How to Tell an Abortion Provider From a 'Crisis Pregnancy Center'

Fake abortion clinics are, often, easier to find than real abortion clinics.

Heres how to spot them.

What are crisis pregnancy centers?

A crisis pregnancy center is one term thats been applied to these fake clinics.

To tell the difference, look for these red flags.

(Legitimate clinics like Planned Parenthood may appropriately be labeled provides abortions.)

I tried this out, and its definitely true for the searches I did.

Googling for abortions with the name of my city turns up clinics that provide abortions, properly labeled.

If youre using a Google search, consider using the actual word abortion in your search terms.

Our friends at Gizmodorecommendusing the Tor web app if you want to keep your search private.

Instead, typical offerings are pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, and consultations.

These services often turn out to be medical cosplay.

Free services may fit into that picture, so theyre not a red flag all by themselves.

But ifeverythingis free, theres never any mention of payment, and they offer this to everyone up front?

Thats definitely worth a critical look.

Dental clinics dont advertise with lines like Scared?

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They just say, hey, were dentists, you might book a cleaning or exam when youre ready.

Thats what you should expect when you find a legitimate clinic website.

If you poke around crisis pregnancy centers websites, youll find even less subtle stuff.

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List of services offered?

A page about how your partner should discuss the details of your care with your family?

They may offer abortion reversal, which isnot a thing.

Both real and fake clinics may have information about the risks of abortion on their websites.

Planned Parenthood hasa wealth of information available online, for starters.

And dont forget other medical providers.