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Doctors are not accepting professional responsibility

3/5/2026

Eighty percent of unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs) offer obstetric ultrasound examinations. That procedure requires supervision by a doctor. But in many or most cases, supervision isn’t happening. An obstetric ultrasound examination requires an order...

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Use existing laws to find out more about UPCs

2/19/2026

Legislators and members of the public know very little about the state’s (or city’s) interactions with unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs). You can and should file and FOIA or Public Records request to see what’s...

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The state should evaluate and report on UPCs

2/4/2026

The vast majority of Unregulated Pregnancy Clinics (UPCs) advertise medical or quasi-medical services. Nearly all UPCs offer pregnancy tests and more than 75 percent offer a free ultrasound examination. About 35 percent also offer...

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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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PLI Bulletin

Qualified Oversight, Wind Power, Big Picture and More

3/5/2026

Qualified Oversight in Reproductive Care Act: If an unregulated pregnancy clinic (UPC) is offering medical services, then it needs to be held to the standards of a legitimate health care provider. The Qualified Oversight...

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Detention Centers, Fossil Fuels, Right to Know and More

2/19/2026

Public Right to Know: This is a model Freedom of Information Act or Public Records Act letter to demand information about UPCs. The Public Right to Know Model Letter can be signed by legislators...

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Terrorists, Cellphones, Minneapolis and More

2/5/2026

Public Health Assessment of Pregnancy Services Act: There is a lack of public information about the widespread industry of Unregulated Pregnancy Clinics (UPCs). The Public Health Assessment of Pregnancy Services Act commissions a thorough...

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ICE, AI, UPCs and More

1/22/2026

Reproductive Care Access and Information Act: Conservative states spend hundreds of millions of dollars supporting Unregulated Pregnancy Clinics (UPCs) and much of that goes into advertising. The Reproductive Care Access and Information Act authorizes...

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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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