A 2006 Congressional investigation of federally funded “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” (CPCs) found that CPCs routinely misinform clients about health risks associated with abortions. CPCs are often affiliated with anti-choice organizations and have received more than $30 million federal dollars between 2001 and 2005. Of twenty-three CPCs investigated, twenty provided false or misleading information unsupported by scientific evidence. The CPCs claimed that there is a link between abortion and breast cancer, that abortion harms a woman’s future fertility, and that abortion increases the risk of severe mental health problems. The Congressional report found that CPCs are engaging in “inappropriate public health practice.
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