5 persistent myths
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5 Persistent MythsHow Abortion Industry Propaganda Continues
to Target Pregnancy Centers
© 2015
There they go again...
In March of 2015, NARAL Pro-Choice America released yet another report casting community-based pregnancy centers as dishonest and untrustworthy.
Why the constant drumbeat?
Furthering NARAL’s Mission
“NARAL Pro-Choice America's mission is to develop and sustain a constituency that uses the political process to guarantee every woman the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices, including preventing unintended pregnancy, bearing healthy children, and choosing legal abortion.”
(emphasis added)
From: http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/about-us/mission-statements.html
NARAL produces anti-pregnancy center faux investigative reports because they fear pregnancy centers interfere with their desired outcome: more abortions.
Follow the Money
Donor data via the Center for Responsive Politics
The largest donors on record supporting NARAL’s PAC are also major players in the abortion industry or related advocacy organizations.
What keeps the abortion industry growing?
more abortions.
Major Donors to PAC
Also Name Amount Occupation
Planned Parenthood
Amy Fikes $5,000
Lee Fikes $5,000 Bonanza Oil Co.
Board Member, Privacy PAC
Nonie Greene $5,000 Board Member, NARAL
PFAW, DNC, NAACP
Kirk Clay $5,000 PowerPAC
EMILYs List, Center for Reproductive Rights
George Krumme
$3,000 Krumme Oil Co.
Goal
NARAL’s goal is to incite journalistic outrage and spur
legislators to heavily regulate
pregnancy centers, putting a
barrier between centers and the
women and men who need their
support.
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Visions of this?
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NARAL wants the public to believe that pregnancy centers would resort to almost anything to ‘prevent women from accessing abortion.’
Unlikely, right?
So, what really happens when a woman visits a pregnancy center after becoming pregnant unexpectedly?
Feel like your life has hit a
wall?
centers
compassion hope help
Center Outcomes
FACT:9 out of 10 women getting pregnancy
related services at Planned Parenthood are given an abortion.* ✤
*Based on Planned Parenthood 2013-2014 Annual Report, p18 (abortion as a percentage of prenatal care, adoption referrals, and pregnancy terminations).
✤Bar graphs do not represent exact percentages of pregnancy outcomes.
Clinic Outcomes
FACT:Pregnancy outcomes vary widely
after women visit a pregnancy center.✤
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NARAL’s report claims that pregnancy centers interfere with women’s pregnancy decision making process. The facts tell a different story.
1. Mythbusters: Purpose
RespondsMaking abortion rare has long been a stated goal for even advocates of legal abortion.
Pregnancy centers in our network provide compassion, hope, and help so every woman feels supported and no one feels trapped into an unwanted abortion.
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Does NARAL really object?
2. Mythbusters: Advertising Online
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Like any other organization, pregnancy centers advertise to and locate near people who may need their services.
Contrary to claims by NARAL, Care Net standards prohibit deceptive or misleading advertising. Women are advised up front of what services are (and are not) available.
Women are intelligent and able to choose what services they want to receive.
3. Mythbusters: Medical Accuracy
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The medical facts provided in Before You Decide are carefully cited and were reviewed by a team of medical professionals before publication.
In fact, Before You Decide does indicate that serious physical risks related to early abortion are low.
Responds
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“according to Care Net's affiliation standards, all of our centers that provide medical services do so in accord with their state laws and operate under the direction of a licensed medical director. So, our medical centers are not simply appearing to be medical -- they are medical.”From: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roland-c-warren/the-misconception-deception_b_5867192.html
4. Mythbusters: Medical Services
Ultrasounds at Care Net centers are performed by medical professionals to confirm pregnancy. Patients are advised of the scope of the ultrasound and referred for follow-up care.
5. Mythbusters: Services
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Responds
Many women and couples who receive services at pregnancy centers choose to build or grow their family even when pregnancy comes at a difficult time. They find resources offered by centers, such as maternity / baby items and even grocery store gift cards, to be extremely helpful.
Unlike NARAL investigators, 98.7 percent of Care Net center clients who completed a written exit survey in 2013 indicated that their overall experience at the center was positive. Centers do not charge for services and do not benefit financially from any client’s decision.
So...
What do actual pregnancy center clients think about their experiences?
Women Speak
My peer counselor walked me through all of
my options. She gave me lots of information
and pamphlets on each of my options. She
also told me about a nearby center that
offered free ultrasounds. I knew that I wanted
to see the ultrasound. - Jeannette
I am so thankful for Liberty Women’s Clinic and the love and support they offered me. Bringing that beautiful baby girl into the world was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I discovered that I am stronger than I ever knew.
- Sarah
My boyfriend said there was only one option: abortion. I obediently scheduled an appointment, but before the date arrived, I was overwhelmed with doubts. Desperate for help and options, I found the Care Net Pregnancy Center of Cochise County. They sat down with me and helped me go over all of my options, and they really listened to my needs. I didn't feel judged; I just felt cared for.
- Tina
Trust women.2.3 million women have visited Care Net
affiliated centers since 2008.* They find safe, caring, confidential, and supportive spaces for people making pregnancy decisions.
Many of these women eagerly refer their friends and relatives to the center.
We can trust women who trust their local pregnancy center.
*internal statistics
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