh efditioot bcovu bo voioufoefe psfhobody boe uif DPDt wf vitiufe efmicfsbufmy woskfe uo efmby uiotf efditioot. Addfttioh bcosuioo dbsf fbsmy io b psfhobody it tbff, nosf fbtimy bddftticmf boe nosf b�osebcmf. DPDt buufnpu uo nbkf b efditioo cfdbvtf uifis psfhobody nby ufsniobuf obuvsbmmy, tubuioh uibu uif mikfmiiooe of b nitdbssibhf it 30-50 pfsdfou. Io fbdu, uif Anfsidbo Dommfhf of Octufusidibot boe Gyofdomohitut tubuft uibu bppsoyinbufmy 15 pfsdfou of psfhobodift foe io nitdbssibhf. From the Los Angeles Pregnancy Services website: Did you know?:  1 in 5 pregnancies will end naturally.  Do not seek an abortion before you have con�rmed from an ultrasound that the pregnancy is viable.  A random act of sex will only result in pregnancy 3-4% of the time. It is so hard to make a good decision when you are feeling pressured by family or friends. It is more important than ever, at that time, to have as much information as possible to help in moving forward with a decision. http://lapregnancyservices.clickforward.com/options.php?adid-2E343B92-B097-442c-BFA5- Fos oshboizbuioot uibu dmbin uo o�fs psfhobody dovotfmioh, uify koow tvspsitiohmy miuumf bcovu psfhobody, bcosuioo, boe cisui doousom. Tif vtf of cisui doousom it ioufouioobmmy doofvtfe wiui doousom boe Pmbo B, uif nosoioh bfufs pimm. Breast Cancer Abortion Link 46.51% Post-Abortion Stress 72.09% Misleading Fetal Development 23.26% Infertility Abortion Link 34.88% Misleading Abortion Risks 65.12% “Tify ibe uiftf cookmfut wifsf iu tiowfe ei�fsfou nfuioet of cisui doousom; IUD, uif sioh, uif efpo tiou, boe bmm uibu. So I tubsufe sfbeioh uifn, boe ooof of uifn tbie wibu uif cfof�ut wfsf – bmm of uifn tbie uif sitkt, uif cbe tief f�fdut, boe iow DPDt oomy o�fs bctuiofodf bt uif tomf opuioo uo psfvfou psfhobody. Wifo ovs iovftuihbuos btkfe iow uo bvoie voioufoefe psfhobodift io uif fvuvsf, tif wbt uome “io osefs uo oou hfu psfhobou, iu wovme cf cftu uo tuop wiosioh bsovoe.” Sif wbt bmto uome uibu “fvfsycoey tiovme kvtu tuop vtioh cisui doousom cfdbvtf No Doctor Needed Wiimf potioh bt mfhiuinbuf sfpsoevduivf-ifbmui dmioidt--modbuioh io nfeidbm cvimeioht os ofbs b sfbm bcosuioo dmioid, wfbsioh wiiuf CPCs purposefully eo oou psovief uif nfeidbm tfsvidft uibu psfhobou wonfo offe, wifuifs uo doouiovf b psfhobody os uo ufsniobuf b psfhobody. Io tfvfsbm tdfobsiot, ovs iovftuihbuos psftfoufe nfeidbm dooeiuioot uibu tiovme cf eitdvttfe wiui b midfotfe nfeidbm psoffttioobm. Fos iotubodf, ovs iovftuihbuos ofufo donpmbiofe of tfvfsf ifbebdift boe cmffeioh cvu wbt sbsfmy uome uo tff b eoduos oos Io uisff of uif vitiut, ovs iovftuihbuos csovhiu vp ittvft of bcvtf. Ovs iovftuihbuos psftfoufe ifstfmf bt tonfoof wio ibe b wboufe, vopmboofe psfhobody cvu ibe doodfsot bcovu iodsfbtfe bcvtf. ho uo. Addoseioh uo uif UDSF Mfeidbm Dfoufs, “eonftuid viomfodf it nosf donnoo uibo boy ouifs ifbmui psocmfn bnooh wonfo evsioh psfhobody. Iu hsfbumy uisfbufot coui uif nouifs’t boe uif DPDt ofhmfdu uo psovief os sfffs uo befrvbuf dovotfmioh boe dbsf fos wonfo fbdioh poufouibmmy ebohfsovt disdvntubodft—bmm uibu nbuufst it uibu uif wonbo oou ufsniobuf ifs psfhobody. DPD woskfst’ voiofosnfe, ooo-nfeidbm zfbm dovme ibvf tfsiovt ifbmui dootfrvfodft fos wonfo. Fos fybnpmf, fvfsy DPD tusoohmy iotitufe ovs iovftuihbuos ibvf bo vmusbtovoe. Io oof dbtf wifo tif bhsffe uo bo vmusbtovoe, uif DPD woskfs poioufe uo ifs IUD boe uome ifs iu wbt “ifs cbcy.” Io notu dbtft, DPD woskfst bsf oou nfeidbm psbduiuioofst. Siodf uify oomy dbsf bcovu foeioh bcosuioo bddftt, uify bduvbmmy pvu wonfo’t mivft io ebohfs cy fbimioh uo provide any accurate medical information or prenatal care. Ebsmy nfeidbm buufouioo—fson b sfbm nfeidbm psoviefs—ifmpt iefouify doodfsot os dibmmfohft uibu nby psftfou uifntfmvft mikf bo fduopid psfhobody, os psocmfnt wiui uif psfhobody. Of uif ifbsucfbu, bu oo poiou wbt uif DPD woskfs doodfsofe os eisfdufe ovs iovftuihbuos uo tff b sfbm piytidibo. Ao voioufoefe psfhobody dbo cf b tdbsy boe vodfsubio uinf fos wonfo. Qvidkmy bddfttioh tbff, bddvsbuf boe donpsfifotivf CPCs Shame and Psychologically Manipulate Women uo eittvbef b wonbo fson dootiefsioh bcosuioo, DPDt svuimfttmy Au b vvmofsbcmf uinf, DPDt efmvf “Wf tubsufe hfuuioh nosf iouo wiy I wbt mookioh fos bo bcosuioo ...I uome ifs I eieo’u wbou uo hfu iouo uibu, I ibe b sovhi diimeiooe boe I eieo’u wbou uibu fos ny kie. My non ibe nf yovoh, tif ibe uo tuby wiui ny ebe, boe ny ebe wbt bcvtivf… if bcvtfe Aoe tif uome nf uibu nf eoioh uibu {hfuuioh bo bcosuioo} wovme cf sfpfbuioh uibu dydmf. I wovme cf ofhmfduioh ny kie uif wby uibu ny ebe ofhmfdufe nf. Io b wby I wbt sfpfbuioh iu, boe I wbt cfioh uif tbnf cbe pbsfou uibu ny ebe wbt.” Mosf uibo 67% of uif modbuioot ioufouioobmmy sfffssfe uo uif ffuvt bt “cbcy” boe uome ovs iovftuihbuos tif wbt bmsfbey b nouifs cfdbvtf tif wbt bmsfbey psfhobou. Dvsioh b nbkosiuy of vitiut, DPD woskfst vtfe hsvftonf boe hsbpiid woset uo eftdsicf bo DPD uome ovs iovftuihbuos uibu if bo bcosuioo it oou eoof dossfdumy dibodft bsf “uify nihiu pvoduvsf yovs vufsvt boe vbdvvn yovs fbmmopibo uvcft tivu.” Tiit ptydiomohidbm wbsfbsf ibt oo pmbdf io b sfbm dovotfmioh tfttioo. and re-locate near her mother so she could help out. The idea uibu tdioom wbt voinposubou boe dovme wbiu wbt tibsfe io fvfsy tiohmf dfoufs. Conclusion psfhobody dfoufst bdsott California, it only have tuop boy wonbo fson bddfttioh bcosuioo dbsf, sfhbsemftt of ifs tiuvbuioo. Wiimf uif efditioo uo doouiovf wiui b psfhobody os tffk bcosuioo dbsf it bo fyusfnfmy pfstoobm oof, DPDt ibvf oo sftpfdu fos uif ifbmui, wfmm cfioh, boe btpisbuioot fos uif sfpsoevduivf ifbmui dbsf pvut wonfo io ebohfs fvfsy eby. Methodology To iovftuihbuf Dbmifosoib DPDt, NARAL Pso-Dioidf Dbmifosoib tub� o�fsfe bt fsff dovotfmioh. Ovfs uif dovstf of uif yfbs, ovs ufbn of 6 iovftuihbuost nbef 49 vitiut uo 45 voirvf dfoufst bdsott 19 dovouift io Dbmifosoib. Tibu it ovfs 25% of uif sovhimy 167 CPCs in the state. 1 Tify wfou bt poufouibmmy psfhobou wonfo wio nby cf fbdioh bo vopmboofe psfhobody boe offefe coui b psfhobody uftu boe fvsuifs koowmfehf of uifis opuioot. Tif iovftuihbuost psftfoufe 3 ei�fsfou tdfobsiot:  Bfioh voefdiefe bcovu bo voioufoefe psfhobody (20 vitiut)  voioufoefe psfhobody (24 vitiut)  Wbouioh uo kffp bo voioufoefe psfhobody (5 vitiut) Fos fbdi tdfobsio, nvmuipmf vbsibcmft tvssovoeioh miff boe ifbmui disdvntubodft wfsf psftfoufe. Io uif pbsfouioh tdfobsio, poufouibm ifbmui donpmidbuioot wfsf csovhiu vp wiui uif fypfdubuioot of doouiovioh b ifbmuiy psfhobody. Io bddosebodf wiui Dbmifosoib mbw, oo bveio os vitvbm sfdoseioht wfsf nbef evsioh boy vitiut os pioof dbmmt. Afufs vitiuioh b DPD, ovs iovftuihbuost �mmfe ovu b tuboebse efcsif�oh fosn uibu eftdsicfe bmm btpfdut of uifis vitiu: wibu uify wfsf uome cy tub�, promotional materials from all CPCs visited. Additional research also conducted. Rftvmut fson fbdi vitiu wfsf uifo csokfo eowo bmooh 32 ei�fsfou pbsbnfufst of uif vitiu. Utioh uif iotubodf of boy hivfo pbsbnfufs, if eitdvttfe csfbtu dbodfs bcosuioo miok os pvtife fos vmusbtovoe, wf dbmdvmbufe ovfsbmm iodiefodf of ei�fsfou tusbufhift DPDt vtfe uisovhiovu uif iovftuihbuioo. 1 Dsitit Psfhobody Dfoufst Lif: Tif Iotieiovt Tisfbu uo Rfpsoevduivf Fsffeon, 2015, bvbimbcmf bu iuup://www.psodioidfbnfsidb.osh/nfeib/pvcmidbuioot/dpd-sfposu.iunm For more information about CPCs, visit www.CPCLies.com