Welcome to #ExposeFakeClinics

Anti-choice extremists have been attacking abortion access in the U.S. since the procedure became formally legalized nationwide in 1973. One tactic of theirs that most people have never heard of is FAKE "CLINICS." Yep, it’s a thing. In fact, there are close to 3,000 fake clinics across the country.

Sometimes called pregnancy resource centers or crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), fake clinics do NOT provide comprehensive reproductive health care—or much of any "health care" at all! Instead, they use phony ads to trick pregnant people into making an appointment, promising “free ultrasounds” or “pregnancy support.” Once inside, people are lied to, shamed, and pressured about their reproductive health decisions, often delaying their procedure or pushing them past the deadline for a legal abortion altogether.

Fake clinics are often made to look like medical facilities, yet they don't practice medicine (outside of an occasional ultrasound or STI test), nor do they use medical facts or standardized ethics. Even people with wanted pregnancies don’t receive comprehensive prenatal care. More and more, these predatory places are funded by taxpayer dollars and are taking the place of abortion clinics in states that have lost legal abortion access. They’re also on the frontlines of surveillance for the anti-abortion movement. Since most of them aren’t actual medical providers they don’t have to keep people’s information private and can do whatever they want with the contact information, social security numbers, and other fake “intake” data they ask of their visitors.

If you’re trying to figure out how to get abortion care without getting scammed by a fake clinic, then check out the Charley chatbot in the bottom right corner of every page on this website. Charley is a chatbot that connects people seeking information about abortion, particularly those in restricted states, to accurate, up-to-date and complete information about their abortion options—no matter where they live.

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