Fake Clinics (fake women’s health centers) that are anti-abortion organizations.

They claim to offer pregnancy-related health care and medical services, but fail to provide comprehensive, evidence-based medical care.

Fake Clinics use manipulative practices to ultimately shame young girls/women out of getting reproductive care – particularly birth control and abortion — fake clinics advertise deceptively.

Deceptive Advertising Techniques:

• Opened up clinics next door to real Abortion Clinics
• Run paid ads on Google and Bing using keywords “abortion” and “abortion clinics” for search results
• Intentionally place paid ads under the Abortion Services headings of phone and Internet directories
• Choose names that are similar to REAL abortion clinics to confuse young girls/women about what types of services they provide
• Push inaccurate information about abortion on young girls/women

The TRUTH:

• Pregnant women seeking healthcare DESERVE timely access and a full range of care options.
• State Leaders have repeatedly attacked women’s health care, in particular, targeting access to safe and legal abortion.
  • One avenue of attack was their recent passage of a bill funding fake clinics with 4 million taxpayer dollars annually, despite their pervasive use of medically inaccurate information and their practice of intentionally misleading and shaming women.

To gain more insight on fake clinics watch:

• Vice News’ excellent mini-documentary, The Fake Abortion Clinics of America <https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/fake-abortion-clinics/55e0dbc4ca0b0b2c784ce599>
• John Oliver’s comedic take on them on his show, Last Week Tonight <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NNpkv3Us1I

What can I do?

• Do Not Go to a Fake Clinic
• Tell your friends and family members not to go
• How to Detect a Fake Abortion Clinic
• Call your State Department of Health and tell them to protect women from these harmful tactics

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