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Crisis Pregnancy Center Education Project
Crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) are anti-choice organizations that pose as legitimate reproductive health care facilities in order to intentionally deceive and misinform women about abortion and birth control.
CPCs in New York City
In response to growing concerns about the harmful practices used by CPCs across the country, we conducted an undercover investigation of the CPCs in New York. In 2010, based on this findings of this year-long investigation, we released a report, entitled "She Said Abortion Could Cause Breast Cancer:" A Report on the Lies, Manipulations, and Privacy Violations of Crisis Pregnancy Centers, on the deceptive and manipulative practices of CPCs in New York City.
Truth-in-advertising legislation
In 2010, spurred by our report, the New York City Council passed, and Major Bloomberg signed into law, bold new legislation to require truth-in-advertising from CPCs in our city. The law, Local Law 17, ensures that every woman who visits a CPC in New York City knows whether she will receive comprehensive options counseling—including referrals for abortion and birth control—whether she will be seeing a licensed medical provider, and that her private, personal information will be kept confidential.
In July 2011, a judge blockedenforcement of this truth-in-advertising law. We will continue to work with the New York City Council and other advocates to ensure that this important regulation goes into effect.
Help raise awareness!
We are fighting back by raising awareness about CPCs. As long as New York’s women are unaware of their true agenda, these anti-choice organizations will continue to spread misinformation and outright lies to women in our communities. If you'd like to learn more or find out how you can help expose crisis pregnancy centers, please don't hesitate to contact us!
In response to growing concerns about the harmful practices used by CPCs across the country, we conducted an undercover investigation of the CPCs in New York. In 2010, based on this findings of this year-long investigation, we released a report, entitled "She Said Abortion Could Cause Breast Cancer:" A Report on the Lies, Manipulations, and Privacy Violations of Crisis Pregnancy Centers, on the deceptive and manipulative practices of CPCs in New York City.
Truth-in-advertising legislation
In 2010, spurred by our report, the New York City Council passed, and Major Bloomberg signed into law, bold new legislation to require truth-in-advertising from CPCs in our city. The law, Local Law 17, ensures that every woman who visits a CPC in New York City knows whether she will receive comprehensive options counseling—including referrals for abortion and birth control—whether she will be seeing a licensed medical provider, and that her private, personal information will be kept confidential.
In July 2011, a judge blockedenforcement of this truth-in-advertising law. We will continue to work with the New York City Council and other advocates to ensure that this important regulation goes into effect.
Help raise awareness!
We are fighting back by raising awareness about CPCs. As long as New York’s women are unaware of their true agenda, these anti-choice organizations will continue to spread misinformation and outright lies to women in our communities. If you'd like to learn more or find out how you can help expose crisis pregnancy centers, please don't hesitate to contact us!
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Read our report
To learn more about CPCs in New York City, read the report of our undercover investigation.
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