So-called crisis pregnancy centers peddle in disinformation. They capitalize on the fear and vulnerability of women considering abortion, and pressure them into a decision with life-altering consequences. Anti-choicers argue that these crisis pregnancy centers offer a viable alternative to abortion. Yet research consistently shows that they offer false, and even potentially harmful information. Women visiting…
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Spotlight: Garden State Gyn – Princeton & Morristown NJ
Our Facilities Garden State Gynecology is a pro-choice medical facility devoted to women’s gynecologic and reproductive health. We specialize in family planning services and women’s healthcare. We offer two convenient locations available to serve all of your reproductive and women’s healthcare needs. Our locations include Women’s Healthcare & Family Planning Centers in Princeton, NJ and…
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Abortion Clinic Spotlight: Houston Women’s Clinic TX
Houston Women’s Clinic Tx http://www.houstonwomensclinic.com If you or someone you care about is considering terminating a pregnancy, rest assured you are not alone. It is such a personal, private decision; you don’t want to share with everyone. So, where do you turn for help and honest information? The best thing you can do is educate…
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Study: Low Abortion Clinic Access Increases Abortion Costs
Anti-choice crusaders often claim that closing abortion clinics lowers the abortion rate. Research has consistently found that this strategy doesn’t work. According to a new study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, decreased access to abortion clinics has an unintended consequence. When women travel long distances for abortion, the costs of abortion aftercare skyrocket. This puts…
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Public Opinion on Abortion: What Do People Believe About Abortion?
In July, the Pew Research center released new data about public opinion on abortion. So what do people believe about abortion? Though a vocal minority is aggressively anti-choice, most people support abortion access. And almost all people support abortion to save the life of the woman. Overall, public support for abortion is the highest it…
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Abortion Facts: Abortion Science Right Wingers Don’t Want You to Know
If the anti-choice argument were as strong as its proponents like to think, it would be supported by sound science. It’s not. Anti-abortion zealots traffic in lies and half-truths. For women already conflicted over abortion, those lies can be the source of guilt, self-loathing, and fear. Researchers have crafted well-designed studies about the effects…
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How Anti-Choice Tactics Create Abortion Trauma
How Anti-Choice Tactics Create Abortion Trauma Spend enough time outside your local abortion clinic, and you’ll see them: protesters, most of them men, holding signs of supposedly aborted fetuses. They plead with women to not abort their “babies.” They offer the laughable support of baby clothes, but never offer real financial assistance or express a…
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Men’s Issue: How Abortion Benefits Men
Last Saturday, more than 600 protesters gathered outside a Charlotte, North Carolina, abortion clinic to shame women seeking abortions. Many urged that “abortion is a men’s issue, too.” Justin Reeder, founder of Men for Life, recently remarked, “The truth is, this is more a man’s issue than a woman’s issue…We forget about the men so…
