Fake Womens' Health Clinics soaking up Federal Funding

[SantaMom]

In my email today:

Hi Darlene,

Don't think that President Bush's attacks against women's health are over. The current administration is proposing to divert Title X government funds to fake health clinics that self-identify as informative "crisis pregnancy centers," or CPCs.

These centers are not licensed medical providers. They often have untrained volunteers whose only qualification is a strong commitment to anti-choice beliefs. They are more interested in pushing their own anti-choice agenda than informing women of all the options they have.  

CPCs portray themselves as legitimate clinics by offering free pregnancy tests, sonograms and "options counseling." But many of these CPCs have been sued for using deceptive tactics.

They have misled women by dramatizing the negative effects of abortion and obscuring the benefits of condoms and other forms of birth control. They often target young or low-income women by offering free pregnancy tests and locating themselves in close proximity to colleges and universities.

Even worse, the money the Bush administration wants to send to these fake clinics is from Title X - federal money that is supposed to be reserved for comprehensive, unbiased family planning clinics.

Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt is about to propose increased funding to CPCs. 

Thank you, LiAnna Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team

[MamaRita]

Dec. 30, 2008 at 9:19 AM

I also rec'd this in my email today! WOW!