The Threat Of Crisis Pregnancy Centers To The Future Of Abortion Access

Even before the official ruling in Dobbs V. Women's Health Organization overturned Roe v Wade, a world where pregnant people have no national legal right to abortion seemed inevitable due to anti-abortion majority on the Supreme Court. Of course, many advocates on the ground have noted that abortion access has never been a reality for those who need it most and NCRP research has shown how a world without Roe has been the de facto norm for many, especially during the pandemic. Yet the question remains – how did this happen?The unpopular restrictions imposed on reproductive rights and access over the last several decades are a result of a coordinated rightwing effort to challenge the right to choose in the courts, in state legislatures, and on the front steps of local abortion clinics. But there is another highly effective core strategy of the anti-abortion movement that has gotten much less mainstream attention until now: the widespread influence of Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs)