What is a Crisis Pregnancy Center (CPC)?

A Crisis Pregnancy Center (CPC) is a non-medical organization that provides services to individuals experiencing unplanned pregnancies, often with a specific anti-abortion agenda. While they may offer free pregnancy tests, counseling, and ultrasound services, CPCs typically do not provide full medical care such as abortion or comprehensive reproductive healthcare. They often focus on persuading individuals to choose alternatives to abortion, emphasizing childbirth and adoption.

CPCs have been criticized for using misleading tactics to sway decisions, offering inaccurate or incomplete information about abortion, birth control, and reproductive options, while failing to disclose that they are not licensed medical facilities often staffed by volunteers without medical training.

Under a Trump administration, the role and influence of CPCs could expand significantly. A second Trump term may lead to increased federal funding for CPCs. CPCs could also face less regulation and oversight, allowing them to operate with fewer restrictions. The administration's continued support of a pro-life agenda would likely lead to an increase in the prominence and funding of CPCs, especially in states with restrictive abortion laws, positioning them as primary resources for alternatives to abortion.

This environment could result in CPCs becoming more integrated into the healthcare system, providing misleading or incomplete information as they gain more funding and political support. This shift could limit access to accurate, evidence-based reproductive healthcare and steer individuals away from comprehensive healthcare options like abortion or contraception.

With less oversight, CPCs might operate without the same legal accountability for the information they provide, further restricting patients' access to full reproductive care, particularly in states with conservative leadership.