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Counterprogram UPC disinformation

1/21/2026

Unregulated Pregnancy Clinics (UPCs) advertise themselves to potential clients as if they were comprehensive reproductive health care providers. And there are a lot of ads. Google alone was paid $10 million over two years...

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Hold UPCs accountable for state funding

1/7/2026

Nineteen states (AK, FL, GA, IN, IA, KS, LA, MO, NE, NC, ND, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, UT, WV, WI) collectively spend more than $200 million per year to fund Unregulated Pregnancy Clinics...

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Stop intrusive UPC intake questions

12/10/2025

Intake forms at unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs) are often very intrusive, asking personal questions that have nothing to do with the limited “services” they provide. And they use the answers, not to help their...

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Stop UPC false advertising

11/26/2025

The main objective of unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs) is to prevent clients, either by persuasion or delay, from having an abortion. In furtherance of this mission, UPCs present themselves falsely as conventional “free clinics”...

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How do UPCs actually spend state money?

11/13/2025

Nineteen states directly fund unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs). Four others funded them until recently. Where does the money go? What is it used for? Is it an efficient use of state funds? These states...

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States need to address UPCs’ lack of ethics

10/27/2025

State boards of medicine and nursing are ignoring ethical violations by doctors and nurses who are associated with UPCs. Essentially, these licensed professionals are helping UPCs impersonate medical clinics, which is defrauding clients. Anyone...

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PLI Bulletin

Immigrants, 4-Day Schools, Intrusive Questions and More

12/10/2025

Right to Dignified Care Act: Unregulated Pregnancy Clinics (UPCs) often require clients to fill out unreasonably intrusive medical intake forms. The Right to Dignified Care Act prohibits a UPC from asking clients improper questions...

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ICE Block, Sex Ed, False Ads and More

11/26/2025

False Advertising in Health Care Act: Some state efforts to stop false advertising by unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs, also called crisis pregnancy centers) have failed because of the way they defined UPCs. The False...

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Crime Watch, Press Watch, UPC Watch and More

11/13/2025

UPC Financial Transparency Act: During the last six years, 23 states have directly funded unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs, also called crisis pregnancy centers), and 19 funded them this year. The Financial Transparency Act requires...

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SNAP Void, GHG Emissions, UPC Ethics and More

10/29/2025

Professional Responsibility in Reproductive Health Act: More than 2,000 unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs, also called crisis pregnancy centers) operate in an unethical manner in all 50 states. The Professional Responsibility in Reproductive Health Act...

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ACA, Free Clinics, Marches Matter and More

10/14/2025

Clinic Accountability and Standards Enforcement Act: More than 2,600 unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs, also called crisis pregnancy centers) operate in all 50 states. The Clinic Accountability and Standards Enforcement Act provides that if a...

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Transparency, Misogyny, Social Media and More

10/1/2025

Financial Transparency Act: More than 2,600 unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs, also called crisis pregnancy centers) operate in all 50 states. The Financial Transparency Act requires that, in order to receive grants from the state,...

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